Net zero is making Britain colder, poorer and less productive February 12, 2025 Far from leading the way, Britain is a cautionary tale on the dangers of net zero zealotry. We are too poor to continue a policy of self-harm, says James Price A friend came back from a trip to the United States recently and told me her biggest takeaway was how warm every home and business [...]
‘The James Bond actor was a disaster on skis’: inside the private life of 007 in the Swiss Alps February 11, 2025 Whenever I go skiing, I hum the James Bond theme tune and imagine I’m being chased down the mountain by baddies. And it is for this reason I sought out a chalet fit for a Bond villain in the Swiss hamlet that Roger Moore called home. Crans-Montana has always been an elite destination for those [...]
Russian drone and missile attacks kill eight in Ukraine February 1, 2025 At least eight people have died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes continued to pound Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said. Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their grinding advance through the country’s east. A Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least seven people and injured [...]
Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ in Ukraine February 1, 2025 US President Donald Trump said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action towards ending the grinding conflict. “We will be speaking, and I think will perhaps do something that’ll be significant,” Trump said in [...]
London law firm ‘acted appropriately’ for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin January 28, 2025 The legal regulator is reported to “have decided to take no further action” against law firm Discreet Law which acted for the former leader of leader of Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. As revealed by Democracy for Sale, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) decided that London-based Discreet Law “acted appropriately” when representing the sanctioned Wagner leader. [...]
This Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering is more important than ever January 27, 2025 The Holocaust is harrowing lesson in what humanity is capable when intolerance is left unchallenged. Survivor John Hajdu confronts those who still deny his suffering In October 1944, the far-right Hungarian Arrow Cross party, collaborating with the Nazis, began hunting down Jewish women and children, having already taken the men. By this time my father [...]
If the Chancellor wants growth she must restore business confidence January 24, 2025 Confidence is fundamental to how businesses choose to invest and grow and at the moment it’s poor. If the Chancellor wants to turn this around she must listen to the City, says Sir Michael Snyder With the UK economy in the spotlight amid rising bond yields, high national debt, concerns over inflation and rising taxes, [...]
The Debate: Is Tiktok rotting our brains? January 23, 2025 Forget about the Chinese espionage, is Tiktok rotting our brains? Our writers hash it out in this week's Debate.
London terrace conversion brings colour and fun to Victorian flat January 22, 2025 The Hot Property team love nothing more than a London conversion that takes the awkward spaces of a period flat and turns them into something modern and fun. This conversion of a first floor Victorian terrace located within the Cobourg Conservation Area next to Burgess Park in Southwark, manages to accentuate the period details of [...]
How can UK businesses prepare for Trump? Remember how he thinks January 21, 2025 The best approach to dealing with Trump? Resist the hysteria and remember how the President thinks, writes Michael Martins.