The Kinks: Songs Of The Semi-Detached Mark Doyle Reaktion Books £9.95 Rating: For the past 50 years or so, I have been a fan of Ray Davies, or Sir Ray Davies, as he now is. At one stage, I owned every single record by The Kinks, and knew most of their lyrics by heart. The … Read more
Celebrity chef Pete Evans was fined $25,200 earlier this month for promoting a lamp that he claimed could help treat coronavirus. But it wasn’t the first time the My Kitchen Rules judge, 47, had found himself in hot water over his bizarre theories and unscientific claims. From questionable diet advice to strange views on health … Read more
Claim – On the third Friday in January Coronavirus was already spreading around the world but the government ‘brushed aside’ the threat in an hour-long COBR meeting and said the risk to the UK public was ‘low’. Response – At a very basic level, this is wrong. The meeting was on the fourth Friday in … Read more
The price of U.S. oil crashed into negative for the first time in history Monday as demand dries up and producers effectively pay buyers to take barrels off their hands. In the latest never-before-seen number to come out of the economic coma caused by the coronavirus pandemic the cost to have a barrel of U.S. crude … Read more
The price of U.S. oil crashed into negative for the first time in history Monday as demand dries up and producers effectively pay buyers to take barrels off their hands. In the latest never-before-seen number to come out of the economic coma caused by the coronavirus pandemic the cost to have a barrel of U.S. crude … Read more
JP Morgan posts highest annual profit of any US bank in history, raking in £27.5bn By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:38 BST, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 14 January 2020 JP Morgan has posted the highest annual profit of any US bank in history. Spurred on in the fourth quarter … Read more
What can economic history teach us about the lockdown? The coronavirus pandemic is, of course, first and foremost a social crisis. It is testing the limits of the NHS, bringing out the best in our doctors, nurses and carers, and many others on whom we all rely. But it is also a huge challenge for … Read more
EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’ to help shore up its coronavirus-hit economy Bloc agreed huge bailout for countries’ economies amid fallout from coronavirus French finance minister called the agreement the ‘most important in EU history’ €500bn will be made available immediately and the same again for … Read more
EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’ to help shore up its coronavirus-hit economy Bloc agreed huge bailout for countries’ economies amid fallout from coronavirus French finance minister called the agreement the ‘most important in EU history’ €500bn will be made available immediately and the same again for … Read more
Consign fat cat pay to history: We urge big business to end boardroom excess as virus wreaks havoc By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 Companies cutting dividends and laying off workers in a battle to survive the coronavirus crisis should not … Read more