Tory Leader Shifts Party Further Right With Controversial Pledges Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, has revealed intentions to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). She pledged to remove 150,000 undocumented immigrants and foreign offenders each year, signaling a significant political move towards the right. The commitment was…
Bitcoin Linked to China Fraud Scheme Tracked Down by UK Investigators During a complicated fraud investigation that crossed several jurisdictions, British police found sixty-one thousand bitcoin worth about $6.7 billion. The Metropolitan Police called this case the biggest cryptocurrency seizure in UK history, which shows how big the money was. The seizure happened after an…
The Current State of Corporate Giving in the UK There is a new report out. It’s about how British companies give. It shows a surprising result. Three out of four businesses in the UK did nothing. They didn’t give money to charities last year. Only 25% of companies gave money. They gave money, time, or…
The Dual Face of Artificial Intelligence at Work Artificial intelligence has rapidly become a powerful force in the modern workplace, with more than half of UK organisations seeing it as a key to solving the nation’s productivity problem. A staggering 7 million UK workers are already using AI tools in their daily tasks, from summarising…
The British Business Bank’s Evolving Mandate For over a decade, the British Business Bank (BBB) has served as a cornerstone of the UK’s financial ecosystem, operating with a clear mandate to fill funding gaps for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and catalyse private sector investment. Established as a public finance institution (PFI), the BBB has…
Whistleblowing Complaint Filed Against Alan Turing Institute Staff at the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute, the Alan Turing Institute (ATI), have filed a formal whistleblowing complaint to the Charity Commission. The complaint raises eight points of concern about the organisation’s governance and internal culture, warning that the institute is in danger of collapse due to…
Mass Arrests at Rally Against Palestine Action Ban London police arrested at least 150 people at a rally against the proscription of Palestine Action on Saturday outside the UK parliament. The Metropolitan Police began arresting activists shortly after 12:35 p.m., following a pledge by Met police chief Mark Rowley to detain all participants. Hundreds of…
The Exodus of UK Company Directors The UK is facing a growing concern over a potential mass exodus of its wealthiest residents. Following the government’s introduction of stringent tax hikes in its inaugural budget last autumn, a significant number of company directors have reportedly departed the country. An examination of Companies House data, as analysed…
Former Conservative Leader Defects to Reform UK A former Conservative council leader in Hartlepool, Councillor Mike Young, has made a significant political move by defecting to Reform UK. Young, who previously led the Hartlepool Borough Council, announced his decision by stating he no longer has “confidence” in the leadership of the Conservative Party, both nationally…
UK Oil Firm Ventures into Bitcoin Mining Union Jack Oil (UJO), a UK-listed onshore hydrocarbon company, has announced a groundbreaking plan to monetize its natural gas production at a discovery site in East Yorkshire through a new Bitcoin mining operation. The company, in a joint venture with Rathlin Energy, has entered into a non-binding agreement…
