By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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David Miliband appeals to business to help humanitarian operations in Syria

October 6, 2015

David Miliband, the head of the International Rescue Committee. has called on business to help in finding a long-term solution to humanitarian problems, including the crisis engulfing Syria, its neighbouring countries and spilling into Europe. Read more: Over 40 councils ready to offer sanctuary to refugees Miliband said in a speech at the Institute of Directors' [...]
EU referendum: Lord Nigel Lawson says Lord Peter Mandelson has a “lack of self-confidence” over UK’s prospects outside the EU

October 6, 2015

Lord Nigel Lawson has accused Lord Peter Mandelson of having an "astonishing lack of self-confidence" in the United Kingdom’s prospects if it left the European Union, in a showdown between the two veteran politicians. Speaking to an audience at the Royal Albert Hall, Lawson, who was last week appointed president of Conservatives for Britain, a [...]
One in six retired men go back to work – and are happier for it

September 29, 2015

Working men might dream of retiring to travel the world or simply relax after slogging it out at work – but once they stop working, it seems many of them crave a return to the office. A new study has found that an increasing number of men u-turn on their retirement plans in favour of [...]
EU refugee crisis: The immigration crisis is a greater threat to the survival of the euro than Greece

September 28, 2015

In my 2013 book, The Fall of the Euro, I speculated about what it would take politically to generate an exit from the euro by one or more member countries. What held the euro together during the most intense period of the crisis of 2010-12 was what I termed the “centrist supremacy” – that is the [...]
Volkswagen emissions scandal: 2.8m cars in Germany fitted with emissions rigging device according to minister – reports

September 25, 2015

A total of 2.8m cars in Germany were fitted with emissions-rigging devices, the German transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, told MPs in the country's lower parliamentary house the Bundestag. This is the first time a country outside of the US has put a figure on the number of vehicles they expect to be caught up in the [...]
Here’s what happened today at Ukip’s party conference

September 25, 2015

Conference season is well underway, and today the UK Independence Party's kicked off. Here's what happened: Katie Hopkins, the Daily Mail columnist, had this to say about the House of Lords: "The people I represent, the things I articulate to the nation, actually we don't give a shit about the House of Lords because we [...]
UKIP conference: Nigel Farage’s priority is leaving the European Union and not the party as he says Ukip will work with anybody for Brexit

September 25, 2015

The UK Independence Party's annual conference is to start today, with leader Nigel Farage telling grass roots supporters the priority is to leave the European Union, and not the party, as he announced Ukip will work with anyone to bring about Brexit. Farage is to say that he is not deserting the party, but "winning [...]
Plastic bag charge: A little known tax that will cost £1.5bn over 10 years

September 25, 2015

Did you know that you will soon be charged for each plastic carrier bag you use? From 5 October customers of large retailers in England will be charged 5p for each bag, but almost two thirds of people are effectively unaware of this new tax. The total cost of this policy is almost £1.5bn over ten years – [...]
Drax share price up as it withdraws from £1bn renewable energy project due to “critical reversals” in government support

September 25, 2015

Drax's share price climbed this morning after the energy giant abandoned a £1bn carbon capture project because of the government's policy u-turn on renewable energy. Drax had committed to storing carbon dioxide next to its plant in North Yorkshie – the biggest coal-fired power station in the UK – but today said it was halting [...]
Volkswagen emissions scandal: VW now UK’s lowest ranked car brand, says poll

September 25, 2015

Volkswagen has been in the spotlight over the last week, and for reasons it would have preferred to avoid. After it emerged that VW had rigged its cars with a device that could cheat an emissions test, the company announced it could have to recall 11m cars, set aside €6.5bn and Martin Winterkorn, the former [...]

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