French authorities release British trawler as post-Brexit fishing row rows on November 3, 2021 French authorities have released a British trawler that had been impounded amid the post-Brexit fishing row that has loomed over the G20 and COP26 summits. The boat will now set sail from Le Havre, some 30 miles west of the English Channel. French president Emmanuel Macron had last week warned that Paris could block British [...]
LSE boss: London likely to keep EU clearing role long-term November 3, 2021 The chief executive officer of the London Stock Exchange has said he expects the EU will permit its banks to carry on clearing trades through London. David Schwimmer said the LSE is negotiating with the bloc and clients to resolve the issue of what clearing arrangements should look like in the long-term post-Brexit – one [...]
Carcasses sent to EU and returned after being carved because of butcher shortages November 3, 2021 Britain’s cattle farmers are being forced to ship carcasses to the European Union for processing amid a shortage of butchers. Cattle farmers are having to ship carcassess to the European Union for processing because of a shortage of butchers. Farmers have been forced to send dead cows to the Republic of Ireland so they can [...]
Boris’ tax mania could push British business into Labour’s open arms November 3, 2021 An exec recently recalled a meeting between banking bosses and ex-Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell when it looked like Labour may just seize power. As the suits traipsed into a room the Marxist quipped: “Don’t worry. We’re not sending you to a re-education centre in Doncaster … yet.” He also promised to whack corporation tax up [...]
Opinion-in-brief: We need freedom to solve our housing woes November 2, 2021 By reducing demand for social housing, Brexit was supposed to help Boris Johnson deliver his pledge to end homelessness within five years. Spoiler: it’s not going well. From 2010 to 2018, the number of rough sleepers more than doubled from 1,768 to 4.677 because of the misguided idea that the homeless need help, instead of [...]
Fishing row: UK welcomes Macron stepping back from Brexit boat threat November 2, 2021 The UK this morning welcomed France having “stepped back” from threats to impose punitive action in a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licences as talks to settle the row continue. Environment secretary George Eustice acknowledged a de-escalation from French president Emmanuel Macron as he held off on the action against British boats that he had warned [...]
The age of Brexit Blairism: Rishi Sunak bet his budget on New Labour’s success November 2, 2021 Last week, while many in Westminster were gripped to the BBC’s ode to New Labour, the Blair & Brown documentary, Boris Johnson seemed to take it literally. His boosterism has finally defeated Treasury orthodoxy. As such, this is a very different Conservative Government to the ones in the last decade. It is one that will [...]
The age of Brexit Blairism: Rishi Sunak bet his budget on New Labour’s success – CityAM : CityAM November 2, 2021 Last week, while many in Westminster were gripped to the BBC’s ode to New Labour, the Blair & Brown documentary, Boris Johnson seemed to take it literally. His boosterism has finally defeated Treasury orthodoxy. As such, this is a very different Conservative Government to the ones in the last decade. It is one that will [...]
France calls for day-long ceasefire amid post-Brexit fishing saga November 1, 2021 French president Emmanuel Macron has given the UK until the end of climate negotiations at COP26, to fix the ongoing fishing row. “The British are going to come back to us tomorrow with further proposals. We’ll see where we are at the end of the day,” Macron told reporters in Glasgow. “We won’t be bringing [...]
Chinese-backed takeover review delayed amidst new UK security law – CityAM : CityAM November 1, 2021 A security review of the Chinese-backed takeover of Britain’s biggest microchip plant has been delayed until next year. Sources close to the £63m takeover of the Newport Wafer Fab by Wingtech-owned Nexperia said that a review ordered by Boris Johnson was unlikely to be reported before the new year. Nexperia, based in Amsterdam but owned [...]