Tony Blair launches anti-populist institute which definitely isn’t a party Fresh from his rousing anti-Brexit speech, Tony Blair has launched a new institute for centre-ground policy based on globalisation and liberal democracy with the warning: "we could be living through a populist moment; but we could be living at the start of a populist era." Renewing the Centre will be directed by Yascha Mounk, a German-born [...]
Former chancellor George Osborne has been appointed editor of London daily the Evening Standard – Twitter reacts George Osborne has announced yet another new job, and Twitter has gone a bit nuts… The former chancellor has just been appointed Editor of the Evening Standard and it's fair to say the news came as a surprise to basically everyone. I am literally dumbfounded. Trying to imagine Osbo drumming up page leads. "Don't we need a nib [...]
European Commission fines British Airways £90m for its role in an air cargo cartel March 17, 2017 British Airways is to be fined €104m (£90m) by the European Commission for its role in a major price-fixing scandal dating back to 1999. Some 11 airlines will be fined a total of €776m for their role in a cartel to fix fuel and security charges on flights to and within the European Economic Area between [...]
Nine out of ten French voters think former presidential favourite Fillon is dishonest March 17, 2017 French Presidential wannabe François Fillon is more distrusted by voters than ever, a new poll has shown, after the right-wing candidate was put under formal investigation over claims he created three fake parliamentary aide jobs for family members. The poll, released this morning by Odoxa for FranceInfo, revealed nine out of 10 French see the former favourite as “not honest”, while [...]
“There’s a rat in the room”: Nick Candy claims he has been misportrayed in £132m High Court extortion trial March 10, 2017 Property tycoon Nick Candy told a High Court judge this morning that he has been “misportrayed” in the £132m extortion case against him and his brother Christian Candy. He made the complaint at the end of the fifth week of a trial that has scrutinised the business dealings of two men at the centre of London’s [...]
Today’s Copeland result and Lords energy report both highlight the ticking nuclear time-bomb in UK politics February 24, 2017 This morning’s Tory victory sweep in the Labour stronghold of nuclear heartland Copeland has coincided with the publication of a Lords report criticising the government’s nuclear energy policy. The nuclear question could not have been more central to yesterday's by-election contest in the heart of Britain’s West Cumbrian ‘energy coast’. 10,000 people are already directly [...]
Morgan Stanley may move 300 UK jobs to Frankfurt or Dublin February 24, 2017 American investment bank Morgan Stanley could move 300 jobs out of the United Kingdom after Brexit and is already looking for new office space in Frankfurt and Dublin, according to reports. Plans are underway for an initial transfer of jobs to one of the two cities Bloomberg said. A spokesman for Morgan Stanley told City AM: “Our [...]
