Starmer vows to scrap House of Lords ‘as quickly as possible’ December 5, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has vowed that a Labour government would scrap the House of Lords “as quickly as possible”, but refused to confirm a timeline. The Labour leader would not say if his party would make the change in the first term of a potential future government, after a new report by Gordon Brown called [...]
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary: EU Commission ‘lacks the bottle’ to go against governments December 5, 2022 The European Commission “lacks the bottle” to go against the interests of national governments, according to Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary. Appearing in front of an Irish transport committee late last week, O’Leary said it was unfair that intra-EU short-haul flights were paying environmental taxes, while the more polluting long-haul flights remained exempt, the Express first [...]
Link between long-Covid and work absence is strongest in older workers, ONS says December 5, 2022 A link between so-called ‘long Covid’ and absence from the labour market has been highlighted for the first time since the pandemic. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 23.3 per cent of 16-64 year-olds with long-covid were economically inactive as of July of this year. This, compared to 21.4 per cent being [...]
Explainer-in-brief: As MPs abandon politics, Sunak must call for unity December 5, 2022 Another week starts, and another swarm of Conservative MPs might announce they’re stepping out of politics. This will be Rishi Sunak’s crux today and for the foreseeable future, as the number of Conservatives saying they will stand down at the next election surpassed ten last week. One of the most notable announcements came from Sajid [...]
Amazon getting ‘free ride’ from UK retailers, Currys boss claims December 5, 2022 Amazon is getting a “free ride” from UK retailers by using the country’s infrastructure while swerving taxes, the head of high street electronics retailer Currys said yesterday. Alex Baldock told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show Amazon “appear[s] to play by different rules than those of us who actually pay some tax”. The online [...]
Avon Protection sells off US facility as it winds down armour-making business December 5, 2022 Avon Protection, which makes military and police gear, has sold off a US-based manufacturing facility as the British company winds down its armour-making business. The deal with CoorsTek, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced ceramics materials for the aerospace and defence industries, is expected to wrap up in the second half of next year. Bruce [...]
National Express appoints interim as new CFO December 5, 2022 National Express Group has appointed its interim chief financial officer into the top finance role officially today. Former KPMG partner James Stamp will step into the role with immediate effect, having served as interim group CFO and been a member of the board since the beginning of November. The incoming CFO joined the company in [...]
Tech recruitment firm Levin to set up London HQ at new space in 155 Bishopsgate December 5, 2022 British Land has signed an agreement with tech recruitment giant Levin to let its entire Storey space at 155 Bishopsgate for its new London HQ. Levin, which has had a footprint at the development since 2020, is to take up 23,000 sq ft of space, after previously leasing space on the same campus at 1 [...]
Sold! Irn-Bru owner snaps up Boost Drinks December 5, 2022 Beverage giant A.G. Barr has acquired energy drink maker Boost Drinks for an initial consideration of £20m. The Irn-Bru and Rubicon owner said it was acquiring Boost from its founder Simon Gray and his wife Alison, who will continue to lead the business. The London-listed drink firm said there was “significant potential” for additional growth [...]
Just Stop Oil protests should not justify carte blanche powers to the police December 5, 2022 You would need the patience of a saint, or a dyed-in-the-wool eco-warrior, not to have been even slightly irritated by the recent activities of Just Stop Oil protestors. Whether it’s young people throwing soup over some of the world’s most valuable paintings or twenty-eight-year-old Indigo Rumbelow reduced to yelling at a television interviewer, these are [...]
