A bizarre alliance of Queers for Palestine and extremists who hate the gay community as much as they hate Israel are calling on Olly Alexander to quit Eurovision. There should …
May 2024
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher before BOE policy decision; all eyes on rate cut clues
Moving markets today: Asia mixed, takes cue from Wall Street; oil prices rise, China’s trade surpasses forecasts; All eyes on Bank of England policy decision The S&P 500 narrowly missed …
Will it work? Paying carers more to solve the social care crisis
It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to ask the most important question: will they actually work? In this column I …
Want to know why the Tories will lose? Watch Clarkson’s Farm
Clarkson’s Farm lays bare the realities of life in what should be the Tory heartlands, from post-Brexit subsidies to the Kafkaesque nightmare of the planning system, says Will Cooling If …
China’s crackdown will do untold damage – Glory to Hong Kong!
The threads between the City of London and Hong Kong are long, occasionally ugly, mostly glorious and now increasingly stretched. The blame for this lies with the Chinese Communist Party, …
Explainer in brief: Why this year’s Eurovision is the most controversial yet
The inclusion of Israel in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest amid the ongoing war in Gaza has sparked significant backlash. Pro-Palestine campaign groups have called for a boycott of the …
As sales slump, how has Tesla been impacted by Musk buying Twitter?
Tesla sales are down, its Cybertruck product is facing recalls, and the automaker is cutting jobs – and prices – in response. Some investors have put this decline in fortunes …
Square Mile and Me: Kleinwort Hambros CIO Gene Salerno on making it across the pond
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. This week, Gene Salerno, chief investment officer at SG Kleinwort Hambros, tells us about meeting Bill …
NATO must commit 2.5 per cent defence spending, Cameron to argue
NATO allies must commit to spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, amid the need to adopt a “harder edge for a tougher world”, David Cameron is set to …
Devolution: Should London have power to raise its own taxes?
Calls for the government to expand English devolution and share some tax revenue with devolved administrations – including in London – have been backed by organisations in the capital. A …