‘Adverse effect of Brexit’? Braverman rejects link to Port of Dover chaos as weekend of long queues ends April 3, 2023 Queues at the entrance to the Port of Dover have cleared after a weekend of disruption, according to one of the ferry companies hit by delay – but the Home Secretary staunchly denied any links between queues and Brexit. Coach passengers were forced to spend hours waiting to enter the port, be processed and board [...]
The Notebook: Adam Tyndall on London’s freight dilemma, a must-read book and cricket at Lord’s April 3, 2023 The Notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today it’s Adam Tyndall, Programme Director for Transport at BusinessLDN London policy wonks love to collect examples of all the ways in which the capital supports the whole country. Two events last week gave me fresh material for the list, in the form [...]
The new audit regulator’s boss should be based in London, not Birmingham April 3, 2023 Will the arrival of just shy of 200 regulatory staff in Birmingham, relocated from London, make a tremendous difference to the West Midlands economy? Probably not. Will putting half the staff of the new audit regulator in Birmingham risk making the body less effective? That ones easier: yes. The plan for the CEO of the new [...]
No plans to delay EU laws ‘bonfire’ deadline, says government April 1, 2023 The government has said that there are no plans to delay the deadline of the so-called “bonfire” of EU laws following reports that Rishi Sunak’s pledge, scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, was proving difficult. The Times reported on Saturday that Downing Street is considering a six-month extension to the Government’s [...]
Government to encourage businesses to save energy as it slashes bill support April 1, 2023 The government has launched a bid to help businesses use less energy on the same day as it pulls away most of its energy bill support for companies. Small and medium-sized companies will be told that they can save money on their bills by putting light and heating on timers, turning down flow temperatures on [...]
‘Hunt failed firms’: Warning of bleak outlook as businesses face 85 per cent drop in energy bill support – BCC March 31, 2023 Business leaders are stepping up warnings that firms will struggle to pay energy bills when a government relief scheme ends on Saturday.
Advantage Putin? Wimbledon U-turns to let Russia and Belarus stars like Sabalenka and Medvedev compete March 31, 2023 Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year, the All England Club has announced. Athletes from the two countries must sign declarations of neutrality and must not express support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while players who receive funding from the Russian or Belarusian states, including sponsorship from state owned [...]
Musk verification, laughing gas, webcam gaffes, ChatGPT and cyber crime pay: Here’s your week in tweets! March 31, 2023 The markets quietened this week, with European banking stocks recovering the losses they had posted in the week after Credit Suisse’s shotgun marriage with UBS. But the internet never sleeps and the news rumbles on, so City A.M. have sorted through cyberspace to bring you the best of what you might have missed. 1. Elon [...]
What is the CPTPP trade bloc, why has Britain joined it, and is it really about ‘post Brexit freedoms’? The jury’s out March 31, 2023 Britain has formally joined a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc as prime minister Rishi Sunak said it allowed the UK to take advantage of “post-Brexit freedoms”. But does it really allow the UK to become a global player once again? The jury is out. The PM hailed the UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement [...]
UK to join Indo-Pacific trade bloc CPTPP in major ‘milestone’ March 31, 2023 The UK is to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade bloc, in a major “milestone” for post-Brexit trade, the government has confirmed. Ministers announced the deal making the UK the first European nation to join the major Indo-Pacific free trade bloc, worth a total of £11 trillion GDP, after negotiating [...]