Bitcoin holds on to last week’s gains after strongest weekly performance in a month March 21, 2022 Bitcoin is currently trading about $41,000, down almost two per cent over the past 24 hours but still up five per cent since this time last week.
Sajid Javid: PM comparing Brexit to Ukraine invasion was about ‘self-determination’ March 21, 2022 The health secretary has become the latest of the Boris Johnson’s cabinet to defend the prime minister likening Ukraine’s desire for sovereignty amid its invasion to the Brexit vote. Health and social care minister Sajid Javid told Sky News this morning that if the public wanted to see what the prime minister thinks about Ukraine, [...]
Fuel duty expected to be cut as cost of living continues to spiral March 21, 2022 Fuel duty is expected to be cut by the Chancellor this week, as the cost of living crisis continues to spiral and onlookers call for political intervention. Soaring energy bills and inflation, as well as record high petrol prices, have significantly dampened consumer spending power amid the UK’s post-pandemic and Brexit recovery. Chancellor Rishi Sunak [...]
As London faces off threats to its global status, Dubai is waiting in the wings March 21, 2022 Since the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum on our future in the world and beyond the single market, one of the issues which has caused most angst and speculation has been the status of London as one of the world’s greatest financial centres. With the end of free movement of goods, services and people, [...]
Boris Johnson compares Ukrainian resistance to invasion to Brexit vote March 20, 2022 The Prime Minister said it was the instinct of Brits to “choose freedom,” just as it was the Ukrainian instinct to resist invasion. Boris Johnson has come under fire for comparing the UK vote on Brexit to those impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speaking at the Conservative Party’s spring conference. “When the British people [...]
Bitcoin shows signs of maturing as world economies look likely to worsen further March 18, 2022 Jason Deane digs through an avalanche of news narratives to decipher what's affecting the price of Bitcoin this week.
Doctor Foster and Cock writer Mike Bartlett: ‘Solve problems in the theatre, not online’ March 17, 2022 You might not know his name but Mike Bartlett’s one of the most successful storytellers in Britain. His hit TV show Doctor Foster drew in almost 10 million viewers an episode in 2017, an unprecedented number given last year’s most-watched Christmas Day show attracted 7.4 million. He’s also prolific: since the millennium he’s penned 24 [...]
Trevelyan says UK wants trade deal with Saudi Arabia, despite human rights record March 17, 2022 International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said the UK will stand firm on its desire to strike investment and trade deals with Saudi Arabia, despite its poor record on human rights. Trevelyan told City A.M. at an event today that “trade deals will be done with those who wish to trade” amid furore this week [...]
Crypto markets up after US Federal Reserve raises interest rates March 17, 2022 Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is currently changing hands at just below the $41k mark - up three per cent over the past 24 hours.
UK and US to have ‘transatlantic dialogues’ in bid to boost trade March 16, 2022 The UK and US will next week hold the first of a series of “transatlantic dialogues” in a bid to boost bilateral trade between the two countries post-Brexit. The Department for International Trade (DIT) said the dialogues “will bring together government ministers, senior officials, trade unions, businesses and civil society from both sides to discuss [...]