LIFF 2021: British Asian talent celebrated at this year’s festival June 9, 2021 Cinemas may be open again, but 2021 remains a difficult time for the film industry as it reconnects with audiences. For many film festivals, this means taking a hybrid approach that welcomes back the magic of the big screen while still providing an online presence for those still out of reach. The 12th Bagri Foundation [...]
UK asks EU for ‘flexibility’ on Irish Sea debacle following trade war threats June 9, 2021 Brexit minister Lord Frost will meet his EU counterpart Marcos Sefcovic later today, in which it is hoped a compromise can be reached over the Irish Sea debacle. Ahead of the today’s meeting in London, Frost reportedly said: “Time is short and practical solutions are needed to make the protocol work. “I look to the [...]
Brexit analysis: If pig-headedness continues to prevail the EU and the UK risk an all-out trade war June 9, 2021 Northern Ireland has been threatened with further chaos ahead of the first scheduled meeting of the UK/EU Partnership Council, the committee tasked with thrashing out the practical arrangements of the Brexit trade deal. Political posturing from both sides risks igniting a trade war that would benefit nobody and permanently damage the post-Brexit relationship. The EU [...]
G7 summit: What Boris Johnson wants to achieve in Cornwall June 9, 2021 This weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall will be Boris Johnson’s opportunity to show the western world that the UK can maintain its global status post-Brexit. Coming at a time of unique disruption, Johnson will hope the summit can help paint the UK as a global problem solver for the globe’s largest 21st century challenges. The [...]
UK and US joining forces on climate action at G7 may boost trade deal chances June 9, 2021 UK and US joining forces on climate action at G7 may boost trade deal chances
Brexit: Lord Frost warns ‘time is short’ to resolve Northern Ireland issues June 8, 2021 Brexit minister Lord Frost has warned that “time is short” to resolve disagreements with the EU ahead of a key crisis meeting between the two sides tomorrow. Tensions escalated today after the bloc threatened to start a trade war with the UK if high-level talks failed to resolve a dispute over border checks in the [...]
Draft EU plans for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism June 8, 2021 Draft EU regulations last week provided businesses with their first opportunity to consider the Commission’s current thinking around embedding a carbon price on imported, emissions-intensive goods. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) would introduce a charge aimed at ensuring that the cost of foreign products imported to the EU reflects their carbon content. Under the [...]
Paul Givan to replace Arlene Foster as Northern Ireland first minister June 8, 2021 Paul Givan will on Monday start as first minister of Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has announced. The appointment follows current first minister Arlene Foster’s resignation as DUP leader and Northern Ireland first minister in April this year after an internal party revolt. Givan was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in [...]
Shell chair Andrew Mackenzie tapped to lead UK innovation agency June 8, 2021 The chairman of Royal Dutch Shell has been appointed to lead a government science agency charged with ramping up the UK’s innovation credentials after Brexit. Sir Andrew Mackenzie has be named as the preferred candidate to chair UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which has an annual budget of almost £8bn. His nomination has been signed [...]
Smacron! French president slapped in the face during walkabout June 8, 2021 He’s not the first and won’t be the last, but Emmanuel Macron has become the latest politician to discover that interactions with the public don’t always go to plan. Whilst on a walkabout earlier today outside the small south-western city of Vallence, Macron was slapped in the face as he shook hands with a group [...]