Gender equality: Addressing the gender imbalance in tech has to start earlier – at school September 29, 2015 Last week, research by McKinsey Global Institute found that closing the gender pay gap could add $12tn (£7.8tn) to the global economy over the next decade. The equality of women in the workplace is no doubt of huge benefit to companies and society alike – but we aren’t taking the necessary steps to secure it. [...]
Rental property legal changes: A minefield for agents and landlords September 29, 2015 A cornerstone of the buy-to-let boom will fundamentally change on 1 October. With little guidance to assist and severe consequences for non-compliance, it looks like tricky times are ahead for landlords and letting agents. Since 1988 a landlord wanting to get their property back at the end of a tenancy simply had to correctly complete [...]
Union blasts TfL for “expensive scabbing operation” to keep Waterloo and City Line running on 28 to 30 September September 29, 2015 Transport for London has been blasted for launching an "extensive and expensive scabbing operation" as the network attempts to keep the Waterloo & City Line running in the wake of a 48-hour strike. The action, which started at 9pm last night, is expected to have "no visible impact". TfL claims just three people voted in favour [...]
Labour will “democratise” not “nationalise” Britain’s energy sector, says shadow secretary Lisa Nandy September 29, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn's newly-appointed shadow energy secretary has said that Labour wants to "put people back in charge" of Britain's energy supply. In a speech to the Labour party annual conference in Brighton this morning, Lisa Nandy said she would "democratise" rather than "nationalise" the energy market. "Jeremy and I don’t want to nationalise [...]
Diesel engine emissions are just the tip of the iceberg – refrigerated vehicles release over a hundred times more pollutants in Europe every day September 29, 2015 The world relies heavily on cold temperatures. The food we eat, the buildings we inhabit, the data we consume and the medicines that keep us healthy all need cooling. Getting food from the farm to our plates depends on a seamless network of refrigerated processing, storage and transport to ensure it arrives in good condition [...]
The City’s most dangerous streets for cyclists – and three other things we know about the dangers of cycling in London September 29, 2015 Cycling may be one of the UK's fastest-growing modes of transport – but pedal power comes with its risks: a map by Transport for London throws into stark relief how frequently cyclists are injured, allowing users to zoom into their local area to find out where cycling blackspots are. But what about the City's cyclists? [...]
Innovative and disruptive: These are the qualities successful leaders have in common September 29, 2015 Do the world’s strongest business leaders have anything in common? Yes, according to a new study which claims they share a number of personality traits that set them apart from us mere mortals. In the study, recruiter Russell Reynolds identified 28 of the world’s most successful tech leaders and performed a psychometric assessment of their [...]
Global debt growth returns to pre-crisis levels September 29, 2015 Global debt burden is returning to pre-crisis levels as the Global Wealth Report released today shows debt growing at its fastest pace since 2007. The report published by Allianz showed global debt growing by over four per cent last year – still not close to the soaring growth rate from before the financial crisis hit, [...]
Spanish inflation takes a dive as it falls to -1.2 per cent September 29, 2015 In a world where deflation is becoming the norm, it was hardly expected that today's Spanish inflation figure would do much to shore up locals' optimism – but the figure has managed to surprise even the most pessimistic of analysts. The country's figure for EU harmonised consumer price inflation dipped to -1.2 per cent in [...]
Boris Johnson’s mum Charlotte Johnson Wahl has never voted Tory September 29, 2015 Boris Johnson might be working his way up to the top job, but there's at least one person who has never (and by the sounds of it, may never) vote for him: his mum. Painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl says she has “never voted Tory in my life” – and thinks it is “extraordinary” that [...]