More people applied for Estonian e-residency than were born in the country in 2017 November 7, 2017 Estonia’s e-residency programme is one of the most innovative in the world, letting anyone apply to become a digital citizen of the eastern European country. And so attractive has it become that more people wanted to become a digital resident of the country than were born there this year. Read more: Estonia could be the [...]
The UK’s happiness improved in the year after the Brexit vote, according to the ONS November 7, 2017 The UK’s sense of satisfaction improved in the year after the country decided to leave the EU, according to data released today. The report is the first from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to look at the UK’s personal well-being for a full year since the EU referendum. According to the ONS, the life [...]
Uber’s gig economy fight could head to UK Supreme Court as employment tribunal appeal ruling coming Friday November 7, 2017 Uber’s gig economy fight could be about to head to Britain’s highest court with a decision due in a landmark case over workers rights coming on Friday. It’s another crucial test that has the potential to upend its business in the UK following a row with regulators which had put its London operations at risk. [...]
Aviva readies to float new £200m commercial property real estate investment fund (REIT) November 7, 2017 Aviva has become the latest firm to back London’s post-Brexit property market, announcing it will float a new investment company focusing on UK commercial real estate. The real estate investment trust (Reit) from Aviva Investors, the alternative investment branch of insurance firm Aviva and the largest manager of UK commercial property, with £24bn under management, [...]
The Foschini Group buys fashion brand Hobbs as 3i exits November 7, 2017 Hobbs, the British high street fashion retailer known for being a favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, has found a new owner in the form of South African retailer The Foschini Group (TFG). Hobbs chief executive Meg Lustman said this would help the brand to become "truly successful". "With TFG’s existing experience managing desirable brands, [...]
New US Fed chair could herald an economic boom November 7, 2017 | City Talk We now know who US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve is, and it’s not the incumbent Janet Yellen. This shouldn’t come as a massive surprise. After all, Ms Yellen was nominated to the position by former President Barack Obama. But at the same time, with US economic [...]
Priti Patel did discuss UK aid going to Golan Heights, government admits November 7, 2017 International development secretary Priti Patel is coming under further pressure as it was confirmed today she did discuss aid being diverted to the Israeli army after her undisclosed meetings in the country this summer. A Downing Street spokesperson said that Patel had asked officials from her department to examine whether public money could support humanitarian [...]
Impressionists in London at Tate Britain doesn’t have enough impressionists in it November 7, 2017 The year is 1871 and French artists are pouring out of Paris like so much spilled milk, the pail they once called home having been kicked over by the recalcitrant mule that, in this metaphor, is the Franco-Prussian War. Among the thousands who sought refuge in Britain were conscription-dodging Claude Monet and his associated network [...]
Christmas adverts 2017 round-up: Watch offerings from M&S, Aldi, Sky, TalkTalk – and even a teaser from John Lewis November 7, 2017 This year’s Christmas ad season is already shaping up to be a vintage one, with the return of an animated carrot, an over-enthusiastic elf and a shifty pair of eyes. Worried about missing out? Here’s what we’ve seen so far: 1. M&S: Paddington saves Christmas. Kind of. Paddington Bear helps out a would-be robber, thus [...]
Liam Fox: British public will not accept lower food standards after Brexit November 7, 2017 Trade secretary Liam Fox has said the government will not lower food standards after leaving the European Union, a day after a senior US secretary said better trade relations would demand it. Fox, who has previously been open-minded on matters such as chlorinated chicken, told Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK would not see “reductions [...]