Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces trial over British diver ‘pedo’ tweet May 13, 2019 Elon Musk is set to face trial after calling a diver who helped rescue the Thai schoolboys trapped in a cave a ‘pedo’ in a tweet. Vern Unsworth is suing Tesla founder Musk after the billionaire called him a “pedo guy” on Twitter. Read more: Why Elon Musk now owes $507m to banks The Brit [...]
Sir Keir Starmer: Labour MPs would reject Brexit deal without second referendum May 13, 2019 Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has warned up to 150 Labour MPs would reject any Brexit agreement that did not include a second referendum. Starmer said more than two-thirds of Labour MPs could oppose any deal that did not include a public vote, meaning it would be unlikely to pass through Parliament. Read more: [...]
Tariffs are just the first shot in the looming US-China war May 13, 2019 As a friend of mine who works in higher maths put it: “John, if America as an integer is present in every major foreign policy equation, and if after 75 years that integer radically changes, then everything changes”. Donald Trump’s America is that rarest of beasts: the strongest global power distrustful of the very global order [...]
Britain has too many shops – no wonder more and more are being boarded up May 13, 2019 Boarded-up shop fronts are a common sight during recessions. In the early 1990s, they became an eyesore for town centres and the Conservative government alike, an everyday visual reminder of the economic slump that dragged the Tories lower and lower in the polls (albeit not low enough to deliver Neil Kinnock into Downing Street, once [...]
UK voters think the Brexit Party and Change UK will disappear in 10 years May 13, 2019 They may only just be getting started, but the majority of Britons think the newly formed Brexit Party and Change UK will disappear within a decade. A YouGov poll has found that nearly two thirds of those surveyed said they believed Nigel Farage's party would disappear in the next ten years, while 56 per cent [...]
Sir Philip Green loses his billionaire status May 12, 2019 Sir Philip Green has lost his billionaire status, rounding off a torrid 12 months for the scandal-hit fashion mogul. For the first time since 2002, Green can no longer count himself a member of the billionaires club after seeing his personal fortune halve over the course of the last year. The Topshop tycoon and his [...]
Arriva joins Stagecoach in taking government to court over East Midlands franchise award May 12, 2019 The government is facing a double-whammy of legal action over its decision to award the East Midlands franchise to Abellio after Arriva Rail joined Stagecoach in taking it to court. Arriva Rail, which is owned by German rail giant Deutsche Bahn, said it was "seeking to obtain more information relating to how the bids for [...]
Liz Truss wants to build on Green Belt land to fight of ‘tsunami’ of Farage and Corbyn, as Cabinet minister drops leadership hint May 12, 2019 Senior Cabinet Minister Liz Truss has called for 1m homes to be built on Green Belt land to protect against the Tories being “annihilated by the tsunami of Corbyn and Farage”. The Treasury chief secretary took aim at the policy of protecting the land – a favourite among Conservative grassroots activists – saying: “We need [...]
Cabinet allies begin to abandon Theresa May as Tories languish in EU election polls May 12, 2019 Previously loyal Cabinet ministers believe Theresa May has no chance at passing her Brexit deal through parliament and has just weeks left as Prime Minister, it has been reported. Ministers including her de facto deputy, David Lidington, and transport secretary, Chris Grayling, are said to be among those who have given up hope that May's [...]
US made ‘fundamental misjudgement’ over tariff increases, says Chinese state newspaper May 12, 2019 The US made “a fundamental misjudgement” by ratcheting up tariffs on $200bn (£154bn) of Chinese goods and has “seriously underestimated China's endurance,” according to an editorial article published today by the Global Times, a government-aligned Chinese tabloid newspaper. Read more: China threatens retaliation as Trump rolls out $200bn tariff hike China’s size means that the [...]
