General election 2019: Labour to overhaul strategy after poll loss November 28, 2019 The Labour party is set to revamp its election campaign strategy in a desperate bid to fight back against a huge Conservative lead in the polls. The rethink is said to be aimed particularly at Leave-supporting areas after the party underestimated the willingness of Leave voters to defect to the Tories. Read more: UK mega-poll: [...]
Model railway brand Hornby narrows losses after putting brakes on discounting November 28, 2019 Model railway brand Hornby narrowed its losses in the first half of the year as the company ramped up full-price sales and put the brakes on discounting. The figures The company reported a loss after tax of £2.71m in the six months to 30 September, from a £3.23m loss the previous year. Read more: Hornby [...]
Overseas talent is critical to Britain’s gaming success November 28, 2019 As recent events focus minds on possible Brexit outcomes, a number of politicians have, once again, raised the question about which sectors receive attention in the debate about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. They are correct to do so. A lack of considered analysis risks overlooking the impact new UK–EU relationships will have on [...]
Time for us all to get motoring on combatting climate change November 28, 2019 The polling firm YouGov has been tracking views on the environment for nearly a decade. For most of that time, the subject ranked pretty low in terms of voter priorities. But this election marks a big change. Figures from July show that more than one in four voters (27 per cent) rank the environment as [...]
The Tories are on track to win a majority — if only they knew what to do with it November 28, 2019 Much of this week’s election buzz has focused on the release of Wednesday night’s polling figures. The hotly-anticipated YouGov MRP model, which accurately predicted a huge parliament in 2017, is currently forecasting a majority for the Conservatives of nearly 70 seats. There has been a fair amount of commentary about the Conservatives’ nervousness over these [...]
London is the busiest city in Europe for private jets, according to research November 28, 2019 London has retained its position as the busiest city in Europe for private jets, with more than twice as many so called business aviation flight departures as the next most active city, according to research. The capital saw 4,577 private flights leave its selection of business aviation airports last month, which include Stansted, Biggin Hill [...]
Government’s halted Brexit ad campaign cost taxpayers £5m November 27, 2019 Boris Johnson’s ad campaign urging people and businesses to prepare for leaving the EU on 31 October cost taxpayers almost £5m in just a month. The government unveiled a £100m “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign at the end of August, promising an advertising blitz across billboards, TV and radio, as well as a revamped website. [...]
Nickie Aiken: Change is coming to the Two Cities November 27, 2019 Whichever way people vote in the General Election, change is coming to the Cities of London and Westminster. Former minister Mark Field has stood down, after being accused of assault by a Greenpeace activist this summer, with Westminster Council leader Nickie Aiken the new Conservative candidate fighting to keep this marginal constituency blue. Having been [...]
Election poll: Conservatives to pick up 167 seats more than Labour November 27, 2019 The Conservatives are on track to pick up 366 seats in a landslide victory at next month’s election, according to new polling. However, the analysis also suggests that 120,000 tactical votes could deny the Conservatives a majority in next month’s election. Read more: MRP explainer: What is the mega-poll and can it predict the election [...]
Ursula von der Leyen pledges action on artificial intelligence during first 100 days in office November 27, 2019 The European Commission’s incoming President Ursula von der Leyen has called for the EU to draw up rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence during her first 100 days in charge. The German politician and her commission were coronated in the European Parliament today, winning 461 MEP votes in favour compared to 157 against. [...]