DEBATE: Are falling house prices in London a good thing? January 18, 2019 Are falling house prices in London a good thing? Daniel Hegarty, founder and chief executive of digital mortgage broker Habito, says YES. Provided it stops at a pricing correction and doesn’t go further, the drop in house prices is good news. London’s sky-high prices have left the average 34-year-old first-time buyer needing to borrow 13 times [...]
We can’t let financial inclusion become just another buzzword January 18, 2019 Over the last decade, the world has made significant progress towards universal financial inclusion. Today, traditionally underserved individuals have greater access to financial products than ever before. And with mobile networks reaching more than 90 per cent of the population in developing nations, digital payments – a key on-ramp to financial inclusion – are becoming [...]
The Lords have spoken: It’s time to fix RPI and reform the way we measure inflation January 17, 2019 On Thursday, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee published an unusually strongly worded report about what seems like a relatively dry and technical topic: how we measure inflation. Let me stop you before you switch off – the calculation of inflation matters, because it affects all sorts of prices that you pay, from rail [...]
Ollie Phillips: England’s exciting back line can trouble any team in crucial Six Nations January 17, 2019 Eddie Jones announcing his squad for the Six Nations yesterday marks the start of a make-or-break period for the England coach. England can’t feel their way into the competition, with defending champions Ireland up first in Dublin on 2 February, so Jones has named 35 fit and in-form players. With big challenges ahead in this [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Enjoy Altior but save the cash for Mister Whitaker January 17, 2019 JUST the three runners have been declared for tomorrow’s Grade One Matchbook Clarence House Chase (3.35pm), as connections of last year’s winner Un De Sceaux have opted to stay at home rather than take on the mighty Altior. Nicky Henderson’s nine-year-old is just 1/8 to win his 12th straight race over fences and it’s hard [...]
Horseracing: David Pipe looks at his chances this weekend January 17, 2019 WE HAVE a runner in the big race of the day at Haydock tomorrow where the ground could well be pretty horrible with rain and sleet forecast. That is ideal for DAKLONDIKE, who takes his chance in the Peter Marsh Chase (3.15pm) having won the Tommy Whittle at the track last month. This race is [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Wakanda can streak to victory at Haydock for in-form Smith January 17, 2019 BREAD and butter, rhubarb and custard, bacon and eggs; some things just go well together. You can say the same about Sue Smith and Haydock. In the past five seasons, the 2013 Grand National-winning trainer has had 73 winners at the Lancashire track. If you’d had £1 on all of her runners there, you’d be [...]
Consultants ‘braver’ about challenging clients who treat women inappropriately, says PwC January 17, 2019 Advisers are “getting braver about…calling out our clients” who act inappropriately towards female consultants, a partner at PwC told a tech industry event in east London today. The partnership at PwC gets “incensed” when client chief executives shout at female partners, said Mads Thomson, who leads the the professional services firm’s technology consulting business in [...]
Rahaf Mohammed has lifted the veil on the brutal Saudi regime January 17, 2019 Rahaf Mohammed is at first glance an unlikely harbinger of change in Saudi Arabia. Teenage girls usually know their place in Saudi society: unlike the Victorian child, they are neither to be seen nor heard. But her near-miraculous escape from the clutches of Saudi authorities, which sought to forcibly return her to a family outraged [...]
DEBATE: With Nike coming up with new self-lacing trainers, is this really a good use of tech talent? January 17, 2019 With Nike coming up with new self-lacing trainers, is this really a good use of tech talent? Rowan Kisby, strategy director at digital transformation agency MullenLowe Profero, says YES. This is a much more interesting story than simply the link to those Nike shoes worn in the 1989 Back To The Future sequel. Because this [...]