The EU must start taking Brexit seriously | City A.M. August 7, 2018 From the UK’s perspective, the weeks leading up to the summer recess were eventful to say the least. From the controversial unveiling of Theresa May’s Chequers plan, to the resignations of David Davis, Boris Johnson, and several other high-profile officials, Brexit was all anyone could talk about. Now, with just a little over half a [...]
The Tories should ditch the pro-business label and focus on being pro-market instead | City A.M. August 7, 2018 The great and good of the commentariat fear that Brexit will mean the Tories’ abandoning the terrain as the “pro-business” party. But is that even a label worth fighting for and a good guide to how the party should approach policy? Those who self-define as free-marketeers or libertarians have long argued that politicians should aim [...]
Femtech firm Elvie backed by Nex Group’s Michael Spencer bags partnership to roll out flagship product to NHS | City A.M. August 7, 2018 A London-based femtech company that received early backing from Nex founder Michael Spencer will today announce that its flagship product will soon be free to women through the NHS. NHS Supply Chain will make the Elvie Trainer, which is an insertable pelvic floor muscle trainer that provides bio-feedback on Kegel exercises through a smartphone app, [...]
Campaign group hands transport minister list of demands over £1.5bn Network Rail arches sale | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Thousands of businesses facing rent hikes from the sell-off of Network Rail’s £1.5bn commercial property portfolio have written to the transport minister Jo Johnson to demand he safeguard their interests. Among the proposals is the request that he pause the sale to allow local parties to declare their interest; a “year-zero” rent audit to ensure [...]
Lendy Cowes Week: Lack of wind doesn’t spoil dramatic racing | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Once the wind picked up there was once again a fine day of sailing enjoyed at Lendy Cowes Week today. A calm morning meant racing was pushed back to the afternoon with Aguila then triumphing in the quarter tonner class thanks to a clever use of the tide. Read more: Lendy Cowes Week: Picture-perfect start [...]
European leaders hit back at Trump over Iran sanctions | City A.M. August 6, 2018 European leaders hit back today at US President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran which will take effect tonight. A joint statement from the UK, French, German and EU foreign ministers said they “deeply regret” the US decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. Trump has repeatedly railed against the agreement [...]
Sam Torrance’s US PGA Championship 2018 preview: Why I fancy Rory McIlroy ahead of in-form Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Francesco Molinari | City A.M. August 6, 2018 He is the defending champion and arrives at Bellerive Country Club fresh from victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, so everything points to a good finish for Justin Thomas at the US PGA Championship this week. Although this is a different course to Quail Hollow, where Thomas won the title 12 months ago, simply returning to [...]
Fulham season preview: Why optimism is in the air on their return to the Premier League | City A.M. August 6, 2018 Newly promoted sides are expected to feel a bit of apprehension upon the dawning of a new season. Making the step from the Championship to the Premier League is undoubtedly a tough task, after all. For Fulham, that task is made harder by their route to the promised land. Slavisa Jokanovic’s side beat Aston Villa [...]
John Dory recipes: Our resident chef columnist Mark Hix has been waiting for BBQ weather so he could crack out this rhyming fish dish | City A.M. August 6, 2018 To continue with the theme of previous weeks, I’m going to tell you what I cooked at the weekend. It’s usually foraged from someone’s garden or caught on a boat with my daughter, but last weekend’s inspiration came from my neighbour, Paddy. He was gifted some John Dory by a mutual fisherman friend of ours [...]
Jinjuu, Soho, London review: Judy Joo’s Korean restaurant is a mixture of fusion food and to-die-for desserts | City A.M. August 6, 2018 JinJuu 15 Kingly St, W1B WHAT AND WHERE? Jinjuu – meaning pearl – is the food baby of Korean-American TV chef Judy Joo. She quit a high-flying career as an investment banker to do some hard graft in the kitchen of Gordon Ramsay’s empire before breaking out on her own as the host of Food [...]