Nicola Sturgeon can huff and puff but she won’t get a new independence referendum December 2, 2021 Scottish independence is not even in the top half-dozen priorities for voters in Scotland, yet once again Nicola Sturgeon used her speech to the SNP conference this week to bang the drum for another push for independence. She is obsessed. Fixing the economy post-Covid? The mounting crises in the Scottish NHS? The appalling decline in [...]
Ethereum continues to outpace a flat Bitcoin December 1, 2021 A turbulent start to the week for Bitcoin continues, with the leading cryptocurrency yesterday bouncing between $56,000 and $59,000.
Letters: Catch London if you can December 1, 2021 [Re: New ‘purpose-built’ $1bn UK clearing bank launches in London, yesterday] Whether or not the newly-launched Bank of London achieves the disruption of clearing services its founders promise, its establishment is still a hugely positive message for Britain to send to the world. Post-Brexit, many were concerned in relation to the City’s forecast loss of [...]
Trump hits out at Boris Johnson’s ‘liberal’ wind power plans December 1, 2021 Donald Trump has hit out at Boris Johnson for his plan to make the UK a global wind power giant, while also lamenting that the Prime Minister has “gone a little bit on the more liberal side”. Trump said that wind farms were “horrible”, “ridiculous” and prone to “rust and wear out and look terrible”. [...]
Crypto.com snaps up two exchanges from IG Group for $216m December 1, 2021 Crypto.com plans to purchase two exchanges from London-listed fintech IG Group in a $216m deal expected to close in the next six months.
Crypto could give London a unique post-Brexit advantage says Hammond December 1, 2021 Ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond said the UK must move quickly on digital assets to secure its post-Brexit advantage in financial services.
Smart regulations the path to a prosperous post-Brexit future December 1, 2021 So, it’s eeyore no more. Philip Hammond – rarely confused for a ray of sunshine during his time as Chancellor – is now taking a rather brighter view of at least one of London’s post-Brexit opportunities: as the global home of digital assets. Good for him. For much of his spell at No.11 he saw [...]
Exclusive: Food safety concerns spark cabinet row over UK-India trade deal November 30, 2021 Ruptures have once again emerged across government over the direction of the UK’s post-Brexit trade policy, with environment secretary George Eustice raising concerns about a potential deal with India. Whitehall sources told City A.M. that India’s food safety standards have been a cause for concern for Eustice and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural [...]
On the job hunt: These are the hardest vacant roles to fill in the UK November 30, 2021 Veterinary surgeons, senior auditors and HGV technicians are among the hardest jobs to fill in the UK, according to new research. Only 16 per cent of all job postings on job site Indeed fall into the ‘hard to fill’ category, meaning they have stayed on the website for over two months but over half of [...]
London pips European rivals to smart city crown November 30, 2021 London has muscled out its continental rivals to take the top spot in Europe as the most technologically advanced city, according to research shared with City A.M. today. The capital’s world-leading innovation, vibrant cultural scene and high-performing universities cemented it as one of the top performers on Z/Yen’s Smart Cities Index. London was the top [...]