For safety’s sake, we need to rethink our address system April 4, 2019 Back when I worked in the music events industry, a huge part of my time was spent trying to get bands and equipment to the right place, on time. It was far more difficult than I’d ever imagined, and it was painfully clear to me that street addressing is totally inadequate for directing people from [...]
Judges and social media – Your Honour, should you be using Twitter in court? April 4, 2019 A British judge recently resorted to Twitter to appeal directly to one of the parties involved in a case over which he was presiding. Ellie Yarrow-Sanders was on the run with her toddler son, Olly Sheridan, for over six months. Mr Justice Williams, the High Court judge in the case between Yarrow-Sanders and her ex-partner, [...]
The burden of business rates falls unfairly on the West End April 4, 2019 This week, UK retailers received one of their biggest tax bills of the year. The consequences of the 2017 revaluation of business rates will again be felt, with a further hike of nearly 50 per cent for some companies. Retailers in London’s West End and Mayfair will once again be hardest hit, paying the lion’s [...]
Debate: Should investors panic about a US recession after the Treasury bond yield curve inverted? April 4, 2019 Should investors panic about a US recession after the Treasury bond yield curve inverted? Yes, says Michael Horan, head of trading at Pershing EMEA. The inversion has been on the cards since December last year. The yield curve represents real investors, putting real money to work, and at the moment, they are willing to accept [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Big fan of George’s Du Seuil in hot four-year-old hurdle April 3, 2019 WITH Band Of Outlaws and Pentland Hills both lining up in today’s Grade One Doom Bar Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (2.20pm), this race appears to be a straight match-up between the two. The bookies are struggling to split this year’s Fred Winter and Triumph Hurdle winners at around 6/4, and if they both reproduce their [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: La Bague Au Roi can put her Manifesto rivals to the sword April 3, 2019 IT REALLY was such a brave decision to bypass this year’s Cheltenham Festival with LA BAGUE AU ROI and her connections deserve to be rewarded in this afternoon’s Devenish Manifesto Novices’ Chase (1.45pm). Warren Greatrex’s eight-year-old mare has arguably been the star of the novice chasing division so far this campaign, rattling off four straight [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: All I’m asking is for a little Respect in Betway Bowl April 3, 2019 ASK ANYBODY on the street to name one horse race and you can be pretty sure the vast majority will say the Grand National. There is no race quite like it, but Aintree have done a great job to make the rest of the Randox Health Grand National Festival so popular. Fun is the name [...]
David Pipe looks at the chances of his Aintree team April 3, 2019 WE said goodbye to a couple of our stable stars earlier this week when we retired former Cheltenham Festival winners Un Temps Pour Tout and Moon Racer. Both had terrific careers and we wish them a long and happy retirement. Hopefully we can find suitable replacements for them and here’s hoping our City Syndicate recruits [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Supasundae the each-way play against Buveur April 3, 2019 AS LONG as he is none the worse for his early fall in last month’s Unibet Champion Hurdle, Buveur D’Air should take all the beating in this afternoon’s Betway Aintree Hurdle (3.25pm). It was the first time in 21 starts under rules that Nicky Henderson’s eight-year-old has ended up on the floor and I suppose [...]
Chris Tremlett: Surrey’s squad depth makes them favourites to retain their County Championship title April 3, 2019 There are so many factors and variables which go into a County Championship season, but looking at the squads I think Surrey must be considered favourites to defend their title. The first round of Division One fixtures begin on Friday, although Surrey kick off their campaign at home to Essex next week, and conditions, injuries [...]