World leaders are increasingly convinced Ukraine can beat the Russian Army March 25, 2022 Ukraine can “certainly win” against Russia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, as he echoed statements by other world leaders present in Brussels for the NATO summit. Western allies strengthened their position against the Kremlin by pledging there would be a “very severe response” to any chemical attack launched by Moscow. Johnson said “the situation [...]
Medical cannabis facility headed for Kent following $100m investment March 25, 2022 A medical cannabis facility is headed for Kent, thanks to a record $100m investment by GW Pharmaceuticals. The new owner of the British pharma firm, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, will build factory at its existing site at Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne, The Times first reported. Following the $7.2bn takeover, more than 100 new, “highly skilled” jobs [...]
Boris Johnson makes U-turn as PM ‘totally agrees’ Brexit and Ukrainian war are not the same March 25, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he “totally agrees” that Brexit and the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion are not the same. The Prime Minister has come under criticism for comments where he appeared to compare the UK voting to leave the EU, and the Ukrainian fight against Russia. Speaking at the Conservative Party [...]
Sunak wants to be a low-tax Tory but instead he’s following the US and picking winners March 25, 2022 When Frank Sinatra first uttered the words “the best is yet to come”, the UK’s fiscal strategy probably couldn’t have been further from his mind. But the words ring true after a spring statement that did little to make life any easier for those of us who make a living trying to read the Chancellor’s [...]
An Evergreen gift: supply chain plans need to move from the Dark Ages onto our screen March 25, 2022 In March last year, the plight of a ship, stuck in the Suez canal became a fixation for people across the world. The Ever Given became grounded and caused reverberations to global supply chains for weeks. The latest misadventure is that of the ironically named Ever Forward, which grounded in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland. [...]
Rishi Sunak has shown his true colours by hiding stealth tax rises in the detail March 24, 2022 Don’t be fooled, Rishi Sunak is a fiscal conservative first, and a low-tax conservative second. This was a tax-cutting spring statement, but as the Office Budget Responsibility (OBR) pointed out, on balance Sunak has been a tax-hiking Chancellor. In fact, the net cut to personal taxes introduced at the Spring Statement offsets “just over a [...]
Senior US politician: Post-Brexit trade deal ‘desirable’, but not if it ‘jeopardises’ Good Friday Agreement March 24, 2022 One of the most powerful American politicians has dismissed any post-Brexit trade deal that risks peace in Northern Ireland. The chair of the ways and means committee, Congressman Richard Neal, said the United States “will not entertain” any proposal that undermines the Good Friday Agreement. Speaking to The Guardian, the 73-year-old Democrat who heads the [...]
Cardano and Solana take the reins as crypto charges on March 24, 2022 The Bitcoin price is up slightly this morning, hovering at just above $43k – up two per cent over the past 24 hours and five per cent since this time last week.
Former MEP does a Gina Miller as he takes govt to Supreme Court over Brexit deal: ‘This is worse than remaining’ March 24, 2022 A former MEP is taking the government to the Supreme Court as he argues that Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with the EU is ‘worse than remaining’. Ben Habib, who is also the chairman of an organisation called Brexit Watch, thinks the Northern Ireland protocol was the wrong model to go for. In fact, he said [...]
London boots out European rivals to claim Continent’s top finance hub crown March 24, 2022 London has muscled out its rivals on the Continent to take the top spot as Europe’s best finance hub, reveals a closely watched survey shared exclusively with City A.M. today. The City beat the likes of Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam to Europe’s crown, according to Z/Yen Group’s thirty first global financial centres index (GFCI). Pesimisits [...]