SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Bank of England calls for tougher pension scheme rules after crisis

Bank wants to avoid repeat of situation that followed Kwasi Kwarteng’s calamitous mini-budget

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023

The Bank’s newfound appetite to tackle risk is welcome, if a little late

The financial policy committee has decided to take on ‘shadow banking’ which has been thriving since 2008

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Bank of England to run stress tests on pension funds, insurers, and other lenders

More needs to be done to ensure that the non-bank financial sector does not pose a threat to the UK’s financial stability, Bank says

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Lloyds Bank, Irwin Mitchell and Hill Dickinson: The 29 latest North West hires and promotions

BusinessLive rounds up the latest appointments and promotions in the North West

Birmingham Post · Oct 7, 2022

The 5th Circuit Considers Whether the Trump Administration Was Legally Authorized To Ban Bump Stocks

Regulators imposed the ban based on a highly implausible and counterintuitive reading of federal law.

Reason · Aug 8, 2022

This Lawsuit Says a Recent SCOTUS Decision Makes It Clear That 'Assault Weapon' Bans Are Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's ban.

Reason · Jul 14, 2022

Mortgage affordabilty tests: Bank of England abandons ‘stress test’ recommendation for mortgage approvals

The change could help some borrowers get loans but strict loan-to-income limits remain in place

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Washington ban on sale, manufacture of large-capacity gun magazines

SEATTLE — A lawsuit backed by a California-based pro-gun group seeks to prevent Washington's impending ban on the sale and manufacture of large-capacity firearm magazines from taking effect this summer.

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

Native logging ban leaves 'bitter taste' in mouth of forestry families, amid timber supply concerns

Forestry families fear "the end is near" for their businesses as WA's native logging ban looms, and they question where Australia's future timber supplies will come from.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2022

Calling Police Officer "Pig," "Terrorist," "Punk Ass," and "Bitch" in Facebook Comments Not Obscene After All

So a federal district court held, reversing an earlier magistrate judge ruling on this point; the court also rejected the view that the Free Press Clause only protects "members of the press."

Reason · Apr 9, 2022