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kcwKENSINGTON CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER today LONDON NEWS, GLOBAL VIEWS ISSUE 0060 APRIL 2017 FREE (EXCEPT WHERE SOLD) ? CAPITAL GAINS CAPITAL 2 April 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today www.KCWToday.co.uk 020 7738 2348 April 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today 3 Contents & Offices News online: www.KCWToday.co.uk course by a magical twist of his baton Kensington, Chelsea KENSINGTON CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER Trump President Trump is expecting Mexico & Westminster Today kcwtoday Contents to pay for this which defies any sort of Jonnohills.com LONDON NEWS, GLOBAL VIEWS ISSUE 0058 FEBRUARY 2017 FREE (EXCEPT WHERE SOLD) trumps himself logical reasoning. 80-100 Gwynne Road, London, by Derek Wyatt The immigration ban which is much SW11 3UW ? more complex than has been admitted Tel: 020 7738 2348 is having a devastating impact on the view of America outside of America. FREE You can hear the laughter closer to E-mail: [email protected] home especially in the Bay Area of San Website: 3 News f you run China, India, Japan, Brazil, Francisco which houses Apple, Yahoo, www.kcwtoday.co.uk Iran or Germany - even Britain - you Google, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, must look across the pond to what is Advertisement enquiries: OF THE Opinion & Comment Facebook and dozens more global 10 happening in Washington, DC and allow [email protected] I digital companies. You can hear it at the yourself a little chuckle. Four months UNO, in NATO, at the OECD, the Subscriptions: Statue & Blue Plaque 12 into his Presidency and Trump is sinking. World Bank the IMF and even the EU. LAND [email protected] Features It started with all those rash promises I suspect deep down Downing Street Publishers: 13 he made during the election. simply cannot fathom the man and is Kensington & Chelsea Today Limited A new wall between Mexico and already regretting that State invitation to 15 Business & Finance USA; the end to immigration from him which has distressed Buckingham some Middle East states but not all Palace. 18 Business & Environment (not where Trump Inc had a presence) These are serious errors at the and most of all the end to Obamacare beginning of anyone’s presidency and has 19 Business & Innovation putting upwards of 20 million citizens seen President Trump’s ratings continue into a position of being unable to afford to fall: they are quite the worst ever 20 Astronomy health care. Above all else in a mature recorded for an incoming president. But democracy the President of America, it is worse than we can imagine. The Editor-in-Chief: Kate Hawthorne Education president of the largest economy in the cost of a trip to his condo in Florida is 21 world, has a duty of care to his people. Art Director & Director: Tim Epps $1m. He goes most weeks. The cost of yet to see his first budget where he has tweet online. It would be surreal if it was Literature Or not. securing Trump Tower in New York is said he will slash Government spending. not true. Acting Editor: Dr Emma Trehane 24 The wall is such a ridiculous idea. estimated at $1m a day when he is there My sense is Trump is struggling to There are really only two ways for Head of Business Development: Dr Emma Trehane Poetry The Mexican border is 1900 miles long and $450k a day when he is not. Then understand the role of being President; President Trump to go. Upwards by Business Development: Caroline Daggett, 25 (the Berlin Wall was 96 miles: the Great there is his family to think about. All he thinks it is like being the head learning the political ropes especially on Wall of China is 13,000 miles). The told it looks as though security will cost honcho of a top Wall Street company. It The Hill or downwards to irrelevance Antoinette Kovatchka, 26 Dining Out estimated cost is $2.4 billion and we all the American nation $4billion over four decidedly is not. And into this bubble in and resignation. I can still hear those Architecture: Emma Flynn know what happens to estimates. Of years! That’s going it some when we have which he lives he can still find time to chuckles. Art & Culture Editors: Don Grant, Marian Maitland 28 Lifestyle & Fashion Astronomy: Scott Beadle FRAS Events was able to slip through the net. The Ballet/Dance: Andrew Ward 32 question remains as to how to prevent Bridge: Andrew Robson Westminster 42 Arts & Culture this style of attack and whether it can be Political round-up Business: Ione Bingley, Prof. Hugo De Burgh attack: is more prevented or should simply be accepted Douglas Shanks Travel as a risk of modern city living. on Article 50 reaction: 54 Global messaging service WhatsApp, Chess: Barry Martin surveillance the Health from which the offender had sent several "We're losing a strong and important member state.” Contributing Editors: Marius Brill, Peter Burden, 55 messages shortly before the incident, answer? German Chancellor Angela Merkel Derek Wyatt was reportedly working with police 58 Motoring By Ione Bingley to attempt to hack its own end-to- Music: James Douglas “I make no apology for being ambitious Sport end encryption. However, designed to Crossword: Wolfe: 60 rigorously protect the privacy of its over about what we’re trying to do.” Dining Out: Edward Burns, David Hughes, one billion users, it was unable to do so. Brexit Secretary David Davis Editorial: Ione Bingley, 62 Public Notice, Crossword & Bridge Last month, London bore Home Secretary Amber Rudd witness to horrific scenes on speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Max Feldman, Owen Fulda 63 Chess Show has since called for police and “The triggering of article 50 is politically Events: Polly Allen, Fahad Redha Westminster Bridge when intelligence agencies to be given access and constitutionally reckless” Health Editor: Kate Hawthorne a 4x4 vehicle travelling at to messaging services like WhatsApp to thwart future ‘terror’ attacks adding that First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon Lifestyle & Fashion: Ione Bingley, Owen Fulda over 50 mph mounted the “there should be no place for terrorists to Feldman Reviews: Max Feldman pavement mowing down hide”. “It will be hugely in our interests as Europeans if we put I wish I had written that: Dudley Sutton It emerged after the attack that the assailant, Khalid Masood, had been on aside our temptation towards recrimination and rancour.” Motoring: Don Grant, Owen Fulda All Appendages Crossed! around 40 pedestrians, the radar of intelligence services for News, Online Editor tourists and Londoners alike, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Wednesday 5th April 2017 is the date for 20th News Awards potential links to extremism in 2010 & Arts Correspondent: Max Feldman and killing two. following his return from Saudi Arabia. (rebranded the News Awards in 2015) at the London Lancaster "We already miss you. Thank you and goodbye." Poetry & Literary Editor: Emma Trehane MA Ph.D Rudd refused to rule out the passing Hotel. These are they only awards dedicating to celebrating the The ‘lone wolf ’ assailant then ran of new legislation to tackle encrypted European Council President Donald Tusk Political Editor: Derek Wyatt best in news media print, technology and business innovation. from the car towards the Palace of messaging and the publishing of; Sport: Owen Fulda Westminster before he was detained We are delighted to announce that Kensington, Chelsea & extremist content online if companies did Sub-Editor: Leila Kooros by two police officers, one of whom he not comply voluntarily. “This is a serious diminishment in British Westminster Today have been shortlisted for this year’s Niche stabbed before he was shot dead at the Critics, however, have questioned Travel: Lynne McGowan, Market Newspaper of the Year category alongside publications scene by police. The police officer, PC the need for the powers that Rudd is power and influence.” Cynthia Pickard like the Times Literary Supplement. Keith Palmer, died later from his injuries. demanding as well as the practicality Former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister Despite the extensive surveillance and of enforcing UK legislation to curb the The winners will be announced at 11pm on the evening intelligence systems in place, this solitary activities of companies based mainly in Lord Heseltine attack, using everyday items as weapons, the US. 4 April 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today www.KCWToday.co.uk 020 7738 2348 April 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today 5 News News online: www.KCWToday.co.uk sewage spilled into nature reserves, while Executive. “A company with a singular Thames water nappies and other debris went into the Tri-borough vision; to design and build dedicated The London Thames and the adjoining River Thame. urban commercial vehicles that can Photograph © Jon Photograph fined £20m The Observer revealed in 2013 that the partners to split in operate without emissions in cities Motor Show for dumping untreated sewage ten biggest water companies were the around the world and bring down Battersea Evolution most persistent polluters of England’s running costs for drivers,” he said. in the Thames rivers and beaches committing over 2018 Battersea Park The company has also announced © London Motor Show Photograph 1,000 incidents between 2005-2013 a light commercial van (LCV) as the 4th-7th May 2017 inclusive. and fined a total of just £3.5m, a sum company’s second all-new model. This described by a senior MP at the time as too will be a range-extended electric Thames water has been fined a record “pitiful”. vehicle, an electric car with an engine £20.3 million after it was found to have “We have failed in our responsibility Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster It is great news for car enthusiasts and and hear industry and guest speakers.