UK News - February 1st week Update - Queen of Britain accused of trying to hide royal assets and

 

Queen of Britain accused of trying to hide royal assets

The Guardian reports that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been tactful in keeping her royal assets secret from the public or government. While the British government was separate, the royal dealings, traditionally regarded as a family of advocacy, were open to the public, and some of the public money allocated for royalties at some time ago was passed in a referendum.

Although it is the custom of the royals to maintain a high standard of living, the newspaper explains that the concealment of this secret by all would undermine public confidence in the royals. In November 1973, the newspaper revealed that the Queen feared that a proposed bill to bring transparency to company shareholders would allow the public to examine her financial affairs, and as a result she sent her personal lawyer to launch a tactic to pressure the government to make the relevant changes. It has been revealed that.

Matthew Farrer, then a partner in the prestigious law firm Farrer & Co., was drafted by Prime Minister Edward Heath's government to meet with civil servants in the Department of Trade and Industry at the time to discuss the proposed transparency in the Companies Act. The bill seeks to prevent investors in companies from secretly building significant stakes, by acquiring their shares through leading companies or nominees. Directors therefore have the right to request any nominee who owns shares in their company when inquiring about the identities of their clients.

The three crucial pages of the correspondence between the Civil Servants of the Department of Commerce reveal that at that meeting, the Queen's objection was stated by law that the Queen's personal investments in listed companies, as well as their value, would be revealed by law. He suggested that the British Queen should be released. The Financial Times at the time said that "the Buckingham Palace's proposal in 1973 that the disclosure of the Queen's shareholding should be outlawed could be a landmine for the Conservatives."

A spokeswoman for the Queen said in a statement: "The will of the Queen is a parliamentary process and the role of sovereignty is purely formal. The Queen always consents to the requests of the Government. ”

Covid-19 control is a problem in poor areas of the UK

A recent survey by the UK government has revealed that covid-19 control in poorer areas of the UK has become problematic. As of the end of January, the number of covid-19 infections per 100,000 people living in poorer areas of the UK was even higher than in richer areas than in poorer areas.

Given the current situation, experts suspect that the problem of reporting infections in the UK will remain the same, even if the current lockdown in the UK is eased.

They warn that there is a possibility of another round of epidemics in the country and that the country will once again be confined to four walls. According to some experts, the main reason for such inequality is the failure of the current government, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to provide assistance to low - income groups in the country during the epidemic. These allegations are being made, especially by members of the opposition Labor Party.

"At a time when there is a high prevalence of the virus in the country today, some people avoid vaccination against this background. Without a clear financial contribution, the transmission chain of the epidemic in these areas cannot be broken." They says.