Turkish President Erdogan says collapse in lira a political plot against the country August 16, 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that the collapse in the value of the Turkish lira was a political plot against the country. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in the Black Sea coastal city of Trabzon, Erdogan said: “What is the reason for all this storm in a tea cup? There is no [...]
Turkish President Erdogan says collapse in lira a political plot against the country August 12, 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that the collapse in the value of the Turkish lira was a political plot against the country. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in the Black Sea coastal city of Trabzon, Erdogan said: “What is the reason for all this storm in a tea cup? There is no [...]
Trump’s UK visit: Theresa May to use President’s official trip to deepen special relationship with ‘future-proof’ trade partnership | City A.M. July 11, 2018 Theresa May will urge Donald Trump to help strengthen the UK’s ties with the US after Brexit through a “future-proof” partnership, during his first official visit since becoming US President. Trump will land in the UK on Thursday afternoon from Brussels, where has been making waves at the Nato summit. The Prime Minister will host [...]
Six months into Open Banking, how is it going? July 11, 2018 For the superstitious among us, this Friday 13 will be a day for avoiding ladders and black cats. For the hyper-political, it will be a day to keep an eye on Donald Trump’s first visit to the UK as US President. But arguably more excitingly, Friday marks six months since the go-live date of the [...]
Amazon Prime Day July 2018: When does it start, how long does it last and what deals are on offer July 3, 2018 Amazon’s own version of Black Friday will be on 16 July, so here’s a roundup of everything you need to know before the shopping frenzy begins. What is Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day is a limited-time-only online shopping event, exclusive to those who are members of its premium subscription service Amazon Prime. This year will [...]
Last Week in the City: England has an 8.5% chance of winning the World Cup May 18, 2018 Garry White, chief investment commentator, looks at the market-moving events that have shaped the UK equity markets this week (14 to 18 May 2018). UBS has used its City analysts’ predictive firepower to try and work out the winner of the upcoming World Cup in Russia – and England came surprisingly high in its league [...]
Royal Mail faces regulator Ofcom fines threat after blaming industrial dispute for missing service targets May 11, 2018 Royal Mail today blamed a bitter spat with postal workers for failing to meet its annual quality of service targets. Postal regulator Ofcom, which said it was “concerned that Royal Mail has fallen short” will now consider whether to slap it with fines of up to 10 per cent of “relevant turnover”. Last year Royal [...]
Guest’s notes: Claire Fox on sugar taxes, gender ratios, comedy clubs and free speech April 8, 2018 Hope you had a happy sugar tax day. If you’re a joyless public health campaigner, you’ll be cheering. But if you’re a drinks company, there’s less reason to be cheerful: you’ll now be forced to pay between 18p and 24p for every litre of sugary drink containing more than 5g of sugar you produce or [...]
Relaxing our misguided drug laws would save lives, money, and London’s nightlife March 20, 2018 The first time I came to London, I was shocked at how the city failed to come alive at night. Sure, it had restaurants, gigs and plays, but those are evening activities. After-hours events, nights out where you didn’t break the bank trying to get home, not so much. We’ve only recently opened up the [...]
What happened when we got a job picking weed in California’s booming cannabis industry March 5, 2018 The rugged wilderness of Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties, northern California’s “Emerald Triangle”, produces over half the cannabis consumed in the US. Every year, from September to December, the region swarms with seasonal agricultural workers known as “trimmers”, or “trimmigrants”, here to work the land to supply America’s legion of stoners. For years the going [...]