The nexus between government, business and overseas money is becoming ever tighter. At this rate, it won’t be long before George Osborne buys a stately home to rival that of Tony Blair. The former chancellor bagged his 13th job this week: he has been recruited as an adviser to Coinbase, a cryptocurrency outfit. All this...
The UK government is leaning toward ordering a probe into RedBird IMI’s proposed Telegraph deal, after the prospect of an Abu Dhabi-backed fund taking control of the British newspaper raised national security concerns among some Conservative lawmakers. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said she’s “minded to” issue a so-called Public Interest Intervention Notice. “This relates to concerns I...