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AMONG THE MOSQUES: A JOURNEY ACROSS MUSLIM BRITAIN’ – APPEALS FOR TOLERANCE AMONG ALL BRITONS – NOT JUST MUSLIMS
The racism hurled at black members of the England football team following its loss to Italy in the Euro finals is a clear reminder, if one was needed, that racism remains a divisive problem in the UK.
A new important book, ‘Among the Mosques: A Journey across Muslim Britain’, by Dr Ed Husain, a former senior advisor to Tony Blair, is indeed timely, as it warns some UK-based Muslims still do not regard Britain as their home country – and this could fuel further division within the UK.…
LIFESTYLE BUYERS CONTINUE TO BOOST ENGLAND & WALES RURAL LAND SALES, EVEN AS COVID-19 WANES
Urban dwellers relocating to the England and Wales countryside during the Covid-19 pandemic are driving up land prices and even leading to the return of gazumping, according to land agents. Lifestyle buyers looking for farmhouses and land in scenically attractive areas are increasing demand and prices for land without much agricultural merit.…
OPTIMISTIC TUNISIAN WORKWEAR MANUFACTURERS INVITE BRITISH CUSTOMERS TO VISIT
Tunisia’s garment manufacturing industry is actively encouraging British brands to visit this key North African near sourcing hub to discover the quality and real potential of its workwear.
The campaign is building on a December 2020 webinar when Tunisian producers connected with potential British buyers within the workwear segment, to create new trading partnerships.…
COVERT RECORDING DEVICES PROLIFERATE IN STYLES – BUT INVESTIGATORS MUST TAKE CARE TO USE THEM LEGALLY
Even though life has been increasingly lived online during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still a significant market for hardware surveillance devices, including those that are covert, with recording devices hidden in everyday objects, such as pens, watches, even water bottles.…
US DOLLAR’S DOMINANCE BEING CHALLENGED BY CRYPTO – BUT WILL THIS WEAKEN AMERICAN SANCTIONS AND AML ENFORCEMENT?
AMERICA has long been the global policeman of international sanctions, including breaches of AML rules, but evidence suggests that the US dollar’s use in international transactions could be weakening and is having to compete with the rising power of crypto currencies.…
AML ANALYSTS CAST A SUSPICIOUS EYE ON STABLECOIN LIQUIDITY
THE GROWING popularity of cryptocurrencies has stoked concerns that they offer a haven for money launderers. The concern focuses on the risk that crypto can be used anonymously to buy goods and services, without them being converted into fiat currencies through exchanges that are a key focus of emerging AML/CFT controls.…
TOBACCO INDUSTRY UNDER GROWING REGULATORY PRESSURE TO REDUCE FILTER LITTER
New regulatory plastic waste obligations coming into force in July (this year) will force tobacco producers selling into the European Union’s (EU) 447-million-person market to take measures to reduce butt littering. The move, part of the EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) (Directive (EU) 2019/904), are designed to reduce the 4.5 trillion cigarette butts that end up as litter annually worldwide (according to the UN), generating 845,000 tonnes of waste, according to a New York (USA) state document.…
LIE DETECTION TECH BEING DEVELOPED RAPIDLY, BUT EXPERTS WARN TRAINED HUMAN INTERROGATORS REMAIN ESSENTIAL
Lie detection is an emerging science, with technology being developed to help companies and law enforcement seek to detect fraudsters and other criminals. Artificial intelligence is a potential key development in enabling machines to screen subjects physical and audible response to questions to detect lies.…
BRITISH GOVERNMENT MULLS ROOT-AND-BRANCH AUDIT REFORM TO IMPROVE FRAUD DETECTION
Auditors in the UK are on the cusp of transforming their approach to fraud, pushed by a long-deliberated reform in audit guidance by the government.
It has released a white paper ‘Restoring Public Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance’ that suggests forcing more responsibility on auditors for fighting financial crime in the UK.…
DAIRY LEADERS EXPRESS SURPRISE AT BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED YEAR
Over the past year, the European Union’s (EU) dairy industry has weathered two storms: the departure of Great Britain from the EU single market and customs union, during the unprecedented lockdown measures adopted to contain Covid-19, all while EU lawmakers haggle over a major shakeup of agricultural regulations.…