Cooper: “Our country’s great waterways, once the envy of the world, are now dirtied by water firms” (Image: GOV.UK) Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to ask you to consider awarding a knighthood to the committed and passionate water campaigner, Feargal Sharkey. As you know, the British public has been […]
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(Bloomberg) — As orange-wearing Liberal Democrat party activists strolled the sunny seafront in Bournemouth this weekend for their annual conference, a tantalizing prospect buoyed their spirits: The chance to be kingmakers in British politics for the first time in almost a decade. Most Read from Bloomberg With the main opposition […]
AOC and far-left Democrats lay out a list of executive orders on climate and immigration for Biden to pass WITHOUT considering Congress Progressive Democrats urging President Joe Biden to take executive action on climate change, canceling student debt and raising wages Call comes as Biden’s agenda is stalled in the […]
President Joe Biden will tackle Republican criticism of his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan in a speech Wednesday, where he will defend his proposal going beyond bridges to include money for housing, unions, and a climate corps. His speech comes as his Treasury Department unveiled its plan to overhaul the corporate […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task is clear after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s vowed to oppose the plan “every step of […]
Guy Verhofstadt discusses ‘weaknesses’ within the EU Brussels last week rubber stamped a £4.3billion (€5.05bn) defence project tipped to make way for an EU army. The idea has long been floated with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel – who spearhead the EU – having expressed interest […]
WASHINGTON — Amazon is aligned with the Biden administration on several fronts. It backs a $15-an-hour federal minimum wage. It has pledged to meet all the goals of the Paris climate agreement on reducing emissions. It has met with the administration to discuss how to help with the distribution of […]
The executive director of Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation has stepped down after just one year to take on a ‘senior advisory’ role at the organisation. Catherine St-Laurent took on the position of chief of staff and executive director of the Sussexes’ non-profit enterprise in April 2020. But it was […]