In a sea of uncertainty, one company sets its Brexit course
As the head of a British company that imports, exports and manufactures food, Adam Reader is at the centre of the Brexit storm, facing threats at every turn. But unlike…
EU wary of Brexit talks walkout whoever wins UK vote
The EU is steeling for a possible collapse of Brexit negotiations whoever wins Britain's increasingly close general election this week, officials and analysts say. While many in Brussels still bet…
Trump cuts spark fears of global tax war
Donald Trump's plans to slash corporate taxes in the United States have sparked concerns of a new global fiscal race to the bottom, possibly involving a wave of negative social…
British vote sparks more economic uncertainty
Financial markets dislike uncertainty but were handed a hugely clouded outlook Friday after the Conservative party of Prime Minister Theresa May lost its parliamentary majority in Britain's snap general election.…
Forget euro zone breakup, sterling now deemed riskier
For years the options market that companies and investors use to hedge against big swings in currencies viewed the euro as a bigger political and structural risk than Britain's pound.…
Leave or remain?: Brexit bind could hurt Britain’s Labour in a snap election
Retired electrician Steve Oliver has voted for Britain’s opposition Labour Party all his life but if the political crisis over leaving the European Union leads to an early election, he…
Christmas help as UK homelessness becomes ‘national crisis’
Volunteers at a drop-in centre in north London hand out food, healthcare and advice to homeless people as they do every Christmas - except that this year, the numbers needing…
Broken Britannia
Since mid-August, as many people in the UK have been dying from Covid every 2 weeks as usually die from flu in a year: that’s approximately 1,400 fatalities. The UK…
Trump’s first 100 days – Brussels and Berlin wary, London friendly
Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in power on Saturday with many of Washington's European allies having had an uneasy start to relations with the new US president. Only…
Brussels fears of no-deal Brexit mount after British chaos
The frantic pace of Britain's political turmoil was so great that at one point even European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker didn't know what was happening. "Has he resigned?" a bewildered…
