Government: It’s really cheap to use your phone in Europe now… so please don’t vote Brexit! April 30, 2016 The cost of using your mobile phone in Europe has been slashed today. And, not one to miss a trick, the government has used it as an opportunity to discourage people from voting for a Brexit in June's EU referendum. Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey said the change means "from today you are quite literally [...]
Deutsche Boerse forced to retract and clarify executive statements on London Stock Exchange merger, Intercontinental Exchange and Brexit April 30, 2016 Deutsche Boerse has been forced to clarify and retract comments made by executives in relation to its proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The German exchange has taken action after the Takeover Panel took issue with statements on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Brexit and the benefits of the LSE merger. The LSE also [...]
Time Out magazine plots flotation to value company at £200m April 30, 2016 Magazine publisher Time Out is planning a flotation on the London Stock Exchange. The listing, planned for June on the alternative investment market, would value the company at more than £200m. Oakley Capital, Time Out's controlling shareholder since 2011, has confirmed “it has commenced a process of review of the investment in Time Out”. Read more: Saudi [...]
Jeremy Corbyn announces launch of new Labour Party inquiry following anti-Semitism claims April 30, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn has announced the launch of an inquiry into anti-Semitism within the Labour Party. The Labour leader also said he would be proposing a “new code of conduct on anti-Semitism and other forms of racism” to the party's national executive committee next month. Read more: Zac Goldsmith: Sadiq Khan and Ken Livingstone "part of the [...]
Zac Goldsmith: Sadiq Khan and Ken Livingstone are “part of the same movement within the Labour Party” April 30, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has described Sadiq Khan as being "part of the same movement" as Ken Livingstone. The claim comes after a week in which Livingstone was accused of making anti-Semitic comments and suspended from the Labour Party. Khan earlier this week described the comments as "appalling and inexcusable", adding: "There must be no place [...]
Beautiful Things: The items on our shopping list this month, from fetish cakes to copper plated shot glasses April 29, 2016 SCP Armchair £1,508, scp.co.uk Luxury furniture retailer SCP unveiled its new collection at this month’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, including this quietly stunning chair from Reiko Kaneko. It features a steel frame, walnut or oak arm rests, an upholstered backrest and a feather seat cushion on an upholstered pad. Its minimalist aesthetic and small footprint [...]
MP demands FRC investigates BHS directors April 29, 2016 An MP has written to the head of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), calling for an investigation into the directors of BHS. Richard Fuller, MP for Bedford, urged Stephen Haddrill to probe the “conduct of directors and advisers, and other relevant interested parties” relating to the sale of BHS by Sir Philip Green to Retail [...]
The Wizard of OS: Ian McKellen has made a Shakespeare app to bring the bard to a new generation April 29, 2016 "You can imagine what it’s like to kill someone. You have to, otherwise you wouldn’t be convincing as Macbeth," says knight of the realm and thesp extraordinaire Sir Ian McKellen matter-of-factly. He may have been performing The Bard’s work for the best part of 60 years, but this hasn’t dulled either his affection or his appetite. [...]
From BHS to Brexit and the banks we love to hate: Here’s what got us talking April 29, 2016 We learned what makes Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith crumble. Halifax was in the dog house over Top Cat. And the pot called the kettle black when Cameron took Farage to task over his “poncey” surname. Here’s what got us talking… The billionaire has faced calls for his knighthood to be taken away (Source: Getty) [...]
Credit Suisse just waved away the shareholder spring – but investors are still angry April 29, 2016 It was the best of times, it was the wurst of times at Credit Suisse's annual general meeting (AGM), as shareholders waved through controversial pay deals for its top team despite protests – and comfort ate frankfurters. At a meeting at which security was called as an angry shareholder disrupted proceedings, votes on directors' and executives' pay [...]