Entrepreneur Piers Linney doesn’t own a property, invest in the stock market or save into a pension. Linney, who made millions investing in tech firms before appearing on the BBC TV show Dragons’ Den as an expert investor, sold his London home after the Brexit vote and now rents. He has never saved into a … Read more
Hardline Brexiteers have trawled through the Brexit deal for ‘land mines’ as the full 1,255-page document was published today – and Boris Johnson has urged them to vote in its favour. MPs and peers have been summoned back to Parliament to vote on the deal on December 30 – just a day before the end … Read more
How Joe lost the Latino and Asian vote to Trump: The staggering shift of traditional blue voters to the right amid claims they were ‘taken for granted’ and what that means for future elections in the US Voter analysis by The New York Times shows precincts where Latinos and Asians make up at least 65 … Read more
MPs are demanding parliament is recalled to vote on cancelling Christmas after they were promised a say on any new measures. On Saturday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tighter coronavirus controls on millions of people in England and drastically scaled back plans to ease restrictions over Christmas. The cancellation of plans and introduction of … Read more
British Gas workers vote for strike action in dispute over pay and conditions threatening walk out by engineers over festive season The GMB union said members backed industrial action by almost 9 to 1 British Gas parent company Centrica said the action did not have a strong mandate as only 52 per cent of eligible … Read more
Downing Street tonight put MPs on notice to return to Westminster from their Christmas break as early as next week if a Brexit deal is agreed with the EU. No10 said that the Commons will rise for the festive season tomorrow as planned but said politicians should be prepared to hurry back if there is … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden insisted he’s fighting a cold after his voice was hoarse and he coughed through his speech Monday night, sparking concern among viewers. Biden celebrated Monday’s Electoral College vote that announced he passed the 270 vote threshold and affirmed he won the presidency, saying ‘not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, … Read more
Former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, has rejoined the GOP campaign trail and urged Republican voters in Georgia to ‘crush’ the vote for Sen David Perdue and Sen Kelly Loeffler. ‘Georgia, we need you to not just show up January 5, not just to win, but to crush it,’ Palin told a crowd of supporters in … Read more
Campaigners have hailed a ‘victory for free speech after academics at Cambridge University rejected demands that views remain ‘respectful’. Dons opted instead to support ‘tolerance’ of differing opinions instead of ‘respect’ – a term which made critics fearful that it could crush freedom of expression. The vote yesterday has resulted in widespread praise as campaigners claim … Read more
The pick-up line is officially dead — or at least people think they should be. A study of 2,000 Americans who’ve been on a date revealed that 55 per cent of them think one-liners should be forbidden — with men 18 per cent more likely than women to think they should be outlawed. The most … Read more