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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EasyJet to penalise customers who arrive less than 30 minutes before departure

May 31, 2016

Budget airline EasyJet is going to be cracking down on passengers who don't arrive early enough, according to reports. The airline is said to be imposing a new rule that will mean anyone who attempts to get through security with less than 30 minutes before takeoff will be prevented from going "airside" and then speeding [...]
EU referendum: Why the smallest firms must make EU politics their business

May 23, 2016

It’s exactly a month to the day to the EU referendum. It’s also the moment Britain’s army of small businesses have been dreading. For them there’s more than just the most desirable shape of a banana, open borders, the Greek question or Brussels bureaucracy at stake, it’s making a decision about the future of their [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave incoherent on Turkey, claims Britain Stronger in Europe

May 20, 2016

Pro-Brexit campaign group Vote Leave has an incoherent message on Turkey's potential accession to the EU, according to Vote Leave. Today Vote Leave claimed Turkey, as well as other countries, would join the EU in the next four years, leading to more immigration, as well as security concerns. But Britain Stronger In Europe said this has [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump is “considering” invitation to Downing Street

May 20, 2016

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is weighing an invitation to 10 Downing Street, despite a tense exchange between David Cameron and the billionaire. In fact, Trump said that he thinks he would get on "just fine" with the Prime Minister, even though Cameron had criticised him earlier this year. Read more: Trump tells Cameron he's [...]
EU referendum: Nigel Farage launches Ukip’s battlebus

May 20, 2016

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has launched his party's battle bus, demanding "we want our country back". Farage, rejected by the mainstream pro-Brexit campaign Vote Leave, launched the tour which will hit towns across the country. We want our country back! EU referendum bus tour will be coming to a town near you. pic.twitter.com/I5YYDh4app — UK [...]
Liverpool Airport wasn’t technically evacuated – but passengers have been removed from departure lounge due to problem with scanning machine

May 20, 2016

Liverpool Airport was not technically "evacuated", but passengers have been asked to leave the departure lounge after a technical problem with scanning machines. The airport said passengers are currently being re-screened and there is no threat to passenger safety. Large numbers of holidaymakers had to leave the main airport building after the glitch. Manchester Evening News [...]
EU referendum: Phone polls back Remain far more than online polls but contain too high a percentage of graduates, says YouGov

May 20, 2016

The ability of phone polls to accurately predict the outcome of the EU referendum has been called into question by YouGov, which states they include too high a percentage of graduates. To give some context, there's been wide discrepancies between online and phone polling in the buildup to the vote, with phone polls putting Remain comprehensively ahead but online [...]
EU referendum: Ryanair extends “Fly Home to Vote Remain” sale in response to being accused of breaking election law and anti-bribery rules by Vote Leave

May 20, 2016

Ryanair has doubled down on its offer of cheap flights back to the UK in order to encourage people to vote Remain after Vote Leave complained to the police about the campaign. Vote Leave, the designated Out campaign group, said that Ryanair's offer of cheap flights to expats who want to vote to remain in the [...]
EU referendum: Two Britons living abroad lose Court of Appeal battle over right to vote in June

May 20, 2016

Two Britons living abroad have lost a Court of Appeal battle over their right to vote in June's EU referendum. The legal challenge, brought by World War Two veteran Harry Shindler and lawyer Jacquelyn MacLennan, was made after the pair lost their application for a judicial review last month. Under the law UK citizens that have lived [...]
Cabinet Office privatisation of Whitehall functions cost £4m more than it saved

May 20, 2016

The Cabinet Office's privatisation of a number of Whitehall functions has not delivered value for money, costing £4m per year more than it saved, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). Most departments successfully outsource functions to one of two independent shared service centres, delivering overall savings of £90m to customers in the first two and [...]

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