Keith Morgan to stand down as head of British Business Bank October 31, 2019 Keith Morgan, head of the state-owned British Business Bank (BBB) will stand down at the end of next year after eight years at the helm. Morgan, who has been chief executive of the UK’s development bank since its formation in 2013, will stand down at the end of 2020 to ensure an orderly transition to [...]
Government’s smoke-free aim threatened by ‘moral panic’ over vaping October 30, 2019 The health of an entire generation of young Brits could be under threat if the UK falls victim to a “moral panic” over vaping, a new report has warned. Free market think tank the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) today urged the government to take a more liberal approach to e-cigarettes if it wants to achieve [...]
Chris Tremlett: Darren Gough is a perfect fit as England bowling consultant October 30, 2019 Darren Gough has been brought in by England head coach Chris Silverwood as a bowling consultant for the upcoming test series against New Zealand and I think it’s an appointment which makes a lot of sense. Former England bowler Gough may have spent his time in the media in recent years, rather than coaching, but [...]
Artist Gavin Turk on getting arrested, collecting junk and trying to save the planet October 30, 2019 A generation of artists and musicians and filmmakers are starting to engage with climate change in the way creators in the mid-1960s engaged with the anti-war movement. You couldn’t move during this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, for instance, without falling over an oblique reference to the planet dying. But in the case [...]
Gatwick airport trials speedy plane boarding method in bid to cut queues October 30, 2019 Long queues to board passenger flights could soon be a thing of the past, if new methods being trialled at Gatwick are successful. Britain’s second-biggest airport is working with Easyjet on plans to get passengers on planes more efficiently. Read more: After Gatwick, how do we prevent future drone chaos? Screens at boarding gate 101 [...]
How Amazon is inspiring the next generation of engineering October 30, 2019 When I was a teenager growing up in the 80s, I can clearly remember the “practical” lessons at school, and the satisfaction of building things – like my first ever circuit to power a lightbulb. These moments undoubtedly shaped my choice to become an engineer. Those “eureka” moments are powerful for any young person. When [...]
London can show the country how to do democracy better October 30, 2019 A General Election is coming, and I am leaving parliament to run as an independent candidate for mayor of London. I am running to be mayor and not for parliament because I find Westminster increasingly depressing as it loses more and more of its meaning and purpose in stale divisive rows. And I believe that [...]
Care leavers deserve a chance to begin adulthood on firm footing October 30, 2019 We all remember the challenge of becoming an adult. Fresh out of school, college, or university, you are out there on your own – hunting for your first job, your first flat, and trying to make ends meet on your first pay cheques. My first taste of real adulthood came at age 22, straight out [...]
DEBATE: Has the People’s Vote campaign blown its chance of a second referendum? October 29, 2019 Has the People’s Vote campaign blown its chance of a second referendum? Olivia Utley, deputy editor at TheArticle, says YES. So, the People’s Vote campaign has imploded. Why? Infighting has a lot to do with it. Political activism only works when the public can’t see what’s going on behind the scenes – and yesterday, the [...]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is fuelling the toxic media discourse she so despises October 29, 2019 At a US congressional hearing last week, representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – the leading light of the 2018 Democratic intake – confronted Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg was supposedly attending the hearing to discuss libra, Facebook’s nascent digital currency, now facing considerable legislative pressure. In five blistering minutes, Ocasio-Cortez widened her aim, taking him to [...]