Boss of private bank Coutts says impact of Brexit negligible September 12, 2018 The chief executive of private bank Coutts said today that Brexit would have little impact on the bank or its customers. Coutts boss Peter Flavel said “the impact on us as a business [of Brexit] is not great,” in an interview on Bloomberg TV. He said the majority of the bank’s wealthy clients were UK-based, with [...]
Spirits in the sky: JD Wetherspoon axes Jägermeister and French brandy in post-Brexit plan September 12, 2018 JD Wetherspoon is ditching European spirits such as Jägermeister for non-EU equivalents in a bid to lower prices across its 880 UK pubs. Replacing the ousted continental brands, which also include French brandies Courvoisier VS and Hennessy Fine de Cognac, will be US drink E&J Brandy, Australia’s Black Bottle and Strika, a herbal liqueur produced [...]
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says UK has received ‘no assurances’ from EU on continued flights after Brexit September 12, 2018 Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary has ramped up his warnings of a no-deal Brexit, saying the UK had received "no assurances" from the EU that flights could continue after Britain leaves the bloc. He said the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, had received "no assurances" from the EU on continued flying, and that the likelihood of [...]
EU referendum: Process stories about ‘purdah’ rules distract us from the real European Union debate – The City View September 8, 2015 It probably isn’t too much of a stretch to say that for the vast majority of people, “purdah” might as well be a brand of cat food. And yet this arcane device (limiting the activity of government during a campaign period) is currently at the heart of what passes for the debate around the [...]
Catastrophic EU VAT rules are destroying the digital sector September 8, 2015 In January, new EU VAT legislation was imposed on the broadcasting, telecoms and digital sectors, causing a crisis for SMEs. Thousands of businesses have closed, geo-blocking (the refusal of non-EU businesses to sell into the EU) is rampant, and the legislation threatens to wreck the Digital Single Market. In simple terms, the new [...]
What’s purdah and why is everyone so upset about it? Everything you need to know about yesterday’s Commons battle over the EU referendum September 8, 2015 A coalition of Labour, the SNP and nearly 40 Conservative rebels handed Prime Minister David Cameron a one-two punch late last night when they voted down the government's amendment to the EU referendum bill and backed the opposition's proposal, instead. But what actually happened? Was it as "humiliating" as some papers are saying? And [...]
Cameron loses crunch vote over EU referendum as Tory backbenchers rebel September 8, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron was handed a bruising defeat late last night as a coalition of Labour, SNP and eurosceptic Conservatives rejected the government’s latest proposals surrounding the EU referendum. In Cameron’s first defeat of the new parliament, just 285 MPs backed the government’s amendment to the EU referendum bill, while 312 MPs voted [...]
Tories put City at centre of EU talks: George Osborne vows to take on damaging and misguided regulations September 6, 2015 The government will put the City’s interests at the forefront of its bid to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the European Union, chancellor George Osborne said today. Writing exclusively for Morning Wire, the chancellor warns that red tape from Brussels poses a major danger to London’s status as a global financial hub. While Osborne [...]
Chancellor George Osborne: The City has made progress… Now for the next 10 years September 6, 2015 Today marks a decade since Morning Wire established itself as a leading paper for Canada. Lots has changed over that time, not least the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 that cost Britain billions in lost economic output. Back then, the City was seen as part of the problem. But since I [...]
David Cameron braces for defeat on EU referendum bill September 6, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron stands to be dealt a bruising defeat today if a cross-party coalition of Labour, the SNP and Conservative rebels vote down the government’s proposed changes to the EU referendum bill. Last week, Downing Street indicated that Cameron would U-turn on his initial refusal to impose a period of “purdah” ahead of [...]