Rest (hopefully) in peace: tech safety laws would have spelt disaster for free speech July 15, 2022 The Online Safety Bill has been pushed until the autumn, which hopefully means it will finally be dead in the water.
As public money for net zero stalls, the US has charged ahead of British investors July 15, 2022 The next clean-tech boom – engineered carbon removal – is on the horizon. In the long run, it will be private investors at the front of this. And for our future economic growth, we should make sure they are British ones. For some time, carbon removal technologies – which range from methods such as direct [...]
UK landlords urge new prime minister to strengthen supply amid record rent costs July 15, 2022 The UK’s new prime minister must address the trickling supply in the rental market, an industry body has urged, as average costs spiral northward. The heated rental market, which has seen tenants often offering over the asking price in order to secure a tenancy, is weighing on Brits’ aspirations for homeownership, according to the National [...]
Letters: Paying up and paying out July 15, 2022 [Re: Lawyers should stop telling clients to pay ransoms to hackers, UK watchdogs say] The issue of paying ransoms to hackers is not as cut and dry as it appears in your article. Many businesses retrieve their stolen data through data backups and therefore do not pay a penny to the attackers. This illustrates the [...]
Revolut hits 20 million users as app toasts seventh anniversary July 15, 2022 Financial app Revolut has just surpassed 20 million retail customers worldwide, and is now processing 250 million transactions a month.
Tory leadership: Sunak and Mordaunt storm out to the front as Braverman drops out July 14, 2022 Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have consolidated themselves as the top two frontrunners for the Tory leadership race as Suella Braverman drops out in the second vote. Sunak picked up 101 votes from his fellow Tory MPs, while Mordaunt picked up 83 and foreign secretary Liz Truss remained in third place on 64. Kemi Badenoch [...]
Paris primed for a British bash on Arc weekend July 14, 2022 ON A hot summer’s night, a crowd of 10,000 lounged around the beautiful grounds of Paris-Longchamp Racecourse, some to watch the Group One Grand Prix de Paris, but most to party hard to a Robin Schulz DJ set. Fast forward 80 days and an estimated 35,000 racing enthusiasts are expected to flock to the French [...]
Shell boss warns Europe could face energy rationing as ‘tough winter’ approaches July 14, 2022 Germany could have no choice but to ration its energy supplies if Russia turns off the taps, warned asset manager UBS.
Zahawi speech may be policy light, but it can be substantial July 14, 2022 On Tuesday evening of next week, the Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi – no, we’re not quite used to it either – will take to the lectern at the Mansion House and deliver what is usually one of the most anticipated speeches of the year. This particular Mansion House speech had been marked in the calendar for [...]
Italian President refuses to accept Mario Draghi’s resignation as PM July 14, 2022 Italy’s President has sensationally declined to accept Mario Draghi’s resignation as Prime Minister, further plunging the country into political uncertainty. Draghi made a statement this evening to say the “national unity” coalition which supported him as PM no longer exists after the Five Star movement, which had supported the coalition, pulled out of a confidence [...]
