Spare us Zack Polanski and Zohran Mamdani’s empty progressivism Opinion Mamdani’s victory in New York proves it’s time to take Zack Polanski and the Green Party seriously. That means recognising how much their policy platform depends on wishful thinking and fantasy economics, says Eliot Wilson Harold Wilson, perhaps Labour’s wiliest Prime Minister, supposedly coined the phrase “a week is a long time in politics”. It [...]
‘Concrete in Life 2025/26’ Winners Announced – Spectacular Photographs From Around the World Business Wire Concrete in Life Photo of the Year from the Philippines wins $10,000 top prize Over 20,000 international entries from professional photographers and smartphone amateurs Concrete is the world’s most used substance after water
‘Devastating’ tube strikes: Pubs brace for 40 per cent sales hit Hospitality London’s pubs and restaurants are bracing for a knock of as much as 40 per cent of daily sales from this week’s tube strikes as industry leaders warn of the “devastating” impact on hospitality. The capital’s hospitality industry is set to be the hardest-hit from the industrial action, which is due to begin at noon [...]
‘Disgraceful’: Khan and RMT in tube strike deadlock ahead of disruption April 20, 2026 Sadiq Khan and Transport for London are at loggerheads with a major transport union, with tube strikes all but confirmed to take place between Tuesday and Friday this week. Talks between representatives ahead of strikes beginning at 12pm on Tuesday 21 April are at an impasse, with union leaders blaming TfL bosses for failing to [...]
Tube strikes: Londoners braced for RMT walkouts from next week April 16, 2026 A series of six Tube strikes will start from next week, which have been described by Transport for London (TfL) as “completely unnecessary”. In a fresh blow to London businesses, the entire London Underground network will be disrupted for two 24-hour chunks – from midday Tuesday to Wednesday – and then the same time period [...]
Joyful looks a Sure thing for Guyon at the Valley February 3, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley today, with a nine-race programme on the C+3 track which features several exciting and competitive Class Two contests. With the action reaching the halfway stage of the season, Mark Newnham continues to send out winners on a regular basis. He leads the Trainers’ Championship race with 34 [...]
Greg Jackson: London IPO a ‘no brainer’ if capital flows reverse January 19, 2026 Octopus chief Greg Jackson has said choosing London as the destination for the blockbuster IPO of tech spin-off Kraken would be a “no brainer” if the exchange maintains its world-leading performance in 2025 and demonstrates it can lure fresh capital into the UK. In the biggest signal yet that the firm may select London over [...]
Fortune to turn A New Page with Purton up December 2, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley for its regular midweek slot on Wednesday, with an eight-race programme starting at 11.10am on the infamous C+3 track. It is always worth mentioning that the C+3 track is extremely tight for a dozen galloping horses, measuring less than the length of a cricket wicket (22 yards) [...]
Hayes and Purton can add to Amazing haul with Gaze November 25, 2025 EXPECT the serious bettors to be out in force at Happy Valley when the dream team of trainer David Hayes and jockey Zac Purton combine with a couple of gallopers on the card. It has been said on numerous occasions in the past when Hayes and Purton get together, the locals liken it to drawing [...]
Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years November 23, 2025 Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced. Ministers said the move will save millions of rail travellers hundreds of pounds off season tickets, peak and off-peak returns between major cities. Commuters on the more expensive routes will save more than £300 a year. The government [...]