Keir Starmer self-isolating after child tests positive July 21, 2021 Keir Starmer is the latest politician to go into self-isolation after one of his children has tested positive for coronavirus at lunchtime. “In line with the rules, Keir and his family will now be self-isolating,” announced a spokesperson for the Labour leader. “Keir was already doing daily tests and tested negative this morning. He will [...]
Space-tech: Billionaire Bezos’ flight to space to draw in starry-eyed investors July 21, 2021 Following Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ 10-minute venture into space yesterday, space-tech investment may be set to rocket, space-fund boss Mark Boggett has said. Just last week Boggett’s space investment firm Seraphim Space listed on the London Stock Exchange after rallying £178.4m from starry-eyed investors in mid-July. “Branson, Musk and Bezos initially cracked open the [...]
‘Catastrophic’ backlog at driving license agency due to staff being put at risk July 21, 2021 A series of “catastrophic” decisions made at driving license agency the DVLA has led to 1.4m-long processing backlog, MPs heard today. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), said that the decisions had also put DVLA workers at risk. He said that there had been 643 Covid cases at the [...]
Become your own bank: Crypto and self-sovereignty July 21, 2021 Financial experts with Zumo explain the concept of self-sovereignty and how to be your own bank.
NatWest chairman warns City will never return to pre-Covid state July 21, 2021 The chairman of one of the UK’s largest banks and former director of the London School of Economics has warned that the City will never return to its pre-Covid state. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, said the days of thousands of workers flowing into the City for 8am – 6pm working days “are gone” [...]
Daimler warns chip shortage will wipe out first half sales boost July 21, 2021 Mercedes owner Daimler today warned that the global shortage of semiconductor chips would wipe out its impressive first half performance. In a statement announcing today’s second quarter results, the car giant said that sales would now be flat on 2020, rather than up as previously forecast. The German firm added that the supply crisis would [...]
Over half of female workers have experienced stress or depression since pandemic July 21, 2021 55 percent of female finance workers have suffered stress, anxiety or depression since the pandemic, according to new data shared d with City A.M. today. This compares to 39 percent of male workers, while the data showed that 52 per cent of females felt confident talking about this to their manager at work, compared with [...]
‘We cannot go on as we are’: UK outlines proposed changes to Northern Ireland Protocol July 21, 2021 The UK has today outlined proposed changes to the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, with a cabinet minister saying that “we cannot go on as we are”. The move is set to ignite a furious row with the EU, with one of its top officials saying there is no room for renegotiation of the protocol. Northern [...]
Oil prices extend recovery to offset heavy losses July 21, 2021 Oil prices extended their recovery into Wednesday after absorbing heavy losses at the beginning of the week. Global benchmarks WTI and Brent Crude added 1.24 per cent and 1.34 per cent respectively. Read more: Oil prices plummet after Opec+ end deadlock The rise has helped offset falls resulting from a sharp selloff on Monday which [...]
Editorial: Boris Johnson’s Government desperately needs a reset to avoid giving credence to Cummings’ claims July 21, 2021 Had you considered so doing before, it now seems unlikely Dominic Cummings would make the cut for a “dream dinner party” list. Your other guests wouldn’t get a word in edge-ways. In his hour-long interview aired on the BBC last night, the Prime Minister’s former adviser was half score-settling and half self-justification, delivering a vicious [...]
