By Mark Fairlie. Britons are expected to spend £36,190,000 on international driving permits if an agreement over the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union. The sum was calculated by MiDrive, a company offering a UK-based toolkit for learner drivers and instructors, based upon a survey it carried out suggesting that 20% of [...]
With little over three months, until the UK leaves the European Union, a clear transition and plan ought to be in place by now. However, Brexit is in the midst of its most tumultuous point to date. Not only is a no deal appearing even more likely as Theresa May battles with Parliament to approve [...]
By Mark Fairlie. The daughter of the founder of one of the world’s biggest firms, Huawei, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in providing US-origin goods to countries sanctioned by America. China has protested to Canada, the country in which she was arrested, that she should be released immediately. The United States is requesting [...]
By Mark Richards. Should we worry about the Chinese state spying on us? Plenty of countries around the world are so concerned that they are now refusing to buy Chinese equipment for key installations. Are they right to worry? And what about your mobile phone… We have written a lot about China recently. Earlier this [...]
By Lauren Howells. The government’s proposed Brexit deal would leave the UK £100 billion-a-year poorer by 2030 compared to staying in the EU, a new study by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has revealed. According to the study commissioned by the People’s Vote campaign but conducted independently by the NIESR, the [...]
By Trevor Clawson. Student loans are in play again. In January of this year, the Prime Minister announced a review of student finance and the Higher Education Commission appointed to examine the issue has since reported back with a recommendation that fees should be capped at £6,500 per annum. That’s potentially very good news for [...]
By Lauren Howells. Brittany Ferries has told the BBC’s Wake Up to Money that it is seeing a drop in bookings for next summer, as customers are concerned about what impact Brexit will have on travel. After the ferry company saw a 2% rise in passenger traffic from July to September this year compared to [...]
By Mark Fairlie. For the first time ever, business leaders from across the UK have been invited to become British ambassadors. The Foreign Secretary’s diplomatic shake-up will go to create 335 new diplomatic positions and a further 657 posts in London and around the world. Harnessing the “talent, experience and knowledge of business leaders” With [...]
Most of us have travelled in an Uber. We have rated the driver – and the driver has rated us. But how far could that go? Could all aspects of our life be rated? What would the consequences be? And is one very well-known household name already giving us a chilling glimpse of the future… [...]
By Mark Fairlie. Following years of criticism over the wages it pays its staff, Amazon will raise the amount it pays to its UK and US staff across the board from 1st November. Amazon staff in America will receive at least $15 an hour, placating “Fight for Fifteen” campaigners who have been calling for a [...]