Tory MPs face suspension for trying to influence court case involving ex-colleague July 21, 2021 Five Tory MPs breached parliament’s code of conduct for trying to influence a legal case involving an ex-colleague, the Commons Standards Committee has found. Theresa Villiers, Natalie Elphicke, Sir Roger Gale, Adam Holloway and Bob Stewart sought to interfere in a decision regarding ex-MP Charlie Elphicke, who was convicted of sex offences. The committee has [...]
Bitcoin market spots a green light at the end of a long and dark tunnel July 15, 2021 There’s a splash of green across the boards this morning, as most major cryptocurrencies recover from recent losses.
Active Bitcoin addresses plunge as regulators eye crypto July 5, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is still moving between the $30,000 and $40,000 range, although this week its volatility dropped significantly.
Matt Hancock was stung by his own Covid sex bans but we should be wary of a world watching our every move June 30, 2021 Matt Hancock’s resignation over the weekend shows it just takes embarrassing photos to bring down a “hopeless” minister in Britain today. The real public interest story of Gina Coladangelo’s appointment last year was broken by The Times with barely a murmur. The people behind the cameras weren’t looking for corruption, they were looking for “kompromat.” And [...]
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, [...]
Deliver us from Evel: Whitehall is gearing up to fight Scottish Independence June 24, 2021 Six weeks on from the Scottish election defined by a campaign for a second independence referendum and the Nationalist camp has been eerily quiet about indyref2 since the ballots were cast. Nicola Sturgeon and her party’s commitment to a second independence vote remain undimmed, but they know Scots are wary of rushing into another campaign [...]
Banks need to stand up for human rights abuses in Hong Kong and hit China where it hurts – their wallet June 24, 2021 Since the introduction of the National Security Law last year, Hong Kong has seen a shift in its population. Specifically, that its citizens are leaving. Hong Kongers in their droves are taking stock of this new draconian normal and choosing to say no to further human rights abuses. More than 34,000 have fled to the [...]
Crypto AM Happy 3rd Birthday June 18, 2021 I t’s hard to believe that the first edition of Crypto AM, a double page spread in City AM, was published on 18th June 2018. My mission was to learn about Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets and share / translate with the traditional square mile and Canary Wharf workers through the City AM newspaper and [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
China passes law to retaliate against foreign sanctions June 10, 2021 China has passed a law today that will allow it to counter foreign sanctions, according to state broadcaster China Centra Television (CCTV). The bill was passed by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee after a second review, after a secret first review in April. Little is yet known of the law, but it comes [...]