Tag: Great Britain
The dispute over Northern Ireland comes to a head – politics
The EU Commission is trying to defuse the dispute over customs bureaucracy in Northern Ireland, but the British government is relying on escalation. Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič presented in Brussels…
Britain: Lord Frost’s Threats – Politics
October 12, 2021, 8:35 p.m. UK and the EU : The great frost Open detailed view Nobody for joking: British Brexit negotiator David Frost. (Photo: Toby Melville / Reuters) The…
Brexit: escalation around Northern Ireland – politics
This week should actually bring some relaxation in the customs dispute over Northern Ireland. At least that is what the EU Commission hoped. Its vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, is due to…
Islamists “measure against deeds”: Germany is negotiating with the Taliban
Monday 11 October 2021 Islamists “measure against deeds” Germany is negotiating with the Taliban Afghanistan is on the brink of famine. The Taliban are seeking humanitarian aid to keep the…
After Brexit, Boris Johnson wants higher wages for workers – economy
Essay by Alexander Mühlauer, Manchester If you wanted to escape the adversity of everyday British life this week, you had to go to Manchester. There, at the Tory party convention,…
British Conservative Congress: Nobody talks about bottlenecks. – Politics
As the country groans under delivery problems, Prime Minister Boris Johnson cracks jokes and talks about the guts of his government. That is enough to unite the conservatives at their…
Pandora Papers: How Cherie and Tony Blair Saved £ 312,000 in Taxes – Economy
The former British prime minister and his wife saved hundreds of thousands of pounds in taxes by buying a London office building and mailbox company. Apparently they didn’t even know…
UK delivery bottlenecks: Made in England
Why, of all people, we Germans should hardly be ridiculed by the lack of truck drivers on the island. .source site
Allegations against AI company DeepMind: privacy of British patients violated
A lawsuit against AI company DeepMind is being initiated in the UK. In 2015, Google subsidiary DeepMind had access to medical data from 1.6 million patients in the UK healthcare…
Fuel crisis in Great Britain: soldiers on duty from Monday – politics
In the UK, soldiers are said to be on duty from Monday to curb the ongoing fuel shortage at British petrol stations. Almost 200 members of the armed forces, including…