How to stop your business from getting a soggy bottom October 5, 2016 Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is unquestionably one of the most popular shows on television. It attracts 13m viewers and appeals to the whole family and has done this more successfully than anyone else for six years. In fact, I’d even go as far to wager that a considerable number of you reading this now might [...]
Is Amber Rudd backpeddling on tough new migration proposals just a day after they were revealed? October 5, 2016 Home secretary Amber Rudd has suggested the government could backpeddle on controversial plans to tackle migration by making companies list the number of foreign workers they employ. Rudd unveiled the proposals yesterday at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, but they have been slammed by business groups, who argue a tough crackdown would drive talent away. [...]
M Restaurants hits its £1.35m crowdfunding target in 60 hours October 5, 2016 City favourite M Restaurants has raised £1.4m on crowdfunding platform Seedrs, beating its £1.35m target within 60 hours of launching its campaign. The award-winning group, which currently has restaurants M Threadneedle and M Victoria, hit its target last night and is now overfunding to £1.5m, raising the money to aid expansion. It plans to build M Social, a [...]
The new centre ground: The full text of Theresa May’s Conservative Party conference speech October 5, 2016 In the speech which closed the Conservative Party conference, Theresa May spoke of a country in transition, and new opportunities. The full 7,600 words is below – although if you'd rather a cut-down version, her best quotes are here – or you can read how businesses reacted. The new centre ground: May's speech in full When [...]
Five new retailers are opening shops in The Royal Exchange October 5, 2016 The Royal Exchange is to become home to five new luxury brands. Aspinal of London, Grind & Co, Orlebar Brown, Halcyon Days and TD Tom Davies are taking space in the Grade I listed building. Oxford Properties bought the 16th century landmark in 2013 and this is the second set of retailers to move in [...]
Commuters crowdfund £26,000 to launch legal challenge against DfT over Southern Rail crisis October 5, 2016 A fed up group of commuters has gone further than the average Londoner in an effort to tackle their travel delays and disruptions. The Association of British Commuters, a pressure group created after months of ongoing turmoil on Southern Rail, set up a crowdfunding website for a challenge of the Department for Transport's handling of the situation. [...]
TalkTalk slapped with record fine over cyber attack October 5, 2016 TalkTalk has been slapped with a record fine of £400,000 for failing to prevent a cyber attack last year. The Information Commissioner's office has handed out the largest ever fine to the telecoms firm which suffered one of the most high profile attacks ever experienced by a business in the UK. The data regulator said it did [...]
UK tech is outraged about Rudd’s immigration crackdown October 5, 2016 The UK's reputation as one of the leading digital economies in the world and a global tech hub could be at risk from fresh government plans to crackdown on foreign workers. The new home secretary Amber Rudd yesterday revealed plans to reduce immigration, including proposals to "tighten" the test for companies recruiting from abroad to encourage hiring of [...]
The best reactions to Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party conference October 5, 2016 With promises to intervene in "dysfunctional" markets and reform boardroom pay, Theresa May's closing speech at the Conservative Party conference was, she said, squarely aimed at "shifting the balance in favour of ordinary working people". But how have businesses reacted to her list of pledges, which included a promise to reset the Conservative Party's relationship with [...]
In quotes: Theresa May’s Conservative Party Conference speech October 5, 2016 Theresa May has promised to reset the Conservative Party's relationship with capitalism, crack down on immigration and intervene in a host of "dysfunctional markets". In her speech to the Conservative Party Conference the new Prime Minister addressed everything from Brexit to grammar schools to corporate governance and focused on the theme of "change". Here are the key [...]