IT consultant ordered to pay £50,000 after being accused of stealing Soho House members’ personal details
Prime Minister’s Questions is a British institution that deserves defending September 16, 2015 Nothing makes the House of Commons more interesting than the mastery of political debate manifested so finely in Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). Without it, parliamentary politics would increasingly lose its appeal and uniqueness. In the era of soundbites and spin, PMQs allows our leaders to challenge each other face-to-face, unaided and under the watchful eye [...]
The entrepreneur space race: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos takes on Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt in the fight for space exploration September 16, 2015 A new kind of space race has taken off, and this time it involves entrepreneurs eager to dominate commercial spaceflight. Yesterday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, a key player in the field, announced his latest endeavour – his startup Blue Origin is investing more than $200m (£129m) in building rocket manufacturing facilities in Florida and [...]
Reinventing the concept of retirement key to solving aging workforce dilemma September 16, 2015 We are in the middle of a fundamental demographic shift that has significant implications for businesses across the UK. By 2022 there will be 700,000 fewer people aged between 16 and 49, yet 3.7m more people aged between 50 and State Pension Age. Meanwhile, the employment rate starts to fall dramatically as people reach their [...]
The rise of the sleeping giant: Why the next wave of tech innovation will come from corporates September 16, 2015 A unique new inflight entertainment system that allows you to start watching movies on your iPad before the flight. A connected car that knows what you are going to do during the day. Selling car insurance by the mile instead of by the year. What these innovations have in common is that none of them [...]
Men’s health: Over half of men have hidden a medical condition from their family September 16, 2015 Who doesn’t want to be the strong and silent type? It seems a lot of British men are taking this to extremes, however, as more than half admit to keeping a medical condition secret – even from their closest loved ones. It’s not news that men are far less likely than women to visit a [...]
Uber taxi protest brings London to standstill (again) as black cab drivers demonstrate outside Boris Johnson’s Question Time at City Hall September 16, 2015 Mayor's Question Time was shut down after police were called to City Hall today, after a security guard was apparently knocked out in scuffle outside the building. Black cab drivers were demonstrating outside (and inside) the Southbank venue over ongoing criticism of Transport for London's handling of regulation for private hire car companies, in particular [...]
How to make London more affordable for new grads September 16, 2015 London is in the midst of a housing crisis, and the UK's poorest graduates are bearing the brunt of this, however ramping up the number of innovate housing schemes for young people could help alleviate this. Less than six per cent of new graduates who move to London come from the most disadvantaged 20 per cent of [...]
Labour: Jeremy Corbyn will sing the national anthem “God Save the Queen” from now on September 16, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn will sing "God Save the Queen" from now on, a Labour spokeswoman has said, confirming that the leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition will "fully" partake in future events involving the national anthem. Corbyn – a republican who has called for the end of the monarchy in the past – was heavily criticised yesterday for [...]
BBC cameraman hospitalised after apparent altercation outside Jeremy Corbyn’s home September 16, 2015 The Department of Transport (DfT) is investigating reports of an incident yesterday in which BBC cameraman James Webb was hospitalised after an altercation outside Jeremy Corbyn's home. Footage of the incident emerged this morning. Originally it was claimed that a Corbyn aide had caused the cameraman to fall, however the person has since been identified [...]
Transport for London partners with startup Blaze to trial new safety light for Boris Bikes September 16, 2015 Transport for London is trialling a new safety feature on Boris Bikes in a bid to reduce the number of accidents with cyclists in London. Blaze lights will project a laser image of a bike onto the road in front of the bike to alert pedestrians and drivers to the oncoming cyclist. The feature is [...]