Why BT’s house party with EE is about to end in a hangover October 9, 2019 If there’s a crisis on the British high street, no one told Philip Jansen. The BT boss has announced that his company will return to bricks-and-mortar, shacking up with mobile subsidiary EE. The shops are part of a wider transformation plan at the telecoms stalwart. Since taking over as chief executive in February, Jansen has [...]
Debate: Are the Extinction Rebellion protesters right to target their anger at capitalism? October 9, 2019 Are the Extinction Rebellion protesters right to target their anger at capitalism? Yes – Asad Rehman is executive director of War on Want From the burning of the Amazon to the melting Arctic ice shelf, we are watching our planet rushing into catastrophe. But behind this crisis is also a story of extreme poverty and inequality, [...]
Forget ‘reparations’, scrapping subsidies is the way to help get Wales back on its feet October 9, 2019 Get ready to put your hands deep into your pockets for the boyos and girlos of the Welsh Valleys. Adam Price, the leader of Plaid Cymru, called last week for the UK to pay “reparations” to Wales for the crime of reducing the country to poverty. For centuries, Wales has (apparently) been stripped of its [...]
Trump’s troop withdrawal will put Syrian Kurds in danger October 9, 2019 Not many people would cite President Donald Trump as an example of reasoned and level-headed foreign policy making. With fingers permanently hovering over his Twitter interface, the leader of the free world has at times been closer to initiating global conflict through his incendiary language than pouring oil over troubled waters. Despite this – or [...]
How to tackle stress like an Olympic athlete October 9, 2019 C-suite stress is the hidden ticking time bomb of business. With markets set to become even more volatile, the psychological impact on the leaders of Britain’s biggest firms cannot be underestimated. Just as we expect athletes to perform under stress, chief executives will be required to make critical decisions in the face of extreme pressure. [...]
The public wants leadership on climate, not a bitter culture war October 9, 2019 The plan by Extinction Rebellion offshoot Animal Rebellion to shut down Billingsgate fish market is one of the daftest things I’ve heard. In the list of priorities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the fishing industry is nowhere. Wild-caught seafood is probably the lowest carbon source of animal protein you can eat, so it’s hard to [...]
Sadiq Khan: Here’s my plan to build housing Londoners can actually afford October 8, 2019 I know the difference that having a council home can make because it’s a big part of the story of my life. My parents were fortunate enough to be able to raise me and my siblings in a fantastic family-sized council home, building up close relationships in the community over the years. Read more: Rory [...]
DEBATE: Will owning status symbols become a thing of the past? October 8, 2019 Can we really foresee a time when owning status symbols will be a thing of the past? YES, says Mark Davis, co-founder and creative director of property branding agency me&dave. It’s already happening. The way we live is changing, as are the things we care about, and this is affecting our attitudes to the old [...]
The Conservative party’s love affair with the City is back on October 8, 2019 Have the Tories fallen back in love with business? In place of lectures from Theresa May about executive pay, this year’s Conservative party conference featured the new Prime Minister exulting on stage about the wonders of “dynamic free-market capitalism”. And on the conference fringe, finger-wagging panels about corporate governance reform were conspicuous by their absence. [...]
Londoners need homes – and a full review of green belt land October 8, 2019 Building more homes is not just common sense, but good business sense too. London needs more homes to keep talent here and to maintain social cohesion and diverse communities. This is not a controversial view. Londoners know that we are in the grip of a housing crisis: a YouGov survey commissioned by London First and [...]