As an antidote to the trivia which infests the legacy media, it was almost a relief yesterday to see a serious piece in the Guardian website for publication today in the Observer. Headlined, “Colombia’s cartels target Europe with cocaine, corruption, and torture”, it … Read More
The Duke of Edinburgh, who married the future queen in 1947, brought the monarchy into the 20th century, but his occasional tactless comments hurt his image. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, father of Prince … Read More
According to data from the Investment Association, retail investors have withdrawn roughly £18bn from UK funds over the past five years. Photo: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao Retail investors fled UK equity funds in February to the tune of £1bn ($1.4bn) — a … Read More
A vial of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. / PA Britain is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union as soon as this weekend that will remove the threat of the bloc cutting off supplies, The Times has reported. Under the agreement, the EU will remove … Read More
During a discussion at the Conservatives’ virtual spring forum, the UK Prime Minister said that a “third wave” is being witnessed in parts of Europe and “bitter experience” has taught him that this could hit the UK “three weeks later”. … Read More
An Abu Dhabi investment fund has agreed to pay £800m into UK life sciences, in what could be the first of billions of pounds of investment in the UK. – Getty Images Mubadala, one of the UAE’s most active funds, … Read More
A firefighter in front of a wildfire on Saddleworth Moor in 2019 – Anthony Devlin/Getty Images Climate change is projected to drive a very large increase in fire danger across the whole of the UK, leading researchers to warn that … Read More
Go back to the beginning of 2016, before even the referendum was announced, and think through how you would have responded if asked to predict what the general situation would be vis-à-vis the European Union. I for one did not … Read More
The Prince of Wales was discussed in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. Prince Charles stepped out on Tuesday to visit a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in London, just two days after his son and daughter-in-law, Prince Harry and Meghan … Read More