A regular Friday meeting with constituents at the Belfairs Methodist Church, in Leigh-on-Sea, in Essex turned into a tragedy when Sir David Amess was stabbed to death. The suspect, 25-year-old Ali Harbi Ali, lunged at Sir David as he met voters for
When you do building work in your home things around you usually get very bad before they get better. The moment comes when you have had enough of eating meals cooked in the microwave in the spare bedroom and washing dishes in
In 2018, the British financial industry was the source of over a third of all the tax revenues, either directly through taxes paid by companies or indirectly through the PAYE of employees working in finance. When the UK was part of the
30,000 new jobs are being created in the UK with investors pledging £9.7 billion of new foreign investment. These low carbon sector deals, or better known as green energy projects, include investments in sectors like sustainable homes, wind and hydrogen energy and
Last week, the Latvian government took the hard decision of going back into lockdown after opening entirely in the summer. The two opposing sides for and against the vaccines are coming to the contrast observed in most countries in Central and Eastern
A golden statue portraying the late soprano Maria Callas was erected under the Acropolis and close to the Roman theatre of Herodes Atticus. There Maria Callas, at the height of her career, performed for the Greek audience in 1957. It was her
On 20 October, Boris Johnson and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a free trade agreement. Since then, a call has been made for further evidence regarding the deal to be re-opened. The House of Lords International Agreements Committee called for
The daily lives of residents in the United Kingdom are affected by the lack of people in many jobs. The economy is picking up from the months of lockdown, businesses are re-opening, and they cannot find people to fill the vacant position.
Like many other sectors, the NHS has been hit hard by the pandemic. With the National Health Service under greater strain than ever before, the government has been scrambling to bring in new and innovative measures to reduce the pressure. The NHS
What remains of the debt brake after the corona crisis? The debt brake adopted in 2009 for the state finances of the Federal Republic of Germany meant the end of a policy that today wanted to solve problems at the expense of
The exchange of goods via cargo ports is one of the pivotal points for global trade. The quick processing of incoming goods is essential to avoid freight delays. In some cases, delays are due to external factors. One example of the past
In November 2020, the UK announced that it would cut its aid budget. Meaning that a $6.3 billion deficit and budget cut occurred. Resulting in multiple programs which were previously funded, being closed. The budget cuts were delivered in the Foreign, Commonwealth,
