All Rishi Sunak’s Tory leadership policies now under review November 2, 2022 All of Rishi Sunak’s pledged policies during the Tory leadership contest are now under review, Number 10 has said. The Prime Minister’s spokesperson today said “we’re looking at all” of his campaign promises from just two months ago and “considering whether now is the right time to take them forward”. Number 10 also told journalists [...]
Sunak’s Cop-27 attendance is a facile row that sums up too much of our politics November 2, 2022 Little could more perfectly sum up the facile nature of our energy and climate debate – and indeed often our politics – than the confected row about whether or not Rishi Sunak attends Cop-27 in Egypt this month. Does anyone, honestly, believe that the Prime Minister’s attendance is going to make one iota of difference [...]
The City is a green machine but ESG claims must be scrutinised properly November 2, 2022 Greenwashing, virtue-signalling and corporate guff are setting back the City’s environmental agenda Is it pro-bird? Is it anti-plane? Or is it just a bubble? That’s the question that many in the City have been asking themselves over the past few months about those three little words: environmental, social, and governance. The rise of ESG was [...]
Rishi Sunak WILL attend COP27 after all November 2, 2022 Prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed he will attend the COP27 conference in Egypt. In a tweet sent this morning, he said he would be at the climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, after much speculation as to whether he would travel. Initially he said he wouldn’t because he needed to focus on domestic commitments, [...]
Not all is doom and gloom: a recession is not the only possible scenario facing Britain November 2, 2022 The prime minister and the Chancellor are struggling to “balance the books”. Around £50bn might be needed from a combination of cuts to spending plans and increases in taxation. This has led to a chorus of voices squealing about austerity creating a major economic recession. The argument goes back to Keynes, writing in the aftermath [...]
Sunak must bet big on our semiconductor industry – or we’ll lose out to competition November 2, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s in-tray is overflowing with crises: from the cost of living to supporting Ukraine, from settling the UK’s long-running dispute with the EU about Northern Ireland to the fate of his controversial home secretary. But the prime minister also needs to address long-running issues which his predecessors have neglected. Among these is how to [...]
Letters: Climate should be a priority November 2, 2022 [Re: Why does Cop27 seem to be the party no one wants to go to?, Oct 31] It’s disappointing that our new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, doesn’t consider attending COP27 a priority. I appreciate his government has to deal with the UK’s cost of living crisis, but now is not the time to retreat from [...]
Ministers push back plans for controversial ‘call in’ powers November 1, 2022 Ministers have delayed plans for the roll-out of controversial ‘call in’ powers over regulators in order to give the prime minister more time to mull over the plans, a letter from the City minister has revealed.
Tugendhat confirms UK will ban Chinese Confucius Institutes at universities November 1, 2022 The government is set to ban Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes from British universities, Home Office minister Tom Tugendhat has said. Tugendhat told MPs today that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak intends to fulfill his leadership campaign pledge to ban the institutes, which are educational organisations that allegedly suppress criticism of the Chinese Communist Party. Sunak said during [...]
BP’s profit bonanza reignites calls for tougher windfall tax November 1, 2022 BP has unveiled another bumper round of monster profits powered by soaring gas prices, reigniting calls for a windfall tax.