Today, we are helping to ensure that business is a force for good December 10, 2018 This week sees the launch of the UK’s first set of principles for the corporate governance of large private companies. This is a watershed moment that underlines the key contribution such companies make to the economy and society in general. Business, well done, is a force for good. Business creates the jobs, economic growth, and [...]
With our North American friends, we are proving that trade is not a zero-sum game December 10, 2018 All eyes will be on Westminster tomorrow as parliament prepares for a crunch vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal. We must remember, however, that the world is not stopping for Brexit, even if it continues to dominate the headlines back at home. That is why I am today starting my first overseas visit since taking [...]
Horse racing: Glorious day for De Sousa as he lands Hong Kong Cup December 9, 2018 HE IS the reigning UK champion jockey, but now Silvestre de Sousa has plundered the biggest prize Hong Kong has to offer following Glorious Forever’s victory in the Longines Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin. It capped off a remarkable week for the Brazilian jockey who had won the International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley [...]
Horse racing: Ed Walker hoping for perfect Storm in Hong Kong Cup December 7, 2018 Ed Walker is yet to win a Group One prize, but that could all change on Sunday when Stormy Antarctic goes for glory in the Longines Hong Kong Cup. With a staggering £2.8million up for grabs, the five-year-old, who is owned by Hong Kong-based Sui Pak-kwan, would be deservedly striking at the top level for [...]
Elon Musk could learn a thing or two from Sweden about a healthy work-life balance December 7, 2018 Last month, Elon Musk issued another controversial decree from his Twitter parapet. Appealing to potential applicants to his various companies, Musk made the claim that “nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week”. When pressed for details on what would constitute an earth-altering amount of weekly work, he recommended “80 sustained, peaking above [...]
The NHS faces another winter crisis, but politicians continue to fail to learn the lessons of public sector failures December 7, 2018 On Thursday, the British Medical Association warned that NHS England is likely to be 10,000 beds short over the coming winter. The next few months are possibly going to be the “the worst on record”, as projections for A&E admissions are looking to increase by 100,000 this year alone. It’s remarkable that the healthcare season [...]
Debate: Do we need more regulation to tackle late payments to SMEs? December 7, 2018 Do we need more regulation to tackle late payments to SMEs? Yes – Jordan Marshall is policy development manager at IPSE. SMEs represent 99.9 per cent of all private sector businesses. Included in this figure are 4.8m self-employed people – the UK’s smallest enterprises. A report from MPs this week exposed the shoddy practices of [...]
Horse racing betting: How UK punters can bet on Sha Tin’s HKIR meeting December 6, 2018 RACING from Hong Kong continues to grow in popularity around the world, especially in the United Kingdom where bettors can take advantage of the monster pots from the world’s largest tote pools. Household-known jockeys such as Silvestre de Sousa, Oisin Murphy, Ryan Moore and Neil Callan have all ridden out in Hong Kong in recent [...]
Ollie Phillips: Leicester need to face harsh realities if they are to end losing streak in Champions Cup this weekend December 6, 2018 Leicester travel to Paris to play Racing 92 in the Champions Cup on Sunday on a losing run and in a difficult position. The Tigers are second in Pool 4, with one win and one defeat from their opening two matches, but are not playing well and haven’t won a match since 6 October. Coach [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Sungrazer out to stop Cruz doing the Time Warp again December 6, 2018 IT WILL be boom or bust for Time Warp when he seeks to become only the second horse in the history of the Hong Kong Cup (8.30am) to successfully defend his crown. The Tony Cruz galloper only has one way of running, and that’s to set off in front and burn his rivals into submission. [...]