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      Chris Blackhurst

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      Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning writer, commentator and broadcaster, based in London. He is a former editor of The Independent, city editor of the Evening Standard, Westminster correspondent for The Independent and deputy head of the Sunday Times Insight team. He writes mostly on business, politics, media. He says he will never retire. To adapt Dr Johnson on London: "If someone tires of journalism, they tire of life."
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      HSBC received a huge fine after it facilitated the laundering of billions of dollars by the infamous Sinaloa cartel in Mexico. Reuters
      HSBC's unearned reprieve from Mexican drug cartel allegations

      Regulatory failure surrounding scandal-hit bank deemed 'too big to jail'

      OpinionJune 08, 2022
      Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have won the vote of no confidence but his quivering tone suggested a worried outlook. AFP
      Bravado may not be enough to save Teflon Don Boris Johnson this time

      How can the Conservative Party reunite when four out of 10 MPs have no faith in their leader?

      OpinionJune 07, 2022
      Property tycoon brothers Nick, left), and Christian Candy. PA
      Candy brothers can't master the knack of winning friends in the City

      Boastful property tycoons could do well to tone down the estate agent swagger after Chelsea FC setback

      OpinionJune 01, 2022
      A YouGov poll suggests seven out of ten Conservative voters favour a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. EPA
      UK windfall tax is the flip side of squeeze-the-rich politics

      Under pressure, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a new energy levy

      OpinionMay 25, 2022
      After Brexit, Britain's Conservative government wants to lighten regulation of the City of London. A group of economists fears that means forgetting the lessons of near disaster in 2008 and 2009. Bloomberg
      Regulatory failures mount in UK with clamour to deregulate the City

      Rules implemented after 2008 financial crisis could be cast aside in a post-Brexit shake-up

      OpinionMay 18, 2022
      Prince Charles told of challenging times ahead as he delivered the Queen's Speech to the British Parliament on Tuesday. Getty
      Boris Johnson’s roller-coaster ride can't disguise UK's economic crunch

      City mood turned sour after Bank of England warned of recession due to Ukraine war

      OpinionMay 11, 2022
      Green Party supporters react to a declaration at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, in the local government elections. Picture date: Friday May 6, 2022.
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      Conservatives' London wipeout does not bode well for future elections

      Boris Johnson's 'partygate' revelations have resulted in loss of key Conservative councils

      OpinionMay 06, 2022
      HSBC's London HQ is in Canary Wharf but does the bank's heart really belong elsewhere? iStockphoto
      China sharpens the cleaver as a game is played to split HSBC

      Britain's venerable banking giant is so successful because it straddles East and West – but for how much longer?

      OpinionMay 04, 2022
      Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak faced scrutiny over his wife Akshata Murty's use of the non-dom tax status. PA.
      Reform of the UK's non-dom status is a taxing subject for opposition parties

      Scrapping the controversial policy looks good on paper but may harm investment prospects

      OpinionApril 28, 2022
      Elon Musk has launched a hostile takeover bid for Twitter. AFP
      Showman Elon Musk has created the perfect smokescreen for his tilt at Twitter

      By showing his hand, the Tesla CEO has put the social networking service in play for other bidders

      OpinionApril 20, 2022
      Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is losing ground in the popularity stakes. EPA
      Slick Sunak’s secrecy over £2,000-a-suit tailor speaks volumes

      UK chancellor's failure to crack down on offshore tax havens gives a telling glimpse of his world view

      OpinionApril 13, 2022
      Boris Becker lived a lavish lifestyle long after his glittering career came to an end. Getty Images
      Boom Boom to bust: Boris Becker's loneliness at heart of his downfall

      Former Wimbledon champion's restless spirit made him a legend but his undoing should not shock us

      OpinionApril 08, 2022
      Robert Maxwell at a press conference announcing his acquisition of Mirror Group Newspapers in 1984. Getty
      House of Maxwell may have crumbled but our obsession with criminal tycoon remains intact

      Ghislaine Maxwell's father Robert was a larger-than-life newspaper magnate whose peccadillos were laid bare in death

      OpinionApril 06, 2022
      Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been criticised as out-of-touch after the petrol station photo call. HM Treasury
      Could Rishi Sunak be too super-rich to realise his British PM ambition?

      Danger for British chancellor is that Conservatives will fear a backlash down the line

      OpinionMarch 29, 2022
      Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea FC in west London, as the club prepares to be bought out by new owners. AFP
      Chelsea need leadership as well as a £3bn shot in the arm

      Prospective new owners may be long-time fans but that may not be enough to fill the Roman Abramovich void

      OpinionMarch 23, 2022
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