Omicron Covid-19 pass fury sheds light on the hypocrisy of voter ID laws acquiescence December 15, 2021 With the surge of cases from the Omicron variant and the subsequent introduction of Plan B restrictions, how we monitor our identity – and crucially – our vaccine status, has sparked outrage from wings of the Conservative party. For many, vaccine passports are a sensible step to minimise infection risks at large events or venues. [...]
Check out 2021’s top ten most read articles in ICAS’ CA magazine December 15, 2021 | City Talk Read December/January’s CA magazine now Explore our top ten most read articles from this year’s CA magazine This past year has marked many milestones as the world has moved through another 12 months of the Covid pandemic, featuring large-scale but uneven access to vital vaccinations, the tentative reopening of economies and attempts to blend the [...]
Human rights are designed to be invisible but we must not take them for granted December 15, 2021 Human rights laws are a perennial bugbear of governments of all stripes for a reason – they limit what they can do in some areas and oblige them to act in others, regardless of party politics. But if you find yourself asking “What have human rights ever done for me?” it may be because human [...]
Soho restaurants and cafés hit by Omicron restrictions December 14, 2021 Soho restaurants and cafés have been forced to rip up reservation lists as new Covid-19 restrictions scares punters from the West End.
With Shell’s exit from Cambo, North Sea oil’s economics are slipping away December 14, 2021 The controversial Cambo oil field was left with a black hole in its budget after Shell pulled out its investment in the project. It has thrown the future of UK oil and gas exploration into doubt, and raises the question of what the rationale might be for continuing development in the North Sea. Under national [...]
Covid fear-mongering will slash through business confidence December 14, 2021 Businesses need confidence even more than they need good policy. Whispers from government over the need for Plan C and the possibility of a Plan D, before MPs have even voted on Plan B, are just the latest in a long line of public utterances that undermine business confidence – with very real results. Business [...]
Navigating the online safety dichotomy will resolve the uncertainty of tech regulation December 14, 2021 Our daily, physical lives are increasingly interwoven with our online lives. This is especially true for young people and children. This can be a strength – as we’ve seen during the pandemic – but can also be a weakness. Just as there is a responsibility to ensure the safety of people in real life, there [...]
Nation-wide metro mayors: A plan for regions to pull their own bootstraps up December 13, 2021 When the prime minister appointed Michael Gove to head up a rebranded Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in September’s reshuffle, it was a significant statement of intent. Gove is one of Whitehall’s biggest hitters, having run three major government departments, and is brain cell for brain cell one of the cleverest and most [...]
In London communities, trust in the police is low. Tasers won’t help that heal December 13, 2021 He was on a night out in Shoreditch when he was tasered by the police in 2018. Mark was stopped for a breathalyser test – which he took three times – and after it came out inconclusive the police told him they were going to arrest him. According to Mark, 35, seven police officers swarmed [...]
Private capital must be focused on building an economy as inclusive as it is sustainable December 13, 2021 The financial sector must rise to the challenge of harnessing private capital for public good. The question of how to do it is a pressing one. A new landmark report by the G7 Impact Taskforce – launched today at the Mansion House – will seek to provide an answer in order to drive investment that [...]