The City View: Francis Maude on ‘defensive’ and ‘deeply flawed’ civil service October 22, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to Lord Maude, a veteran of Tory politics whose career spanned nearly 40 years from the government of Margaret Thatcher to David Cameron’s 2015 majority. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Maude, who was a signatory to the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, talks about the current Brexit negotiations and says [...]
CANZUK is a cause in need of a champion — enter Jacinda Ardern October 22, 2020 This past weekend’s sweeping victory for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern brought her Labour Party its largest majority in five decades. Unusually for New Zealand politics, this could mean that Ardern oversees a government without any coalition partners. Yet she appears keen to consider a coalition government nonetheless. It is to that spirit of [...]
Robert Zemeckis The Witches is a dark Dahl triumph October 21, 2020 Readers over a certain age will remember losing sleep over the 1990 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book The Witches, in which Anjelica Huston donned hideous prosthetics that are still unsettling to this day. It perfectly captured the spirit of Roald Dahl’s storytelling, which always towed the line between wonder and abject terror. Robert Zemeckis (Back [...]
Majority of Londoners plan to stay in capital despite pandemic fallout October 21, 2020 Londoners have remained loyal to their city throughout the coronavirus crisis, with the bulk of people in the capital pledging not to leave the city despite fresh Tier 2 restrictions and work from home orders, according to new research. Just seven per cent of Londoners plan to pack up and flee the capital in the [...]
G’day UK: Australia trade deal set to increase freedom of movement downunder October 20, 2020 Britons are in line to soon have greater opportunities to live and work in Australia, with trade deal talks between the two nations placing freedom of movement at the fore of negotiations. A source close to international trade secretary Liz Truss has told City A.M. that a UK-Australia trade deal will likely allow young Australians [...]
Whatever your skin colour, you deserve the opportunity to make it as an entrepreneur October 20, 2020 There are some statistics that make you stop in your tracks. This should be one. Despite investing more time and more money into starting a business and having higher levels of education, black entrepreneurs have consistently worse outcomes than their white counterparts. Whether you look at turnover, profit, or meeting their business aspirations, black entrepreneurs [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Prince looks Gem of a bet October 20, 2020 FORM-BOOK students will point to the outstanding claims of top-weight Californiadeepshot, who lines-up in the closing Po Chong Wan Handicap (3.50pm) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. This striking looking chestnut hasn’t had much luck since winning on his debut last season, with a series of wide draws scuppering his chances. Last month for instance, with [...]
The rise of the retail trader: A short history of how trading became accessible October 20, 2020 Once upon a time not so long ago, the world of trading looked vastly different. To determine where to invest, a trader had to listen to the radio, read the daily newspaper, maybe even visit the library to research particular industries and individual companies. Once they knew where to invest, they would call their local [...]
The world needs a coordinated Covid policy — based on social realities, not just ‘the science’ October 20, 2020 The measures recommended by Victorian epidemiologist Dr John Snow to prevent cholera contain many that we’re now advocating today in response to Covid-19. Dr Snow advised better personal hygiene, checking the health of arrivals from abroad, and getting the homeless off the streets — all strategies taken by the UK government over the past few [...]
Here’s why sport is still a good bet in a recession October 19, 2020 There has been a re-awakening. Have you felt it? If you haven’t quite felt it, you’ll have certainly seen the force with which live sport returned to our screens as professional leagues worked hard to piece together a schedule to meet fans’ desire for relative normality. And boy was the audience growing impatient for it. [...]