Service sector confidence hits 12-month high on UK vaccine rollout March 7, 2021 Service sector confidence has risen to a 12-month high amid hopes the UK’s successful vaccine rollout will fuel an end to lockdown measures. The services optimism index, compiled by accountancy firm BDO, surged to 94.13 in February from 86.60 the previous month, marking its highest level since the Covid-19 outbreak last year. The rising index, [...]
The City View with Totaljobs CEO Jon Wilson March 7, 2021 In this episode of The City View, Andy Silvester talks about Rishi Sunak’s budget and the week to come with former BBC Business correspondent Susannah Streeter, before he’s joined by Totaljobs CEO Jon Wilson. Andy and Jon discuss a new report which heralds good news for the capital, the world of recruiting in the middle [...]
Four-in-ten Germans and French see AstraZeneca vaccine as unsafe March 7, 2021 Four-in-ten Germans and French now see the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine unsafe, after politicians in both countries made unfounded claims about the effectiveness of the UK-manufactured jab. New figures from YouGov show one-in-four Germans and French would refuse to take the AstraZeneca vaccine if offered – a growing sentiment that has lead to stocks of the [...]
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to face new trial after being freed from house arrest March 7, 2021 British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from house arrest by Iranian authorities, however she will face a new court case on Sunday. The British national had her ankle tag removed today, after being released from prison into house arrest last March. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker, was sentenced to a five-year prison sentence in 2016 [...]
Rishi Sunak to rally US to agree to G7 tax on tech giants March 7, 2021 Rishi Sunak will call on his US counterpart Janet Yellen to help coordinate an international tax on tech giants like Amazon at the upcoming G7 summit. Sunak has already said that one of his priorities at the G7 summit, which will be held in Cornwall this year, will be to get the ball rolling on [...]
David Frost tells EU to ‘shake off remaining ill will’ toward UK post-Brexit March 7, 2021 Brussels should stop complaining about the UK’s decision to leave the EU and instead try to make Brexit work, according to new cabinet minister Lord David Frost. The UK’s new de-facto Brexit minister said he hoped the EU “will shake off any remaining ill will towards us for leaving” and “instead build a friendly relationship, [...]
Brits must ditch ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mentality to tackle climate change March 7, 2021 People are full of contradictions. We find ourselves wrestling with competing views held simultaneously. We sometimes act in ways out-of-step step with our best intentions. This matters because the small choices that we make every day impact the future of our fragile planet. The British public need to shed their ‘do as I say, not [...]
Celebrity expats handed right to vote in Budget boost March 7, 2021 Some of Britain’s richest expatriates and tax exiles will be granted the right to vote for the first time in two decades under new rules buried in last week’s Budget. The government has scrapped a 2002 rule that prevents Brits from voting in UK elections if they have lived abroad for more than 15 years. [...]
Gavin Williamson confirms summer holidays may be shortened for English pupils March 7, 2021 Education secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that English pupils may have shorter summer holidays or longer school days to make up for days missed this academic year. English pupils will return to the classrooms tomorrow in what Williamson labelled today “a massive logistical exercise”. Pupils will be required to take Covid tests twice a week [...]
Suitors circle Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG as Greensill nears collapse March 7, 2021 Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance is said to be on the brink of a potential fire sale as embattled finance firm Greensill, its main source of funding, nears collapse. Rivals are eyeing up key assets from GFG’s Liberty Steel arm amid expectations that Gupta could start selling off parts of his business in an attempt to [...]
