Editorial: If the PM returns with a plan, it’s a worthwhile holiday October 11, 2021 Climbing the greasy pole of politics is fraught with risk; chief among them, the opportunity for the world to go hell in a handcart whilst you’re on holiday. See Raab, Dominic, for one recent example; a mistimed holiday to Crete and the now former Foreign Secretary ends up on the wrong side of a Cabinet [...]
Letters: No sympathy for Boris or business October 11, 2021 [Re: Business leaders bash Boris, 7th October] I write further to your newspaper’s article regarding the criticism of the Prime Minister’s alleged “economic illiteracy” by various business people, including the Federation of Small Businesses. I suspect that Boris Johnson’s critics will attract little sympathy from the general public This is especially true given that [...]
Government buys 100,000 doses of Covid antibody treatment October 10, 2021 The UK government has bought 100,000 doses of a new coronavirus antibody treatment from GlaxoSmithKline. The treatment will help coronavirus patients and provide extra protection from virus mutations that make vaccines ineffective. The Department for Health and Social Care has bought 100,000 doses of the sotrovimab treatment, according to The Telegraph. Regulators have approved the [...]
Boris Johnson off to Spain on holiday as UK stares down energy and cost of living crises October 10, 2021 Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have jetted off for a week-long holiday in sunny Spain as energy and cost of living crises begin to bite for millions of Brits. The Prime Minister will be in Marbella, which is in the Costa del Sol, until Thursday in a luxury villa with his wife and young [...]
Nicola Sturgeon urged to ‘tear up’ deal with Heathrow before COP26 lands in Glasgow October 9, 2021 Scotland’s first minister has been urged to tear up an agreement between her government and Heathrow airport before the start of the global COP26 summit later this month. If Nicola Sturgeon does not “tear up” the memorandum of understanding signed with the London airport before the climate change convention gets under way on October 31, [...]
Former Tory MP and security minister James Brokenshire dies aged 53 October 8, 2021 Former security minister James Brokenshire died at the age of 53 on Thursday evening after a three-year long battle with lung cancer. The prime minister Boris Johnson and former leader Theresa May both issued their condolences on Twitter. His family said in a statement today: “James was not only a brilliant Government minister as both [...]
Brits eat nearly 20 per cent less meat than a decade ago October 8, 2021 Daily meat consumption in the UK has fallen by almost a fifth over the last decade, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, used data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey to assess changes in the consumption of red, white, and processed meat within the UK [...]
Night Tube decision to be made ‘within weeks’ as pressure to re-launch mounts October 7, 2021 London mayor Sadiq Khan said during his “Speak to Sadiq” segment on British radio LBC that an announcement regarding the reopening of the night Tube will be made soon. Khan, replying to host James O’Brien’s question, said: “I will have an announcement in the next couple of weeks. We’ve been working incredibly hard to bring [...]
The morning after: Business leaders puzzled by Boris Johnson’s ‘economically illiterate’ speech October 7, 2021 Business leaders have come out against Boris Johnson’s speech at the Tory Party conference, yesterday afternoon in Manchester. Many condemned the Prime Minister’s speech, saying it lacks a coherent economic plan. On the last day of the Conservative Party conference, Johnson said he was setting out the “difficult” process of reshaping the British economy. With [...]
Elon Musk blasts chipmakers over ‘problematic’ supply October 6, 2021 Elon Musk has fired a broadside at two of the world’s largest chip manufacturers, accusing them of hampering production of Tesla’s electric cars. The boisterous billionaire said Tesla was “operating under extreme supply chain limitations regarding certain ‘standard’ automotive chips”. He singled out Renesas and Bosch as the “most problematic by far”. Car manufacturers have [...]