Rising inflation continues to ‘erode’ gains on millions of people’s savings accounts up and down the country, new findings reveal. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics today showed that rising furniture and food prices pushed the Consumer Prices Index up to 0.7 per cent in January, up from 0.6 in the year to … Read more
US politics, as is often the case, is driving markets at the moment as President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden go head to head for the White House. The outcome this particular race is less important economically than another stateside political wrangle though. A fiscal stimulus package somewhere in the order of … Read more
The UK economy is in recession. The ONS’s confirmation that we are technically in recession managed to be both important and perhaps the most meaningless piece of news of this year. Often with a recession there is a ‘will we or won’t we moment’ as GDP figures are closely watched to see if the economy … Read more
The official Twitter account of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) UK movement has today been caught up in an antisemitism row after it tweeted in support of Palestine over plans by Israel to annex its West Bank settlements. The verified account claimed mainstream British politics were being ‘gagged of the right to critique Zionism,’ before … Read more
Starbucks announced that employees are now allowed to wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts and pins after banning the items reportedly over fears it could incite violence. The Seattle-based company reversed its dress code policy to let employees wear Black Lives Matter items on Friday. In a statement to CNN Business, Starbucks said it’s ‘critical to … Read more
‘If you think I’m a racist, go f*** yourself’: Anthony Joshua hits back at critics of his speech during Black Lives Matters protest where he told people to ‘abstain from spending money in their shops and invest in black-owned businesses’ Anthony Joshua has hit back at critics who have labelled him as a ‘racist’ The … Read more
Keeba and Ben just after the ceremony at Loch Morlich Just a week before the big day Keeba Critchlow had always dreamed about was due to take place, the country went into lockdown – and she was forced to make the biggest decision of her life ‘I think we’re going to have to postpone the … Read more
A Conservative MP once involved in a ‘blackface’ scandal is facing criticism after saying ‘looters, arsonists and rioters’ in the US ‘have it coming’ after thousands of US citizens took to protest the death of George Floyd. While likening racism to ‘cancer’, Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne condemned the actions of some of those involved … Read more
Thousands of schoolchildren and students have decided to take matters into their own hands and stay home in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. A Twitter hashtag, #Covid19Walkout, has sparked a movement amongst younger generations to stage a walkout on Friday. School chiefs and teaching unions are to hold crisis talks with Education … Read more