Boris Johnson is ready to accept EU tariffs on some British goods in a bid to break the deadlock in EU trade talks. The latest round broke up yesterday with both sides saying there had been no significant progress. But UK sources said the Prime Minister’s chief negotiator David Frost had made a significant new … Read more
Brexit! So you thought it had happened? Not exactly. Britain may have left the EU, but its crucial future trading relations with the bloc are still being discussed, and in an unproductive and acrimonious way. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, has popped up in a Sunday newspaper warning Boris Johnson that he must keep … Read more
Checking in… Mike Read: The DJ and broadcaster talks about playing with The Jolly Boys in Jamaica and a frightening flight to Brussels By Richard Webber For The Daily Mail Published: 09:54 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 09:59 BST, 25 May 2020 DJ and broadcaster Mike Read This week DJ and broadcaster Mike Read … Read more
Along with killing tens of thousands of people in countries such as Britain, and inflicting years of subsequent economic pain, the corona crisis should drive lasting change in our perceptions of China. It’s not that this virus has changed the nature of the Chinese regime; but it has made its repressive, secretive and self-aggrandising side … Read more