Tag: UK
German Leaks British Intelligence to Russia
What Happened? In early March, German Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz had been talking to Luftwaffe Officers about Britain and France donating new Storm Shadow Missiles. He also said that British Troops are “on the ground” in Ukraine. A Military leak in April 2023 showed a handful of NATO Special Forces troops in Ukraine, with the…
Weekly Politics Summary: 8/3/24
Jeremy Hunt and his Spring budget On Wednesday the 6th of March Jeremy Hunt announced the UK Spring budget that will aim to improve the British economy and raise support for the Conservative Party ahead of a 2024 election which is either going to be in August or in May. The major change will be…
Debunking Common Myths in The World of Finance
You Need Lots of Money to Start Investing You may have heard people say you need copious amounts of money lying around to start investing. Although there is some truth to this, it isn’t the entire story. In reality, you could start investing with as little as £1 thanks to fractional shares and some brokerage…
The 3 Big changes in the Spring Budget
On Wednesday the 6th of March, Jeremy Hunt announced in Parliament what the Spring Budget will contain. This is expected to be the final budget ahead of an expected summer general election. Taxation The National Insurance tax will be reduced by 2%, on top of the 1% cut in the Autumn statement, for both employees…
Spring Budget 2024- What to Expect?
On the 6th of March 2024, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to give an announcement regarding the UK’s financial plans and changes. After looking through various verified sources, finding the most common predictions for what Jeremy will announce, and making sure other sources also corroborate their claims, here is a summary of what we…
Weekly Technology Summary: 1/3/24
The last week in technology was busy, here are the big things that happened last week. Apple Cancels The Apple Car On the 28th of March apple has killed the apple car according to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg. Although apple had never publicly confirmed the existence of the project, dubbed ‘Project Titan’ is was known…