Puzzled over Australia’s shock election result? Economics can help explain May 22, 2019 The surprise of the week was the re-election of the centre-right Coalition government in the Australian General Election. The Labor opposition had led every major opinion poll for the past two years. But Scott Morrison of the Coalition is still Prime Minister – and it is his Labor opponent who is resigning as leader. Economists, regardless [...]
Will Amazon’s Deliveroo stake improve its luck in the UK? May 21, 2019 Online retail giant Amazon has made a large investment in food courier Deliveroo, taking a stake in the startup’s latest £450m fundraising round. Amazon has attempted to enter the food delivery market before with Amazon Restaurants UK, which was shut down last year. Amazon also runs Prime Pantry, a service allowing Prime members to order [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: My Ally can defy handicapper and bowl over his rivals May 21, 2019 SUCH is the handicap system in Hong Kong, with relatively few racehorses totalling around 1300, it’s guaranteed that the majority of races are going to be tight and exciting finishes. Horses that collect penalties for a win will always find it hard to successfully follow up unless they are very progressive or potentially smart gallopers. [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Time for punters to shell out on Lor’s Fat Turtle May 21, 2019 REIGNING champion Zac Purton, with 123 victories this season, is already over the hill and far away as he closes in on his third jockeys’ title ahead of today’s Happy Valley action. He currently leads his nearest pursuer Karis Teetan by 48 winners but looks even more determined in his quest to overhaul his best [...]
Horse Racing: Gosden gives glowing update on his leading Oaks pair May 21, 2019 WHILE we won’t see the long-time Investec Derby favourite Too Darn Hot next week, John Gosden has high hopes in Friday’s feature, the Investec Oaks. The Newmarket-based trainer is set to be represented by both Mehdaayih and Anapurna in the fillies’ Classic, both of whom were impressive winners of their respective trials at Chester and [...]
Horse Racing: Dragonet set to lead good crew from Ballydoyle in Investec Derby May 21, 2019 DESPITE a sharp drift in the betting a few days ago casting major doubt over the participation of Aidan O’Brien’s ante post Investec Derby favourite Sir Dragonet, the latest report from the trainer suggests otherwise. Speaking at the annual Breakfast with the Stars event at Epsom Downs Racecourse yesterday, the six-time Derby-winning trainer far from [...]
From the World Cup to Ashes series and The Hundred: English cricket’s battle for hearts and minds May 21, 2019 With the biggest ever summer of international cricket about to start, featuring a men’s World Cup as well as men’s and women’s Ashes series, the sport faces perhaps its greatest challenge. But will such riches put cricket back in the public consciousness for the first time since 2005? That year’s Ashes series marked the end [...]
Britain’s small businesses deserve a simpler, fairer tax system May 21, 2019 “When you look after small business,” Sajid Javid said last week, “you look after Britain”. But too often, he admitted, the government has focused its attention elsewhere – big government finding it easier to talk to big business than small. Britain has an enviable record of company creation. Indeed, alongside our stellar job creation rates, [...]
Don’t let trust become the next plaything of the cyber criminals May 21, 2019 The last 200 years have been a whirlwind of technological invention. Aeroplanes have allowed us to transcend borders, MRI scanners have enabled us to explore the innermost workings of our brains, and the internet has put the world at our fingertips. Our dependency on connected services is more extreme than ever, but between the Cambridge Analytica [...]
Want to spark an e-scooter revolution in London? Ditch the language of conquest May 21, 2019 When Germany’s politicians gave electric scooters the green light last Friday, they instantly created Europe’s largest market for this new mode of transport, while making Britain the last remaining major country in the continent not to approve e-scooters for use on roads. Pressure is now mounting on British politicians to overturn the ban on e-scooters, [...]