Bird watching: What’s going on with X/Twitter’s Community Notes? November 9, 2023 It’s always embarrassing to be called out on a lie. That’s the cruel genius behind Twitter’s Community Notes feature, which brutally exposes mistruths with a cool, simple fact box. As Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy recently found out, the hard way. He tweeted “As I said on Radio 4 Today this morning, it is [...]
Pedicab pandemonium? Unlicensed and unstoppable since 1869 November 7, 2023 “This is one of the biggest issues in Westminster,” Nickie Aiken MP told City A.M., earnestly, minutes after the King’s announcement today. It’s not surprising she was excited: the former leader of Westminster City Council has spent a full four years campaigning to remove a loophole on unlicensed pedicabs. Why is this issue so important, [...]
Gone smishing: Would you recognise an impostor texting you? November 6, 2023 The first warning sign was an anonymous new number being added to my Whatsapp group with my parents. I was later removed from the chat – but I was busy so I didn’t think too much about it. I started to really smell a rat when my parents’ references to bathwater reached double figures. In [...]
Battle of the books: Nadine Dorries vs Boris Johnson November 6, 2023 Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson both wrote novels, but whose writing is best? To save you the hassle of actually reading either of them, we’ve done the dirty work for you and ranked one of Dorries’s bestsellers and Johnson’s sole thriller side by side. Ruby Flynn – Nadine Dorries (2015) Ahead of the much anticipated [...]
From Theresa May to Rory Stewart: The books blowing up parliament this autumn November 6, 2023 With Guy Fawkes night just behind us, we take a look at some of the latest explosive books borne out of Westminster's halls.
In defence of plagiarism: 7 ways to excuse ‘taking inspiration’ from others October 26, 2023 As we all know, the line between inspiration and theft is a vanishingly fine one. Today, we take a look at the defence.
Pizza Express chewing over bid for Wagamama owner – but it’s already under offer October 26, 2023 Pizza Express is contemplating serving up a surprise bid for The Restaurant Group (TRG), but no formal offer has yet been made, it is understood. The British mock-Italian chain has apparently made initial contact with TRG in a step that could lead to a formal bid being made, according to reports late on Wednesday night [...]
British Steel preparing to cut up to 2,000 jobs October 22, 2023 British Steel is preparing to cut as many as 2,000 jobs as the firm struggles under a £30m a month running loss, according to reports first published in The Times. The Chinese-owned company is undergoing plans to overhaul operations as it is reportedly running between a £20m and £30m monthly loss. It is also aiming [...]
‘No political reward from pausing net zero’ as Tories shown to back green policies September 29, 2023 New polling has shown Conservative voters still support net zero, don’t blame the policy for the cost of living and want the government to help them go green – which may give the Prime Minister pause for thought after his net zero U-turn. A survey by right-leaning think tank Onward found 49 per cent of [...]
UK SMEs lack confidence in political parties – but there’s one they favour more September 28, 2023 SMEs’ confidence in all political parties is suffering according to a new poll - although of those who do see their needs reflected in a party, more would point to Labour.
