Trevor Steven: Goalscoring genius Sergio Aguero is my leading striker of the Premier League era February 12, 2019 Ian Rush got it right this week when he said that we have Sergio Aguero to thank for reminding us what it means to be an old-fashioned centre-forward. Rarely do you see Aguero on the flanks or even outside of the width of the penalty area. He is too focused on scoring goals; that is [...]
You couldn’t make it up! The rise of the ‘robo-writer’ February 12, 2019 A recent news story about political donations to Australia’s political parties isn’t normally something to grab my attention, but this brief article in the Guardian did – thanks to its byline. The reporter was a robot called “Reporter Mate”. The robot ‒ or experimental automated news reporting system, as Guardian Australia calls it ‒ is [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Jockey Purton bidding to soar to victory on Happy Dragon February 12, 2019 IF YOU asked the majority of formbook students who the unluckiest horse in Hong Kong is, most would plump for the John Moore-trained Happy Warrior. In his last three races he has cost punters a fortune. He has either been impeded, caught racing wide with no cover, or blocked when delivering a challenge. The likes [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: De Sousa to get fine tune out of Music Addition February 12, 2019 RACING returns to Happy Valley this afternoon following a two-week break at the inner city track. A lot has happened in racing over the last fortnight. More than 100,000 boisterous racing fans bounded through the turnstiles for the Chinese New Year meeting at Sha Tin last week, betting an astronomical £170 million across the card. [...]
Breaking down barriers: Politics and business are crying out for ambitious women’s brilliant ideas February 12, 2019 Politics used to be a man’s game: in the early 20th century, parliament was a club to which women were not invited. Laws were made by men, for men. Gladly, things have changed beyond recognition. We now have our second female Prime Minister, while 2017 saw a record number of female MPs elected. Read more: [...]
Dads, parenting, and the gender pay gap – equality at home will lead to fixing inequality in the workplace February 12, 2019 We have all seen the uproar caused by gender pay gaps. Transparency has helped bring about change, but discrepancies in pay will never be eliminated and workplace inequality will never end if employers don’t support equality at home. And while women must continue to be supported at work, men are the other half of the [...]
Let America’s radical socialists be a warning to British politics February 12, 2019 It is said that when America sneezes, the world catches a cold. Let us hope that the American left’s recent publication of its “Green New Deal” (GND) won’t be contagious enough to infect Labour here. Just over a week ago, Jeremy Corbyn had an in-depth phone conversation with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the rising socialist congresswoman. The aim, it [...]
DEBATE: Should GCSEs be scrapped and replaced with a broader, more holistic curriculum? February 12, 2019 Should GCSEs be scrapped and replaced with a broader, more holistic curriculum? Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, says YES. Skills shortages cost our economy £6.3bn annually, while hundreds of thousands of young people are faced with the despair of unemployment and unfulfilled job-seeking. Brexit and the rise [...]
Against the tide of shareholder activism February 12, 2019 You cannot blame boardrooms today for being preoccupied, with everything from Brexit contingency planning to the prospect of a Corbyn government. Yet there is another, more pressing need for every UK listed business to be preparing for: activist investors. Shareholder activism, whereby an investor leverages their stake to put pressure on the management of a [...]
How data will power the cities of tomorrow February 12, 2019 By 2050, it is estimated that 68 per cent of the global population will live in cities – an influx of over 2.5bn. With that many people living in urban areas, it is clear that making cities work better is key to creating a safer, more sustainable world. Local issues are now global issues, and cities [...]