UK facing supermarket food shortage amid lorry driver crisis June 26, 2021 Britain could be facing empty supermarket shelves this summer and an “unimaginable” collapse of supply chains due to a shortage of more than 100,000 lorry drivers, industry bosses have warned. In a letter to Boris Johnson logistics chiefs called on the prime minister to personally intervene to allow access to European labour by introducing temporary [...]
Brexit vote five years on: We would take UK back, say Europeans June 25, 2021 More than five years after the UK voted to end its membership of the European Union, most Europeans would happily support a ‘Breturn’. If the UK were to change its mind, millions of Europeans would take Britain back, according to a poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, with Spaniards being the most welcoming and the [...]
Screenshot: Is the Netflix documentary craze coming to an end? June 25, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Proper propaganda **Is the Netflix documentary craze coming to an end? **Adland bins plans for junk food ad ban Media Moment of the Week: Proper propaganda Nothing screams flourishing democracy like a video of flag-waving children singing a patriotic anthem, right? That seems to be Gavin Williamson’s policy, [...]
Scottish govt: Brexit is damaging business, migration and devolution in Scotland June 24, 2021 Many of the “negative impacts which were envisaged” at the time of the vote in June 2016 are “only now “starting to crystallise”, the Scottish Government has said five years on from the Brexit referendum. Determining the “real impact” of the Brexit vote to leave the European Union will take many years, according to a [...]
SpaceX to launch UK-built satellites into space to track climate change June 24, 2021 SpaceX is set to launch three UK-built satellites into space tomorrow, designed to monitor climate change and track endangered wildlife. The UK companies behind the environment tracking tech received a near £15m from the UK Space Agency, through the European Space Agency’s Pioneer Partnership Programme. “As we get ready to host the UN climate change [...]
EE to bring back Europe roaming charges after Brexit June 24, 2021 EE will reintroduce additional roaming charges for customers who use their phones in Europe from next year, despite promises not to hike fees after Brexit. Users will be charged a new flat fee of £2 a day when roaming across 47 European destinations, which will cover their plan’s data, minutes and texts allowance. The changes [...]
Russia warns UK to respect borders, or it may ‘drop bombs’ on intruding ships June 24, 2021 Russia has warned the UK that if it fails to respect ‘Russian borders’ then it may bomb intruding ships, while the UK continues to deny any shots or bombs were fired. Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said: “The inviolability of the Russian borders is an absolute imperative”, adding that they will be protected “by [...]
Minister: UK imperial and Commonwealth ties to India will help secure trade deal June 24, 2021 The UK and India’s shared imperialist and Commonwealth history will help the two countries close a trade deal, according to trade minister Ranil Jayawardena. Jayawardena also told City A.M. in a wide ranging interview that a trade deal would help the UK have more “honest conversations” with India over things like its human rights and [...]
Selling point abroad: Brexit has given Brand Britain a huge boost, says Grant Thornton June 24, 2021 Six months on from Brexit, nearly two thirds of UK mid-sized businesses believe that Brexit has strengthened ‘Brand Britain’. In fact, ‘Brand Britain’ is considered to be an advantage to UK firms looking to venture into new international markets, according to new research, shared with City A.M. today. About 70 per cent of UK businesses [...]
FCA boss vows transformation after MPs slam historic ‘culture’ failings over mini-bond collapse June 24, 2021 The Financial Conduct Authority said it was embarking on a “wide-ranging transformation programme” after MPs lambasted it for historic failings relating to the collapse of London Capital & Finance (LCF). A report from the influential Treasury Select Committee of MPs said that a change in the FCA’s “culture” was required to protect consumers from a [...]