After more than two decades of serving in the U.S. Navy and building government systems, I have witnessed firsthand how millions of dedicated Americans work every day in service of their fellow citizens and the security of our democracy. I have also seen both the immense potential — and frustrating inertia — that plagues public service. An unrealized opportunity exists ...
BT has warned that outdated planning regulations and a lack of available spectrum are holding back Britain’s 5G ambitions—jeopardising an estimated £230 billion boost to the UK economy by 2035. The telecoms giant is calling on the new government to accelerate reforms to the planning system and double the spectrum available to mobile networks, arguing that the current approach makes ...
Work has officially begun on Tata Steel’s electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot site, marking a pivotal moment in the future of UK steelmaking. The project, which is expected to cut the site’s carbon emissions by 90 per cent, has been enabled by a £500 million grant from the UK government—a key component of Labour’s early industrial strategy. The ...
The chief executive of Greene King has called on the government to overhaul the “unfair” business rates system, urging a shift from turnover-based calculations to a profit-linked model to better support the struggling pub sector. Nick Mackenzie, CEO of the pub and hospitality giant, said the current structure—where pubs are taxed on the assumed turnover of their properties rather than ...
The future of Canary Wharf and the City of London may be less about spreadsheets and more about sound systems, according to a bold new proposal to revive both the capital’s financial districts and its embattled nightlife sector. Creative studio Bompas & Parr has suggested that London’s underused office blocks—left increasingly vacant due to the post-pandemic shift to hybrid working—could ...
The Trump administration is speeding up its efforts to address a nationwide shortage of Air Traffic Controllers. Earlier this year, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a push to hire 2,000 new controllers by the end of the year. Inside the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oklahoma City training site, there is cutting-edge simulation technology that gives trainees a real feel for working ...
Former President Joe Biden defended his use of an autopen during a recent interview, shedding light on his administration’s rationale for the controversial use of the technology. The interview with the New York Times was centered around his use of an autopen during the last pardons that he made during the end of his administration. In his final weeks in ...
Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino all called for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking secrets to be made public long before the DOJ’s stunning about-face last week. ‘This systemic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list,’’ read a joint memo leaked to Axios a week ago. ‘There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein ...
MAGA supporters are nor pleased with President Donald Trump following his full-throated defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose Department of Justice denied the existence of a Jeffrey Epstein client list after years of Trump surrogates vowing to reveal the disgraced financier’s secrets. Longtime conservatives and supporters of Trump sounded off on social media this weekend, as well as in ...
I remain very bullish and U.S. stocks have run hard to the upside off the April low with growth stocks leading the way. I expect growth stocks to remain strong throughout the summer months, as they historically do, but we need to recognize that they’ve already seen tremendous upside. Could technology (XLK) names, in particular, use a period of consolidation? ...