Nor do people seem particularly well-informed on policy. This is not some kind of media bubble snobbery. I have covered elections where the majority of those I stopped could critique each party’s manifesto and explain their own electoral choices. But this time it feels like large chunks of the population …
Read More »Aviva tells Carlsberg: Raise your Britvic bid – top investor says brewer CAN afford to pay more
By Francesca Washtell Updated: 16:50 EDT, 29 June 2024 Raising a glass: Carlsberg’s adverts have included the Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen A major investor in Britvic has called on Carlsberg to sweeten its takeover offer for the group. Aviva, which is a top ten shareholder in Britvic, the maker of Robinsons …
Read More »Councils open emergency voting booths after postal ballot delay
2 days ago By Paul O’Hare, BBC Scotland News Getty Images Two Scottish councils are allowing postal voters who have not yet received their ballots to vote in person at an emergency facility this weekend. Fife and City of Edinburgh Council also said that residents still waiting, who will not be at …
Read More »MPs expenses, Kendall, Mr U-turn, & manifestos
The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to the news and politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We’ve now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you’d …
Read More »The Conservative Party could mount a legal challenge over the General Election after it emerged thousands of postal ballots have not been delivered on time
By Mark Hookham and Brendan Carlin Published: 17:13 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 17:29 EDT, 29 June 2024 The General Election could be hit by a series of legal challenges after it emerged that thousands of postal ballots have not been delivered on time. At least 13 constituencies have …
Read More »Royal fans share their vivid reactions to King Charles’ new portrait as it is released on Armed Forces Day
Royal fans have shared their vivid reactions to King Charles’ new portrait as the palace released a photograph of His Majesty in full military regalia to mark Armed Forces Day. The portrait of Charles III was taken by photographer Hugo Burnand in Windsor Castle’s Grand Corridor in November last year …
Read More »Democrats must think you’re stupid — and Biden’s feeble candidacy proves it
It won’t be the economy. It won’t be the price of gas. It won’t be the raging wars, the scene at our border, the way white women vote or accusations of being too “woke.” If the Democrats flop in November — and their unchallenged presidential nominee, Joe Biden, goes down …
Read More »Royal Mint: Rare minting error 20p sold 375x face value
A 20p coin allegedly removed from Royal Mint circulation due to a minting error has been sold for a large sum on the buying and selling site eBay. It is now one of many Twenty Pence pieces being sold on eBay for having an error. One seller had managed to sell …
Read More »Asda bosses insist they are building a ‘bigger and better’ supermarket
By Emily Hawkins Updated: 16:50 EDT, 28 June 2024 Asda bosses insisted they are building a ‘bigger and better’ supermarket as they published figures showing it is back in the black despite haemorrhaging market share. Once Britain’s second biggest supermarket, it has struggled since its £6.8billion private equity takeover three …
Read More »SNP leader John Swinney fears postal vote problems could affect election results
2 days ago By Jonathan Geddes, BBC News PA Media SNP leader John Swinney has warned that closely-fought election contests could be affected because some voters have have not received their postal votes. A number of voters have told BBC Scotland News that they have not received their ballot papers prior to …
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