Germany’s economy minister and junior coalition party wants to offer Brits German citizenship July 3, 2016 The German vice chancellor has called for UK citizens living in Germany to be given citizenship to protect their rights to live and work across the European Union. Sigmar Gabriel, a member of the junior coalition partners, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), told a conference in Berlin over the weekend: "Let's offer it to the [...]
Forget post-referendum gloom: Britain’s economy will blossom outside the EU June 30, 2016 We have made history by becoming the first member state to give notice on our membership of the EU. But given that I will be explaining why I see the UK economy blossoming post-Brexit, it’s worth starting with a bit of my own history. I began student life in 1984 as an undergraduate at the [...]
Planning permissions for new homes reached the highest level since 2008 in the first quarter June 30, 2016 There were signs housing supply could be on the up earlier this year as planning permissions for new homes are reached their highest level since 2008. Permissions for 66,102 homes were granted in the first quarter of this year in England, up four per cent on last year, according to research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and [...]
More than 10,000 people have joined the Liberal Democrats since the EU referendum June 30, 2016 At this stage, the Liberal Democrats may be the only party to be doing well out of last week's Brexit vote. More than 10,000 people have signed up to join the Lib Dems since the EU referendum result was announced last Friday, at a rate of more than one per minute. Leader Tim Farron was quick to [...]
Gareth Southgate set to plunge Football Association search for Roy Hodgson’s successor into turmoil with disinterest in England manager position June 29, 2016 England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate is set to plunge the Football Association’s plans to find a successor to Roy Hodgson into disarray after it emerged that he is reluctant to take the position, even temporarily. FA chief executive Martin Glenn, who conceded earlier this week that he was “not a football expert, has said that Southgate would [...]
It’s premature to assume Britain will plunge into recession June 29, 2016 As the dust settles on last week’s referendum, pretty much every verdict I have heard or read agrees that the UK economy faces a period of contraction and the market has moved very quickly to price that scenario in. At first glance, this case is persuasive. There has been clear evidence of deferred investment in [...]
Hillary Clinton has backed public service blockchain applications as part of her technology manifesto June 29, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton backed blockchain in her Initiative on Technology & Innovation, released on Monday. Clinton, who according to the Associated Press has won enough support to secure the Democratic Party's nomination, announced she would back the distributed public ledger technology if she became president, as part of a wider strategy to promote innovation and ensure [...]
Arsene Wenger is a genius but is not the man England need to end decades of underachievement June 29, 2016 It's tempting to believe that Arsene Wenger – one of the most sophisticated minds to shape the English game over the last two decades and a man on the Football Association's shortlist to succeed Roy Hodgson – could be the right man to rescue the national team. After all, the Frenchman is synonymous with the attacking flair that England [...]
Nearly a fifth of Londoners are less likely to sell their home post-Brexit June 29, 2016 Nearly a fifth of Londoners say they are less likely to sell their property after Britain voted to leave the European Union. A survey of UK homeowners found an average of 12 per cent are less likely to put up a 'for sale' sign in the next three years – and the figure rises to 18 per cent of [...]
Could Brexit help the England football team avoid future Iceland humiliations by limiting foreign players in the Premier League? June 28, 2016 The path has become well worn: England fail at a national tournament, the game's soul-searching begins and proposals for reform are put forward. Limiting the number of foreign players in English football to allow room for home grown talent to prosper has become a favoured option for Football Association chairman Greg Dyke. Last week he responded to Britain's [...]