‘Embarrassed’ Mandelson: More Epstein letters ‘going to come out’ Politics Lord Mandelson has apologised for the “embarrassing” letter he wrote to Jeffrey Epstein in which he referred to the convicted sex trafficker as his “best pal”, saying he “regrets very deeply” continuing his relationship with him after he was convicted. The former Labour spin doctor, often referred to as ‘the Prince of Darkness’, said that [...]
On this day in 1974: US supreme court orders Nixon to hand over Watergate tapes Opinion On this day 51 years ago, the US supreme court dealt a serious blow to executive privilege when it ordered to hand over hours of tape recordings relating to the Watergate scandal. It’s interesting to wonder how Donald Trump would respond to such a demand today, says Eliot Wilson Fifty-one years ago, Richard Nixon, President [...]
It’s the energy price stupid Paul Ormerod It’s not just the Conservatives, governments across the Western the world are being punished for failing to manage expectations in the face of an energy price shock, writes Paul Ormerod The scale of the Conservative defeat in the election has been amply documented. But what has been mentioned much less is the fact that they [...]
London and New York are partners for prosperity April 22, 2024 Together, London and New York can use financial and professional services to drive prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic, says Chris Hayward London and New York are the twin pillars on which the global financial system rests. The United States is our single largest trading partner, worth over £315 billion annually. Of that, over [...]