Will Rosebank improve the UK’s energy security? September 28, 2023 Regulators yesterday gave the green light to start drilling at the largest untapped fossil fuel field in the North Sea - but will it boost the UK's energy security?
Sunak will be driving to Tory conference due to strikes (instead of taking a private jet) September 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak has denied that people feel betrayed by his wavering over the future of HS2, and he’ll be driving to the Tory conference, leaving his private jet at home. The Prime Minister, giving a string of local radio interviews ahead of the Conservative Party conference, did nothing to quell fears he is preparing to [...]
Who’s in charge anyway? Our sluggish growth happened on Sunak’s watch September 28, 2023 From HS2 to replacing A-levels, Sunak and his ministers are busy pretending the delays, challenges and cost overruns have nothing to do with them, writes Will Cooling.
Rosebank’s approval sends oil shares soaring and triggers green backlash September 28, 2023 Plans to develop the UK’s largest untapped oil and gas field were approved by regulators yesterday – sending shares in its backers soaring and triggering a wave of green criticism.
A new oil field in the North Sea won’t be forever, but it’s a good decision for now September 28, 2023 We were always going to need the new Rosebank oil field in the North Sea, even if the black "gold rush" is coming to a close, writes Cameron Smith
Sunak is laying out a climate trap for Labour to fall into at an election September 28, 2023 As the world looks on at Rishi Sunak’s climate decisions with bemusement, his target is an electoral victory banking on the “ULEZ effect”, writes Barry Johnston Last week in New York, on the margins of a major UN summit to accelerate action on climate change, all talk was, incredibly, of the Uxbridge by-election. Such was [...]
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: ‘Ditch your JPMorgan Chase accounts’ September 27, 2023 Brian Armstrong has urged UK customers of JPMorgan Chase to close their accounts in protest at the a ban on crypto transactions.
Rosebank: Climate campaigners prepare legal action against oil and gas field September 27, 2023 Climate campaigners have vowed to take legal action against the government, following the approval of Rosebank this morning.
Rishi Sunak backs Rosebank oil and gas field: We don’t reach net zero by ‘wishing it’ September 27, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed the approval of Rosebank, the UK's largest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea.
FTSE 100 close: London markets dip as Ithaca share price up on Rosebank approval September 27, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 index dipped on Wednesday as the pound continued its losses, and the government approved the UK’s largest untapped oil field, Rosebank. The capital’s premier bluechip index dipped 0.46 per cent to 7,590.96, while the FTSE 250, which is more aligned with the UK domestic market, fell 0.6 per cent to 18,227.33. Markets [...]