The British remote gambling industry has grown rapidly in the past two decades. This is all thanks to the relaxation of iGaming laws in 2005 and the rise of online gambling. The Gambling Act of 2005 legalized nearly all forms of online gaming in the country, from slot machines to sports betting. » Read More
This week marked the second International Day to Combat Islamophobia, a day of recognition accepted unanimously by all members of the United Nations. Islam is the second largest religion in the world. Around quarter of all people on the planet are Muslims. In modern history, atrocities have taken place against Muslims right across the globe
In the Autumn Statement in November, Jeremy Hunt was the proud spokesperson of treasury orthodoxy. Outlining the most austere economic plan announced since George Osborne’s “emergency budget” in 2011, the very presence of “spreadsheet Jeremy” sent well-telegraphed signals to Britain’s financier class. The government’s hedonistic flirtation with Trussonomics — lenders were assured — had been as fleeting
There was a curious apolitical quality to the budget this week. Stood before the commons, a visibly nervous Jeremy Hunt announced the government’s latest fiscal blitz to an atmosphere of detached demur. There were hints of a new activist tilt on tax (see the lifetime pensions allowance rejig for instance), » Read More
Downing Street is preparing for a fresh Brexit showdown with Conservative MPs with the first commons vote on the prime minister’s Northern Ireland Protocol solution to be held on Wednesday. The European Research Group of eurosceptic Conservative MPs is yet to deliver its final verdict on the so-called Windsor framework, » Read More
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Jeremy Hunt has said the UK will avoid recession this year in his Spring Budget announcement, as he announced a series of new fiscal measures. He said: “Today the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that because of changing international factors and the measures I take, the UK will not now enter a technical recession this
A shadow cabinet minister has suggested that the Conservative Party and Jeremy Hunt as chancellor are following Labour’s lead on a number of key budget announcements expected later today. Reports first seen in The Guardian suggest the chancellor will promise to provide 30 hours of childcare a week to working parents of one and two-year-olds
A cabinet minister has refused to rule out a ban on TikTok on government devices amid concerns about users’ data privacy. The social media app is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Critics of China argue that the national government could demand tech firms such as TikTok, whose parent company is headquartered in Beijing, » Read
