Opinion

Courier records 54 per cent rise in enquiries about shipping to Australia since the Brexit vote. It’s an obvious export market but one that seems in danger of being overlooked, says David Jinks  As retailers and businesses begin to plan their export strategy for a post Brexit world, there is much talk of trade deals with the USA and the huge potential of the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China). But there’s a danger of missing the obvious trading...

By Garry Lemon, Head of External Affairs at Trussell Trust In the House of Commons on the 18th October last year, MPs were debating the biggest change to the British welfare system in a generation – a radical transformation that will eventually affect millions of UK households. On that day, MPs were locked in debate around Universal Credit, which aims to simplify the current system of benefits by rolling several benefits and tax credits into one package, while making it easier for...

Donald Trump today used the NHS as a reason not to push for Universal Health Care in the US. The President pointed to demonstrations yesterday in the UK with thousands of Brits taking to the streets to protest the poorly run system. But even though Trump might have a point about the UK, he doesn't have a leg to stand on in regards to publicly funded health care systems. Indeed, many people have pointed out that some of the best healthcare...

By Robert Seiler One of the first concrete signs of Brexit’s approach came late last year when two EU agencies, currently located in London, were sent off to new pastures on the European mainland. In November, an EU-wide vote saw the European Medicines Agency (EMA) relocate to Amsterdam and the European Banking Authority (EBA) move to Paris. Arguably the biggest prize was the EMA: with a budget of approximately £232 million and 900 staff, the agency also attracts over 40,000 business visitors to the UK...

Boots has today emerged as the face of modern capitalism after reports found that it had been charging the NHS extortionate amounts for drugs that were available on the high street for a fraction of the price. According to a Times report the high street chain charged the health service as much as £1,500 for single pots of moisturiser that others have sold for less than £2. The obscene bill for "specials" medication joined other charges such as £650 for coconut...

HOPE not hate welcomes today's guilty verdict for Darren Osborne over his heinous murder of Makram Ali and attempted murder of other worshippers outside Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park last June. Commenting on the verdict, HOPE not hate's chief executive, Nick Lowles, said: "This case highlights the pernicious nature and danger of online hate and sadly confirms the threat from right-wing extremism, which we have long warned about. But it also highlights the role that far-right figures and right-wing media...

Imagine waking up one morning and finding out that your livelihood was gone. Your means of providing for your family, sending your children to school, and paying the mortgage: it had all simply disappeared overnight. That’s the reality facing people all over Africa who rely on working donkeys. About 600 million people around the world depend on working animals, with the majority of donkey owners based in Africa. These animals underpin the livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities, pulling goods...

With the 2018 FIFA World Cup just months away the political climate in Russia is looking increasingly unsettled. Today, a lengthy march through central Moscow took place with tens of thousands of people in attendance. The rally was among protests nationwide in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to boycott the March 18 presidential election. Navalny was detained as the march got underway, but it was to little effect. A tweet from his account read: "I've been detained. This...

By Rebecca Benson A few weeks ago I had never heard of Logan Paul. Sadly, I can’t say the same now. The apparently well-known YouTube vlogger, gained notoriety a few weeks ago, when he posted the now infamous vlog that showed a dead man, hanging from a tree by the neck. Anyone who has even slightly followed the news over the last few weeks will be aware of this story. Logan and his friends had been filming a vlog series in...