The Capitalist: City AM reporter gets royal trashing by AI slop Life&Style Gossip,whispers and City rumours in this week’s edition of The Capitalist IMITATION, FLATTERY AND ALL THATThey say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but what about scraping your articles, scrambling its contents and publishing it on a separate ‘news’ website? This seems to be the preferred compliment of many ‘local news’ websites established in [...]
Trump is wounded but not finished – that’s a problem for Burnham Opinion In the wake of Donald Trump's midterms misery, Andy Burnham should be careful not to mistake a lame duck for a tame one, writes Michael Martin.
Burnham’s Ten Year Plan: a Poundland in every postcode? Politics You may barely be over the excitement of the Budget, but brace yourselves: Andy Burnham’s Ten Year Plan for Britain is coming into view. Expect a ban on Smoky Bacon flavour crisps and a state-run Poundland in every postcode. The PM’s ‘Brexit reset’ will see the UK sign up to all the latest EU rules [...]
Will Andy Burnham’s stockpile missive start a tinned food revolution? November 5, 2026 If you are old enough to remember 70s London you will have heard of Big Biba, the fashion retailer that expanded into a huge, seven-storey department store on Kensington High Street in 1974. The opening of Big Biba mesmerised Londoners: the shopping experience was unlike anything else. The walls were adorned with groovy patterns while [...]
Mayors to get new powers over water companies in ‘public control’ push November 5, 2026 Mayors will get new powers over how water companies are run under new “regional water councils”, the government has announced. The government has said that mayors have been asked to “submit proposals” on how they want the new water councils to be run within the next two months, with plans then drawing out pressures on [...]
Andy Burnham says stockpile beans and tuna: Here’s the wine to pair with that November 4, 2026 Elevate emergency tins with wine pairings: sparkling rosé for beans, Riesling for tuna and Valpolicella for corned beef—discover what to pour.
Poundland owner ‘commits to protecting jobs’ after pressure from business secretary November 4, 2026 Poundland’s owner has pledged to protect jobs at the embattled retailer after pressure from the business secretary and mounting political backlash over its handling of a sale process, a source told City AM. Gordon Brothers, the US investment firm which owns Poundland, met with Jonathan Reynolds this afternoon to discuss the future of the company [...]
Burnham urges Poundland owner to work with government to save jobs November 4, 2026 Andy Burnham has said Poundland’s owners must work with the government on a “practical solution” to secure the future of its workers and shops. The Prime Minister criticised Gordon Brothers, the US investment firm which owns the retailer, for failing to engage with the “viable propositions” which have been tabled by a number of bidders. [...]
Haigh refuses to say when Labour will ‘get welfare bill down’ November 4, 2026 Andy Burnham’s deputy Louise Haigh refused to say when Labour will “get the welfare bill down” while adding the government would aim to “invest in success” when asked whether more taxes would cover increases in the benefits bill. Haigh, who is referred to as the Prime Minister’s “enforcer” and stood in for Deputy Prime Minister’s [...]
Britain does not owe the Caribbean reparations for slavery November 4, 2026 Britain has already paid in blood to end the barbaric slave trade and gives the Caribbean more than its fair share in foreign aid. It’s not our fault their leaders have failed to deliver prosperity, says Joseph Dinnage King Charles’ visit to Antigua and Barbuda has not quite gone to plan. Footage of the King [...]