Carillion chairman Philip Green was a Number 10 adviser January 15, 2018 The collapse of construction firm Carillion has put the relationship of chairman Philip Green with government under the microscope. This morning the firm filed for liquidation after talks with Cabinet Office minister David Lidington and a number of other ministers over the weekend failed. Carillion employs 43,000 people, with nearly 20,000 in the UK. It [...]
Exclusive: John Glen to be named new City minister in Theresa May’s reshuffle January 9, 2018 Salisbury MP John Glen is to be named the new City minister, as Theresa May's reshuffle concludes, City A.M. has learned. Glen, who will have responsibility for Brexit, takes the reins from Steve Barclay at a critical point in the withdrawal process. He is the 11th economic secretary to the Treasury in the last decade, [...]
International trade secretary Liam Fox says up to 40 “continuity” trade deals will be in place by point of Brexit January 9, 2018 International trade minister Liam Fox has guaranteed that the UK will have deals in place with all its current trading partners by the point of Brexit. Fox made the claim as part of the government's efforts to have its Trade Bill pushed through parliament. The bill is one of nine new pieces of legislation that [...]
Cabinet reshuffle: Nothing has changed after the day of the blunt spoon January 8, 2018 It had been billed as a day in which Theresa May would settle some grievances, and more than a few ministers would end up licking their wounds. Up to a quarter of the Cabinet were expected to be culled in the first major reshuffle since the supposedly "bloody difficult woman" took the reins. But, as [...]
UK’s anti-money laundering system is “failing”, Transparency International claims November 9, 2017 The UK is at the heart of global money laundering and corruption, because the system designed to prevent abuse is failing, a damning report published today has claimed. Anti-corruption organisation Transparency International UK has found more than 760 companies registered in the UK were directly involved in laundering stolen money from at least 13 countries, [...]
Sales rise but market share falls for Big Four grocers as Aldi and Lidl continue to grow October 17, 2017 Each of the big four grocers has grown sales but seen a decrease in market share as Aldi and Lidl can now boast half the total market’s growth, new figures show. Morrisons was the fastest growing of the large retailers, with sales up 2.8 per cent in the 12 weeks to 8 October, followed by [...]
Here’s how much property prices will rise in the next 10 years August 30, 2017 Property prices are being tipped to soar over the next decade, even if they continue to increase at the sluggish rate experienced since Brexit. House prices have risen by 0.37 per cent each month since the referendum – compared with 0.67 a month during the preceeding year. If the current rate of growth were to [...]
Black Friday 2016 UK: Here are eight shopping tips and tricks for how to make the most the retail extravaganza, according to the experts November 1, 2016 The retail bonanza-slash-bunfight known as Black Friday is nearly upon us – just under a month (25 November). This year sales "experts" are falling over themselves to give bargain hunters top tips to get the best deals without ending up in hospital/prison/debt. That might sound extreme, but after last year's discount day turned violent, it might be [...]
Everything you need to know about Black Friday 2016 November 1, 2016 Black Friday 2016 is almost upon us. Falling on 25 November, this year's mega-deals day is already expected to exceed last year's sales bonanza. Already the rumour mill has started up, with deal tip sites suggesting plenty of bargains will be on offer from electricals specialists from Currys to Carphone Warehouse, while the big players Amazon, John Lewis [...]
EU referendum voter registration deadline is today: Here’s everything you need to know about how to register to vote June 7, 2016 There isn't much time left to register to vote in the EU referendum – the deadline is rushing towards us faster than the Vote Leave battlebus… What you need to know about registering to vote in the EU referendum When is the deadline? Midnight on 7 June (that's today) is the last time you can register to vote in [...]
