An epic fail: £120m ‘Festival of Brexit’ flops
The festival, officially known as Unboxed, had hoped to attract 66 million visitors but has thus far managed to only attract 238,000 people.
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Boris Johnson says people should buy a new kettle to save £10 a year on their electricity bill
‘If you have an old kettle that takes ages to boil, it may cost you £20 to replace it but if you get a new one you’ll save £10 a year every year on your electricity bill’.
Bernie Sanders arrives in London to back RMT strikes
“What is going on today in the UK is the same that is going on in the United States of America, the same bloody thing.”
2 in 5 BME workers experience racism at work – new TUC report shows
More than 1 in 4 (27%) BME people told the TUC they experienced racist jokes or “banter” at work in the last five years.
Good Law Project plans to sue Ofgem over energy price cap rise
The Good Law Project said that before raising the cap, Ofgem is legally required to provide evidence it has carried out a proper impact assessment and consider appropriate mitigation measures for the most vulnerable, including a lower social tariff.
Energy companies predicted to make £170bn in excess profits over next 2 years
UK energy firms could make excess profits totalling £170bn over the next two years, according to Treasury estimates, as millions of households struggle amid the cost of living crisis.
Andy Burnham praised for making the case for greater public ownership of essential utilities
“Everybody needs the basics, everybody needs to be able to afford the basics”.
Liz Truss to approve up to 130 new oil drilling licenses as soon as she becomes PM
The climate change committee has previously said it takes an average of 28 years for an exploration licence to lead to oil and gas production.
Tory mega-donor demands leadership race rule change to prevent Boris Johnson-style ousting
“If nothing changes, if Boris goes and this [party] constitution remains the same, I’m not interested.”
Billionaire Tory donor closes busy main road in South Kensington for gardening work
Richard Caring, the owner of the Ivy restaurant and who is estimated to have a personal fortune of over £1bn, secured permission from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to close part of Onslow Square for two weeks so that he could complete the gardening work.