Tory Conference: Boris pledges “Big, Bold decisions”

Boris Johnson has pledged the Conservatives will “change and improve” the economy after the pandemic, as the party opens its annual conference in Manchester. Boris Johnson said the country cannot “go back to how things were” before Covid and accused the haulage industry of being too reliant on low-paid immigration, and shortages at petrol station,…

CD&R to takeover Morrisons for £7bn

  Terry Leahy, the former CEO of Tesco, is the senior adviser to CD&R. The takeover has dragged on since June 2021 amid fierce competition from two US-based investment groups. CD&R’s victorious bid was announced by the Stock Market’s Takeover Panel on Saturday. CD&R offered 287p per Morrisons ordinary share, against a rival bid from…

Lost Levantine

Michael  Through Michael Vatikotis’s lenses Middle East’s unending conflict and violence, lost in the litany of perpetual strife and struggle  are the layers of culture and civilisation that accumulated over centuries. Middle East was once a region known poetically as the Levant  – a reference to the East , where the sun rose. Amid the…

Crumbling Red Wall

  A critical political road-trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of Labour’s red wall crumbling  and an exploration of how, in the election of December 2019 a seismic switch to the Tories took place, from Sebastian Payne, Financial Times, Whitehall Editor and an award winning journalist. The red wall formed the foundation of…

Financial gulf of generations

Professor Bobby Duffy’s compelling book, reveals our preconceptions are just tired stereotypes by expressing when we’re born determines our attitudes to money, sex, religion, politics, and much else, informed by unique analysis of hundreds of studies. Duffy, formerly of polling company Ipsos Mori, now director of The Policy of Institute at King’s College, London, concludes…

Starmer set out plan for Labour government

Sir Keir Starmer, in an 89-minute, electrifying speech to his party conference “Labour will never again go into an election without a serious plan for government. The country faced a big moment that demands leadership”, and as prime minister he would provide it. Sir Keir set out new policies on mental health, education and housing,…

R Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trial

US singer R Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Nine women, and two men, took the stand over the six-week trail to describe sexual humiliation and violence at his hands. After two days deliberation, the Jury found Robert…

Hamilton takes 100th win after winning Russian F1

Final Pos Driver Time Pts 1 L. Hamilton Mercedes · #44 1:30:41.001 25 2 M. Verstappen Red Bull · #33 +53.271s 18 3 C. Sainz Jr. Ferrari · #55 +62.475s 15 4 D. Ricciardo McLaren · #3 +65.607s 12 5 V. Bottas Mercedes · #77 +67.533s 10   Lewis Hamilton won his 100th Formula 1…