Boris Johnson play Pandemonium is a panto for politics nerds December 13, 2023 The audience participation, and disco-dancing finale, make Pandemonium an unlikely but fitting alternative to a Christmas panto.
Regulator to clamp down on post-Brexit credit and debit card fees December 13, 2023 An “unduly high” surge in credit and debit card interchange fees has cost UK businesses an extra £150m to £200m in the past year, the Payment System Regulator (PSR) has found. As a result, the regulator has proposed a price cap to protect UK businesses from overpaying, as it believes a significant raise in fees [...]
Unwanted by voters and MPs, Sunak’s Rwanda policy fails every basic political test December 13, 2023 Unpopular with voters, the opposition and his own MPs alike, Sunak's immigration policy has always been misguided, writes Josh Williams.
Banks to face ‘very serious consequences’ if they lie on ‘debanking’, FCA chief warns December 12, 2023 Banks will face "very serious consequences" if they are found to have lied about cases of so-called "debanking", the City watchdog’s chief warned today, as the fallout from a row between Nigel Farage and Natwest earlier this year continues.
Alpine A110 R review: Seeing the light December 11, 2023 Tim Pitt drives the Alpine A110 R, a road-legal sports car that is optimised for the racetrack.
UK takes battle to France with ‘audacious’ Paris tech ad campaign December 7, 2023 In the latest blow to French honour - after Oliver Stone gave Napoleon an American accent - the UK is pitching for French techies to move to London
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Somerset Capital to wind down after St James’s Place loss December 7, 2023 Tory MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg's boutique fund management house Somerset Capital is set to wind down
European Union to delay post-Brexit electric vehicle tariffs until 2027 December 6, 2023 The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a delay to post Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles (EV) traded between the UK and EU.
Seven years on, we need to finally stop blaming Brexit – just look at the numbers December 6, 2023 Brexit is a convenient scapegoat for the UK's economic woes, but if we did into the data we'll see a different story, writes Paul Ormerod.
EU set to recommend delay to post-Brexit electric car tariffs December 5, 2023 A three-year delay in the introduction of tariffs on new electric cars is reportedly expected to be recommended by the European Commission.