InterContinental share price slips as it’s hurt by low oil prices and early Easter May 6, 2016 Shares in Intercontinental Hotels edged lower this morning, as it said some of its markets had suffered due to low oil prices and the early timing of Easter. Global revenue per available room, an industry measure known as revpar, increased 1.5 per cent in the first quarter, helped by growth in the Americas and Europe. The [...]
Ukip’s on a roll, with seat wins in Wales and England but nothing in Scotland May 6, 2016 Ukip is making its mark in the 2016 elections, gaining 20 seats in the English council elections so far and winning its first seats in the Welsh Assembly. 5 UKIP Assembly Members elected in Wales so far, congratulations @carolineUKIP. — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) May 6, 2016 Who's had most net seat gains in the English [...]
Wales election 2016 results: Rhondda-ful victory for Leanne Wood, but Labour largest overall May 6, 2016 Labour has become the largest party in Wales, but Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has claimed the prize of a seat in Rhondda. Labour won 29 of the 60 possible seats, just two shy of a majority win. Wood's victory came as something as a shock as the seat was expected to be won by Labour's Leighton [...]
Scottish Parliament election results: Tories beat Labour into second place in Scotland as SNP misses out on majority but rules out a coalition May 6, 2016 The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out a coalition after the part won all but two of the seats it needed for a majority, while Labour has found itself losing ground in the Scottish Parliament election results – with many seats falling to Conservative candidates. The counts put SNP at 63 seats. Scottish Labour, on the other hand, [...]
Netflix and kill: Digital movie sales overtake DVDs for the first time May 6, 2016 It's official: the DVD is dead. Ok, not quite yet, but we're about to pass a milestone that puts ye olde digital versatile disc firmly in the rear view mirror as the world drives towards a future filled with film streaming. Call it the Netflix effect, but consumers in Britain will spend more of their cash on streaming and downloading films and [...]
Outgoing London mayor Boris Johnson understood what makes London great May 6, 2016 Whoever emerges as London’s next mayor will be filling some enormous shoes. Boris Johnson’s legacy can’t really be quantified in the way you’d weigh ordinary politicians’ achievements. Yes, he can point to Crossrail and huge transport investment, hundreds of thousands of new jobs, a wildly successful Olympics, falling crime, lower mayoral council tax, and big [...]
City Moves for 6 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 6, 2016 The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has announced the appointment of its new chief professional practice adviser, Liz Sandwith, who brings over 28 years’ experience in internal audit and risk management. Liz joins from Bupa where she held a number of roles in her five years there – from [...]
Why pro-Europeans should back Brexit – to save Europe from the EU May 6, 2016 The EU could not accommodate our desire for reform, we were told, because to do so would have opened the floodgates to further demands from across our beleaguered continent. After all, had the UK managed to negotiate a good deal with the EU, any of the other 27 nation states would naturally have followed suit. [...]
US Presidential Election: Clinton doesn’t just need to beat Trump – she needs to jettison Sanders’ poisonous socialism May 6, 2016 The votes are in – literally. Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, after his strongest competitor Ted Cruz dropped out of the race after a crushing defeat in the Indiana primary. Democrat Bernie Sanders actually remains competitive with Hillary Clinton if you only look at the number of delegates each candidate has won in [...]