A victorious Erdogan must resist the allure of authoritarian rule June 26, 2018 Following Sunday’s election victory, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will now rule Turkey until at least 2023. No other leader since Ataturk has ruled the country for so long – or with such a powerful personal mandate. There is much to commend in Erdogan and his party’s 15-year rule. Read more: Innocent children have paid the price [...]
Sweat the details: How Croatia consistently punch above their weight on the world stage June 25, 2018 They face Iceland tomorrow but Croatia are already through to the knock-out stages of the World Cup, having captured the attention of the planet by potentially ending Lionel Messi’s international career with a 3-0 dismantling of Argentina last week. To even the most casual football fan, that result will only have come as so much [...]
Wine over matter: TV wine expert Amelia Singer on working with Jamie Oliver and binge-drinking Brits June 25, 2018 “I wasn’t going to start with this statement, but hey why not – I’m all about cross-dressing when it comes to wine,” says Amelia Singer, with a glint in her eye. What she means is that wine is best served with life’s other great enhancers – like art, music, and food. That might sound obvious [...]
Rental costs in London soar as young adults opt to live with their parents June 25, 2018 Over one million young adults are living at home with parents amid rising rental costs, according to a new housing report out today. Just under half of all men aged 22-26 now at their parents’ home, as renters in London are on average spending 40 per cent of their income on rent, having risen from [...]
Saudi Arabia’s end to the ban on women drivers could generate more income than oil share June 24, 2018 Saudi Arabia’s lifting of its ban on women drivers, which went into effect today, could generate enormous sums for the Saudi economy, according to economic observers. As much as $90bn (£68bn) could be added to Saudi GDP by the move, almost the equivalent of a five per cent stake in the shares of the country’s [...]
World Cup 2018: England hit Panama for six and bulldoze Gareth Southgate’s pleas for modest expectations June 24, 2018 Gareth Southgate spent many months leading up to this World Cup calling for more realistic expectations of his England team in light of recent tournament failings. It was a sensible and measured stance in keeping with the coach’s level-headed tenure and won him much admiration. After today’s record-breaking 6-1 win over Panama, however, Southgate will [...]
We owe it to the next generation to show leadership June 22, 2018 The morning after I attended the Mansion House Banquet, my young daughter asked me what the meeting was about, and what did I think? I explained it was about the Lord Mayor of London hosting an annual dinner for bankers and merchants, and when lots of speeches are made, and where the Chancellor can make [...]
We deserve a Prime Minister who isn’t blind to the case for cannabis June 21, 2018 No one could follow the story of Billy Caldwell, the 12-year-old boy who suffers from debilitating, potentially fatal seizures, and fail to be outraged by a bureaucratic system that denies him the cannabis treatment he needs. No one, that is, except Theresa May. The latest this week is that the government is finally going to [...]
Former Barclays trader accused of Euribor rigging was ‘lowballing’ whistleblower, court hears June 19, 2018 A former Barclays trader on trial for allegedly rigging the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) was a whistleblower for the lowballing scandal that rocked the banking industry, a court has heard. "Lowballing" is a term used to describe the scandal that engulfed European and British banking when some banks during the credit crisis moved [...]
Legalise cannabis, say Adam Smith Institute and TaxPayers’ Alliance after William Hague admits war on drugs is lost June 19, 2018 Think tanks are calling on the government to review its position on cannabis, after the former Conservative leader William Hague called for a “decisive change” in the law. This issue has come to the fore after it emerged that home secretary Sajid Javid had repeatedly attempted to raise the issue of medicinal cannabis during Cabinet [...]