Institute of Coding launches £5m University skills drive
A new £5m digital fund from the Office for Students (OFS) and a further £2.4m of match funding from the consortium of partners has been announced by the Institute of Coding. Allocated across six winning groups and in each case led by an academic institution, each tasked with launching bespoke courses.
- 18 February 2019
Tony Stark not invited to Big Tent Festival
George Freeman MP makes superhero gaffe; mistaking Iron Man for Spider-Man. The Commentator sends him a copy of Spider-Man: Homecoming, so he can learn the difference.
- 16 February 2019
Poland breaks ranks, others to follow, as EU faces growing Italy crisis
While Barnier and Juncker present united front against re-opening Brexit deal, Poland hints at potential for compromise. Meanwhile, Italy slips into recession highlighting Brussels need to avert messy UK exit
- 31 January 2019
UK employment data confounds Project Fear projections yet again
The record high employment figures represent another in a series of blows to the credibility of anti-Brexit establishment "analysts" in outlets and institutions such as the Financial Times, the Bank of England and the Treasury, who issued warnings of economic slump and mass joblessness should Britain opt to leave the European Union
- 29 January 2019
Scaramucci ditches Celebrity Big Brother for Davos
"The Mooch" spent one less day in the Big Brother house than he did as a senior official in Donald Trump’s White House.
- 28 January 2019
Broken Politics: Liam Fox’s word of warning to wavering MPs
The Secretary of State for International Trade, in what could be considered a warning to those MPs yet to make up their mind on whether to support the Prime Minister’s plan B this coming Tuesday explained what he considered the stakes to be.
- 26 January 2019
Tony Blair: MPs should not vote for a General Election
The former British Labour Party leader signals to supporters in Parliament that a General Election is not the answer they are looking for.
- 26 January 2019
Liam Fox warns of chaos in European Parliament from postponement of Brexit
Should Britain's departure from the EU be postponed, Britain would end up participating in the European Parliamentary elections. Nigel Farage and anti-establishment figures would have a field day. Does Brussels really want that?
- 24 January 2019
Osborne Caucus in Parliament ready to force election to stop no deal
The chief lieutenant to Prime Minister David Cameron, although no longer sitting on the green benches himself, still commands the loyalty of a large caucus within the Conservative parliamentary party. It is therefore worth listening to one of the masterminds of the Conservative 2015 election victory and mentor to a coterie of up and coming Tory MPs when he signals how he guesses they will vote.
- 23 January 2019
Bad Blood: In Davos, it’s Osborne Vs Fox
Secretary of State for International Trade Dr. Liam Fox MP has been working like a Trojan, trying to sell Britain, Britain’s industry and Britain’s ingenuity, to foreign nations and global financial leaders alike during this week’s global economic forum in Davos.
- 23 January 2019
George Osborne auditions for Match of the Day
Reporting live from Davos, our team ask the big questions about George Osborne's future
- 23 January 2019
One third of cash-strapped workers seeking a second job
GettaSub report calls on HR directors and business leaders to offer more support for hard-pressed workers as polling reveals one third of employees are seeking a second job to make ends meet
- 21 January 2019
Anti-Brexit camp makes bizarre new claims about dire consequences of Brexit for turtles and orangutans
The latest dire warning about the consequences of Brexit from advocates of the pro-EU campaign known informally as Project Fear is that it will lead to the deaths of orangutans and sea turtles
- 19 January 2019
Latest polling tells a sorry tale about Corbyn's Labour
The latest polls make grim reading for the Labour Party. Despite Theresa May's roller coaster ride she has significantly increased her lead over Jeremy Corbyn
- 17 January 2019
Hack Attack! Cyber attacks on social media up 14% in one year
UK police forces are under increasing pressure to launch criminal investigations into incidents of social media and computer hacking, according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank. Industry must work with academia to tackle the problem says Institute of Coding chief
- 3 December 2018
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