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Explainer-in-brief: In Ukraine, the fighting moves to a longer-range war June 7, 2022 We’re at day 104 of the war in Ukraine. After a break lasting weeks, Russia hit Kyiv again on Sunday. The day after, the UK confirmed it was sending more weapons. It will provide the longer-range rockets that President Zelensky – who was visiting the Donbas region yesterday – has been repeatedly calling for. The [...]
To turf Boris Johnson out, Keir Starmer needs to rebrand his Labour Party June 7, 2022 It must have hurt, not just being booed by those liberal lefty lawyers who turned up to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, but being compared to Jeremy Corbyn – the very same man that Boris Johnson squashed into political oblivion in 2019. This is not the historical alignment with Winston Churchill he has worked all [...]
To kickstart decarbonisation we should be pouring investment into retrofitting homes June 7, 2022 In the race to net zero, shiny new electric vehicles get much more attention than insulation and thermal analytics. But the “hottest” solution might not be the key one. The International Energy Agency estimates that buildings are responsible for almost 40 percent of global emissions – and that 70 percent of this is produced by [...]
The FTSE reshuffle teaches us how successful businesses navigate turbulent waters June 7, 2022 As we have come to learn, disruption is the new normal. And every quarter, the FTSE reshuffle serves as a reminder of the increasingly choppy factors that weigh on a company’s fortunes. Having narrowly avoided relegation in March, Royal Mail slid out of the FTSE 100 last week largely because of its failure to adapt. [...]
Letters: From football to fintech June 7, 2022 [Re: Exclusive: ‘Significant barriers’ for female progression in fintech, report warns, yesterday] The gender imbalance in the fintech industry is an important challenge. The EY and Innovate Finance report highlights what is already known – namely the lack of women working in fintech. This is not just a UK issue. Globally, women make up only [...]
Elizabeth Line: Meet TfL’s new advertising asset June 6, 2022 When the Elizabeth line opened last month, the excitement across the City was palpable. From transport enthusiasts to keen commuters, the new line brought a new lease of life for the London Underground.
Explainer-in-brief: The cost of another bank holiday June 6, 2022 So you’ve woken up at the end of another long bank holiday, and thought right, when’s the next one? There have been several campaigns for new bank holidays – even a permanent one in honour of the Queen, or one to mark the sacrifices made during the pandemic – a Thank Holiday, as some charities called [...]
Our auto industry must let go of nostalgia even as it revives DeLorean June 6, 2022 Last week, we were bombarded with fond memories and childhood nostalgia as the famed DeLorean car make was revived. A new model, trading on those most powerful of marketing tools, will be released. Former Tesla executive Joost de Vries has bought the rights to the famous name and set up the gullwing-doored Alpha5 as a [...]
If time is money, volunteering should form a central part of our economy and careers June 6, 2022 IT IS sobering to imagine what would become of the UK if, one morning, all its 16.3 million volunteers woke up and decided to no longer offer their support. Businesses, charities, community services, healthcare – every part of our economy would grind to a halt with the realisation of how much we take these dedicated [...]