A pro-business mayor? Khan is less so than Livingstone April 29, 2019 Before he was elected, Sadiq Khan promised – in this newspaper and elsewhere – to be the “most pro-business mayor yet”. In a literal sense, that pledge was already a bit limited, because Khan has only had two predecessors: Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. The first one was an apologist for assorted Communist regimes. In [...]
Brits snub EU countries for summer holidays amid prolonged Brexit uncertainty, Thomas Cook reveals April 29, 2019 Fewer Brits are travelling to EU countries for their summer holidays as the UK’s prolonged Brexit process has encouraged holidaymakers to expand their horizons, according to Thomas Cook. Read more: Tory party chairman hints at another Brexit vote Both Turkey and Tunisia have benefited from dwindling interest in the EU, the travel agent said today [...]
UK economy’s strong start to year likely a ‘false dawn’, forecaster says April 29, 2019 UK economic growth will slow in the second half of the year after a strong start, according to economists at EY Item Club, as prolonged Brexit uncertainty and a global economic slowdown continue to bite. Read more: Prolonged Brexit process hurting UK economy, Goldman Sachs warns The economy is now predicted to grow at just [...]
French rail firm SNCF threatens legal action against government over failed HS2 bid April 28, 2019 France’s state-owned rail company SNCF is threatening legal action against the UK government after it was barred from bidding from a contract to run HS2 in an ongoing dispute over pension liabilities. SNCF is the latest firm to get caught up in a row over pensions, which prompted the Department for Transport (DfT) to bar Stagecoach [...]
Labour could bypass second referendum if it agrees Brexit deal with government, shadow cabinet minister suggests April 28, 2019 Labour could be prepared to bypass a second referendum and sign up to a Brexit deal it agrees with government, the party's shadow business secretary has hinted. Rebecca Long-Bailey, who is taking part in cross-party talks between the two parties to try and find a compromise, refused to say whether Labour would demand a confirmatory referendum on [...]
Tory party chairman hints at another Brexit vote to thwart next month’s EU elections April 28, 2019 Theresa May could try to bring her beleaguered Brexit deal before parliament in a last-ditch attempt to thwart next month's European elections. Tory party chairman Brandon Lewis has said it is "still possible" for parliament to approve the Prime Minister's deal, which has been heavily defeated three times, to avoid the need for the contentious EU [...]
Brexit drives support for Scottish independence to 49 percent April 27, 2019 Brexit has driven support for Scottish independence to 49 per cent, the highest point in the last few years, according to the latest poll. A poll by Yougov showed that support for Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom has increased from 45 per cent in June last year, Reuters reported. Read more: Prolonged Brexit [...]
Prolonged Brexit uncertainty hurting UK economy, Goldman Sachs warns April 26, 2019 The uncertainty caused by Britain’s protracted exit from the European Union is having a negative impact on the economy, Goldman Sachs has warned. The investment bank said that shrinking investment, a looming labour market shock and poor productivity were the side effects of the drawn out Brexit process. Read more: P&O sues government after no-deal [...]
P&O Ferries sues government over £33m Eurotunnel settlement after no-deal Brexit ferries fiasco April 26, 2019 Ferry operator P&O is suing the UK government following the heavily-criticised decision to hand a no-deal Brexit ferries contract to a firm with no boats. Read more: Government ferry contracts to cost millions more if Brexit is delayed The Department for Transport has already been forced to pay Eurotunnel £33m in a settlement after its [...]
The anti-vax movement is a symptom of our expert malaise April 26, 2019 The anti-vaccination movement is deadly. According to the charity Unicef, more than half a million UK children were not vaccinated against measles, a highly dangerous but preventable disease, between 2010 and 2017 – which is part of a terrifying global trend. When less than 95 per cent of a population are vaccinated, herd immunity is weakened, [...]