Conservative MP calls for suspension of face to face surgeries October 16, 2021 After yesterday’s fatal stabbing of Sir David Amess, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has advocated for MPs to stop holding face to face meetings with constituents for the time being. Ellwood, who tried to help the police officer stabbed to death in the 2018 Westminster attack, tweeted this morning: “This is a vital part of our [...]
Joachim Klement, CFA: Three Geo-Economics trends to watch May 4, 2021 | City Talk “Today’s investors need to understand geopolitical trends as a main driving force of markets.” Joachim Klement, CFA Joachim Klement, CFA, has emerged over the last decade as one of the more insightful and compelling voices in finance. Well-reasoned, rigorous, humorous, and occasionally iconoclastic, his perspective, featured either on the Enterprising Investor Blog or on his [...]
Growing risk of attacks on UK in ‘breakdown of world order’, says defence secretary February 9, 2021 Britain is at growing risk of chemical and biological attacks due to a “breakdown of world order”, the defence secretary has warned. In an interview with the Times, Ben Wallace said the internet had proved a “turbo boost” for terrorist groups and nation states seeking information on deadly attacks. “Globally, I think there is a [...]
UK terror threat lowered to ‘substantial’ February 8, 2021 The terror threat level in the UK has dropped from “severe” to “substantial” following a reduction in incidents across Europe. Home secretary Priti Patel announced this morning that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has lowered the British national terrorism threat level, while warning that “a terrorist attack is still likely”. Patel said the decision [...]
UK police arrest man over 1974 Birmingham pub bombings November 18, 2020 British counter-terrorism police said on Wednesday they had arrested a man over the 1974 pub bombings in the city of Birmingham which killed 21 people, the deadliest attack on the British mainland in 30 years of Northern Irish violence. The bombings took place in the crowded Mulberry Bush pub and The Tavern in Birmingham, central [...]
Boris Johnson: UK stands ‘steadfast’ with France after Nice terror attack October 29, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain stands “steadfast” with the people of France, after a terror attack in Nice this morning left at least three dead. One woman was decapitated and two others were killed in a knife attack in the Notre Dame Basilica in the centre of the French city at around 9am [...]
Only on in five businesses has insurance against terrorism June 3, 2019 Only one in five UK businesses has a terrorism insurance policy in place, according to a survey published today. Research by Comres, commissioned by terrorism reinsurer Pool Re, showed 81 per cent of businesses either do not have a policy in place or are unaware if they do or not. Read more: Law to help [...]
We must not attempt to bring the failed Iran Deal back to life May 9, 2019 The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed in a fanfare of publicity in 2015 between Iran and six countries, was hailed at the time as the way to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions. In exchange for suspending its nuclear programme, Iran would secure massive sanctions relief. The world would be free from the menace of [...]
Anti-social media: Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark on social media harm after the Christchurch terror attacks April 8, 2019 I Interrupt the former leader of my native New Zealand, Helen Clark, in the middle of a Twitter and Facebook purge. “Social media management” she says, dictating a response to one of the provocateurs or well-wishers. It’s all part of overseeing a social media following of more than 200,000, I’m sure, but especially fitting since [...]
Social media giants face fines in ‘online harms’ crackdown, says government April 8, 2019 Social media sites face financial penalties or blocking if they fail to tackle “online harms”, says a government white paper published today. Under a code of practice set out by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), an independent watchdog would police the sector, possibly funded by the industry. Read more: Social media giants [...]