Square Mile and Me: Samantha Seaton on her career from equestrian athlete to Moneyhub CEO May 2, 2024 Moneyhub boss Samantha Seaton tells us how she went from Olympian hopeful to fintech CEO (as well as the benefits of nudist beaches).
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Transform May 2, 2024 The City is full of movers and shakers determined to "transform" every bit of corporate life. We're here to stop them - and stamp out jargon.
Let’s be honest, there are no easy answers to worklessness May 2, 2024 The government is right to be focused on getting people off welfare dependency and into work, but we shouldn’t be too optimistic about its chances of success, says Matthew Lesh In 1906, William Beveridge declared that those who cannot work should be maintained by public support. The condition, however, would be the “complete and permanent [...]
Stickers and democracy sausages – time to give polling day some pizzazz May 2, 2024 Low turnout in elections is bad for democracy. If we want more people to vote, why not make polling day more of a party? Asks John Oxley It’s polling day in London, and chances are that you’re not going to vote. Well, admittedly, as a reader of opinion columns you are probably among the more [...]
The making of a mayor: What powers do they actually have? May 2, 2024 In England and across the world, mayors have wildly disparate powers. So how do they stack up? Lucy Kenningham explains
Gen z aren’t lazy – they just know that work doesn’t pay May 2, 2024 Generation z are shunning the corporate ladder because they recognise we live in an asset-driven economy that penalises work
Proposed snooping powers are an incursion into our most basic rights May 2, 2024 Slippery slopes are so named for a reason. One step might feel okay; a second, trouble-free. But suddenly momentum builds, and there’s no stopping you. The metaphor could not be more appropriate for the snooping powers that government is soon to take for itself – powers that represent a most aggressive incursion into basic privacy [...]
Judge the Mayoral candidates on their transport policies May 1, 2024 Take it from a company that drives on London’s roads every day – lack of EV charging infrastructure and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are standing in the way of cleaner transport, says Addison Lee CEO Liam Griffin Operating in the capital for 50 years, we’ve seen many a Mayor come and go. Each of them has [...]
Pity Monty Panesar – he’s being exploited by George Galloway May 1, 2024 Former England cricketer Monty Panesar has no idea what he’s getting himself into in standing to be an MP for George Galloway’s party, says Jack Mendel George Galloway’s recruitment of Monty Panesar as an election candidate shows he’s willing to exploit not only ethnic tensions for votes – but vulnerable individuals too. As a cricket [...]
Don’t be complacent – right-wing populist Susan Hall really could become Mayor May 1, 2024 The Mayoral race is closer than you think. Susan Hall could win despite not knowing not knowing how much a bus fare is and liking Tweets by Donald Trump