Here’s what got you reading: This week’s best reads (and listens)
With the mayoral election out of the way, the debate over Brexit heated up this week (and there are still 40 days to go…).
On this week's podcast: How do you invest in gold? (Source: Getty)
Here's what got you reading this week.
1. Chelsea and Adidas were torn asunder
Who needs politics when you have sport? Our readers reacted passionately this week, when it emerged Chelsea is planning on paying its shirt manufacturer, Adidas, compensation in order to free it from its £30m-a-year shirt deal.
2. Brexit conspiracy theories
Has the dstardly Treasury cooked the books to ramp up the potential impact of Brexit? Columnist Ryan Bourne thinks so – here's how he reckons they did it.
3. More Brexit…
Alan Sked, emeritus professor of international history at the LSE, gave us the historical context of the UK's original decision to join the European Union – and argued that now is the time to get out.
4. Jaguar's first family-friendly SUV
This week we reviewed the Jaguar F-Pace, the company's first foray into the SUV. What did our reviewer think of it? Find out here
5. Tax havens are a-ok
That's according to St Mary's finance professor Philip Booth, anyway, who argued a letter signed by 355 economists stating offshore havens have "no useful purpose" was "demonstrably wrong". Agree or not, it's a bold statement…
Leisurely reads
Ryan Bertrand's secret second career as a fintech entrepreneur
The history of football’s relationship with technology is a chequered one, from the game’s long resistance to implementing goal-line gadgetry to the tale of former Aston Villa striker Darius Vassell taking a power drill to his toenail in the misguided belief that it would relieve pain. Read more.
Fancy a cocktail? Here are eight of London's best rooftop bars and terraces
Long, hot afternoons are good for nothing but sitting on a terrace sipping pink cocktails and sweating. But where can one achieve such a glorious thing? Well, let us tell you Read more.
When Making your Mind Up, remember Eurovision is nothing to do with the EU
It’s that time of year again when parties are held, often with the campest of costumes, much drink is consumed, and we laugh, cheer and argue in equal measure. But wait! It’s only May. It’s not Halloween, Hogmanay, or even a bank holiday weekend. What is this new tradition in our annual calendar of escapist events we hype up to brighten our lives? Read more.
Map of the week
Brexocalypse Now? Here's what could happen to the City if we vote to leave the EU
Great reads from elsewhere
Is Donald Trump a tyrant in the making? In a dystopian look ahead, The Sunday Times argues that an election win by The Donald could be an "extinction-level event" for liberal democracies.
A cautionary tale of what happens when startups grow too fast. HR software maker Zenefits grew from fewer than 20 employees to more than 500 in a matter of months – and then things started to go wrong. Bloomberg explains.
The last word
