Donald Trump is actually persuading people that the US election could be rigged October 17, 2016 Donald Trump's mad warnings that the US election could be rigged are having a drastic effect on the electorate. A new poll out from POLITICO/Morning Consult found that 73 per cent of Republicans think the US election could be swiped from him. Across the voter spectrum, 41 per cent think November's election could be "stolen" from [...]
Sterling steady as rift opens between Philip Hammond and hard Brexiters October 17, 2016 The weekend may have brought some welcome respite for currency traders after a frantic few weeks of selling and shorting, but the break still hasn't done sterling any good. It's as-you-were on the money markets today with the pound falling shy of $1.22 against the US dollar and €1.11 against the single currency. At lunchtime one pound [...]
Editor of Russia’s state broadcaster says UK bank account frozen October 17, 2016 Russia’s state-run broadcaster has had its NatWest bank account frozen, according to its editor-in-chief. Margarita Simonyan tweeted today: “Our accounts in Britain have been blocked. All of them. ‘Decision not to be discussed’. Hail to freedom of speech!” Read more: US ends Syria ceasefire talks with Russia RT, formerly known as Russia Today, reported that NatWest [...]
Cat votes in French presidential primary October 17, 2016 Paws for thought. A cat has cast its vote in the Green Party's primary election in France. Gaston Lecat was added to the party's voter list for the presidential primaries by its owner, journalist Raphaëlle Besse Desmoulières. She said she paid €5 (£4.52) to register her cat to vote in the primary election earlier this month, and [...]
Autumn Statement 2016: Could higher borrowing costs upset Philip Hammond’s plans for an infrastructure spending spree? October 17, 2016 Interest rates for the UK government are rising at one of their fastest rates in nearly two decades as chancellor Philip Hammond prepares to unleash a multi-billion pound spending spree in his first Autumn Statement in five weeks' time. Borrowing costs for Hammond, as measured by the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond, have surged in [...]
Downing Street has offered a vote of confidence to embattled chancellor Philip Hammond October 17, 2016 Philip Hammond has been backed by the Prime Minister amid reports suggesting a growing rift between the chancellor and other members of cabinet. Hammond has previously expressed coded concerns over a so-called “Hard Brexit”, which would see the UK resort to World Trade Organisation rules and face tariffs on trade with both European and Non-European [...]
Could you be watching Trump TV if Donald loses the US election? October 17, 2016 What do you do when the media is, in your view, rigging an election against you? Set up your own media organisation, of course. Donald Trump's son-in-law has been having talks about helping his dad set up a new TV network, just days after the Republican candidate claimed that the media was rigging the US election. Jared [...]
A Tory councillor has been suspended after creating a petition to make supporting EU membership a crime after Brexit October 17, 2016 The fight for Brexit just got dirtier, after a Conservative councillor was suspended for launching a petition calling on the government to make supporting EU membership a crime. Cllr Christian Holliday called for the Treason Felony Act to be amended to include the following offences when the UK leaves the EU this morning: "To imagine, devise, promote, work, or encourage others, [...]
Why Donald Trump should be closely watching the Mexican peso October 17, 2016 As the odds of a Donald Trump victory lengthened last week, few will have welcomed the news as much as Mexico. The Mexican peso, which fell by 12 per cent in the first nine months of this year, has bounced back as market fears of a Trump win calmed. “The peso has become a bellwether [...]
Downing Street plays down talk of Mark Carney tension October 17, 2016 Downing Street appears keen to play down perceived tension between the Prime Minister and governor of the Bank of England, with allies saying he is "highly regarded". The Bank’s Mark Carney said in a speech on Friday that he would not be told what to do by politicians, adding: Read more: May you leave us [...]