London’s housing affordability crisis is also a business problem September 28, 2023 “As a society,” the CNN journalist Luke McGee said on X/Twitter yesterday, “we need to address the fact that a semi-detached in Walthamstow is now a million quid.” Attached to the post was a fairly average looking 4-bedroom flat about five minutes walk from the tube, currently available on Rightmove for the low, low price [...]
The Notebook: Jimmy McLoughlin on Morocco’s future and the pleasing results of a stand-up comedy course September 28, 2023 Today, former Downing Street adviser and host of podcast Jimmy’s Jobs Jimmy McLoughlin takes the Notebook pen Morocco: A bridge for Africa Morocco was devastated by the earthquake that occurred on 8 September and caused human and material losses in various regions of the kingdom. Naturally, writing a column like this makes me think about [...]
Isle of Man’s Outlier Rum holds ‘not-so-tropical island’ takeover in Islington bar September 27, 2023 The Isle of Man may not be the first island that comes to mind when you think of rum, but local entrepreneurs Rick Dacey and Ian Warborn-Jones are breaking the “perception” that the liqueur is only produced in tropical climates. Outlier Distilling Company is based out of an old milking shed at Ballakelly Farm in [...]
Rosebank: Climate campaigners prepare legal action against oil and gas field September 27, 2023 Climate campaigners have vowed to take legal action against the government, following the approval of Rosebank this morning.
It’s not all doom and gloom, says London fintech chief citing ‘shoots of positivity’ September 27, 2023 London’s fintech sector is showing “shoots of positivity”, an industry chief said today as they sought to challenge the doom and gloom narrative surrounding the business environment in the City. Despite the loss of some major floats, the chief executive of Innovate Finance (IF), the industry body representing the UK’s fintech sector, said she was [...]
The five best non alcoholic cocktails to try at London bars this Sober October September 27, 2023 Laura Willoughby is the co-founder of London’s first and only dedicated non alcoholic bar, tasting room and shop, Club Soda (they have some low ABV serves too, as their message is ‘something for everyone’.) Here she shares the five best boozeless cocktails to try in the city SEED LIBRARY This bar treats its non alcoholic [...]
‘Alcohol free beer is healthy!’ Sober October tips from London’s first alcohol free bar September 27, 2023 I take a sip of my No Sleep till Brooklyn, a cocktail featuring two types of alcohol-free whisky, and I have to admit that it tastes pretty darn like the real thing. It even has the ‘slow burn’ feel of whisky in the mouth. “You see!” says Laura Willougby, co-founder of Club Soda, London’s first [...]
Everyman posts five-fold drop in losses to £4.3m but Oppenheimer effect offers hope September 27, 2023 British cinema chain Everyman has reported a fivefold increase in losses due to weak ticket sales. Everyman, which has 41 cinemas, posted pre-tax losses of £4.3m for the first six months of the year, five times the £798k lost in the same period last year. Shares dipped over one per cent on Wednesday morning. Admission [...]
Crypto’s engine idling as interest rate narrative controls the gears September 27, 2023 Bitcoin is down marginally by 0.2% over 24 hours, trading for $26,223, while Ethereum remains virtually unchanged at $1,590.
‘Higher for longer rates’ sparked shift to premium London office space September 27, 2023 Property developer Landsec reported strong demand for premium office space in central London, as firms react to the message of interest rates being “higher for longer.” The commercial real estate giant said office occupancy in Victoria, where half of its central London business sits, is now 100 per cent let and with £17m of lettings [...]