Hey Conservatives, stop attacking Greta Thunberg and come up with better market-led ideas September 5, 2019 Nobody likes being lectured at. Perhaps this aversion explains – although in no way excuses – the sustained attacks on the teenaged climate activist Greta Thunberg by many on the right. Whether it’s vile jokes about her dying at sea or the faux concern about her mental health, anyone who makes such comments should be [...]
It’s time to give AI the human (resources) touch September 5, 2019 It is no secret that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the workplace. The debate on how wide-reaching these changes will be is one that feels never-ending, with no one truly knowing what impact it will have. The one certainty is that unless the workplace is fully behind AI and automation, it’s likely to [...]
Boris Johnson’s first PMQs: The verdict September 5, 2019 If Boris Johnson thought that things could get no worse after losing his first Commons vote, his majority, and his control over the parliamentary agenda in one fell swoop, he was sorely mistaken. In a near record-length PMQs yesterday, the new Prime Minister was well and truly ripped apart. First Jeremy Corbyn – displaying an [...]
City Moves for 5 September – Who’s switching jobs at Moorwand, Eversheds Sutherland and Tandem Bank? September 5, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Moorwand, Eversheds Sutherland and Tandem Bank. Moorwand Luc Gueriane has joined Moorwand, which provides provides electronic money services and access to Visa, Mastercard and other card schemes, as chief commercial officer. Luc will be focused on driving commercial success through the growth of Moorwand’s client base, programme portfolio and client retention. [...]
Investors balk at Slack’s earnings debut on Wall St September 4, 2019 Shares of workplace technology giant Slack fell more than 15 per cent in after-hours trading tonight, following the company’s first set of quarterly results published since its markets debut in June. Slack, which is the creator of its eponymous workplace messaging app, said it had suffered a significant impact on its revenue due to the [...]
Woodford Trust and Metro Bank kicked from FTSE 250 list September 4, 2019 Neil Woodford’s investment trust and high street lender Metro Bank have been booted out of the FTSE 250 list of the 101st to the 350th largest listed companies in Britain. Read more: Ally quits Neil Woodford’s trust Also kicked from the list were retailer Ted Baker and shopping centre owner Intu Holdings, whose market capitalisations [...]
PM’s election plan scuppered as Labour holds out until Halloween September 4, 2019 The Prime Minister has claimed Labour is running scared after losing yet another vote, this time on whether to hold an election. Facing the house after it was revealed he had failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for an election, Boris Johnson told MPs he could “only speculate as to the reasons” opposition leader [...]
‘The house has spoken’ Benn bill passes – and shock amendment September 4, 2019 MPs voted to demand the Prime Minister requests an extension to Brexit tonight – but with a surprise amendment passing by mistake. The Benn bill passed its third reading by 327 votes to 299 – a majority of 28. An amendment put forward by Stephen Kinnock, to bring the Withdrawal Bill agreed under Theresa May [...]
Sajid Javid’s spending plans raise eyebrows at think tanks and business bodies September 4, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid today announced he would “turn the page on austerity” with the biggest increase in government spending for 15 years. Read more: Sajid Javid proclaims the ‘end of austerity’ in spending round In his first major announcement after taking the helm of the UK economy, Javid turned his back on the approach of [...]
Sony WF-1000XM3 review: Noise-cancelling earbuds just got sexy September 4, 2019 The guy in charge of naming new Sony products sits bolt upright in his bed, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. In a corner of the room, illuminated by the pale moonlight, is a whiteboard. Every inch of it is covered with hastily scrawled ideas, each of them struck through. WB-1010XM? No. FMX-700D? Ridiculous. GTF-006? [...]