James Watt: I want to help young entrepreneurs learn from Brewdog mistakes April 3, 2023 Most public figures who have found themselves embroiled in the number of scandals that James Watt, the chief executive of craft beer firm BrewDog, has managed would by now surely have retreated from the public spotlight. However, that is not Watt’s style. The outspoken founder of the Punk IPA brand is once again generating his [...]
Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play: A tough slog at the Young Vic September 28, 2023 Kimber Lee’s Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play had me right up until the moment when it didn’t. It’s a work filled with righteous indignation about the portrayal of Asian people in popular fiction, from Madam Butterfly to Miss Saigon to a thousand other white, colonial fantasies about mystical “orientals”. The same story is essentially acted [...]
Young’s: Pub chain shrugs off inflation as London acquisitions spur revenue bump July 6, 2023 Young & Co’s Brewery provided a cheery update to investors this morning as the pub operator revealed a 8.3 per cent lift in revenues in the first thirteen weeks of the year. The 220-strong pub chain said it was boosted by a string of acquisitions it made last year in London and the wider UK, [...]
Tributes flow in after death of former minister Lord Young aged 90 December 10, 2022 Social media tributes have flown in following the death of former businessman and Conservative cabinet minister Lord Young of Graffham aged 90. Lord Young – who served twice as secretary of state during the 1980s – was considered one of Margaret Thatcher’s right-hand men. He became secretary of state for employment in 1985 while two [...]
Richard Branson facing US lawsuit is sign of the times for the young space industry November 8, 2022 The lawsuit Richard Branson is facing in the US over claims he hid Virgin Galactic’s problems from shareholders is a sign of the times, as investors become rattled by a young market’s growing pains. The British billionaire has been accused of defrauding shareholders into overpaying for the space tourism company’s shares, a US judge said [...]
High rents are driving young people out of London and depriving businesses of talent, industry warns March 7, 2023 Fears that young talent could be driven out of London due to soaring rents and a lack of affordable accommodation is “bad news” for London’s businesses and the economy, industry bodies warn. Paul Swinney, director of policy and research at Centre for Cities’, told City A.M the capital has already seen a “squeeze” on the [...]
Pub operator Young’s announces new CEO as Patrick Dardis steps down after six years March 16, 2022 Pub chain Young’s has announced Patrick Dardis will step down as CEO this summer. Dardis will end his six-year stint leading the brewer and pub operator at the firm’s AGM on 5 July. He will be succeeded by chief operating officer, Simon Dodd, who previously served on the board of rival Fuller. Dardis will remain [...]
UKH Hacker Young sanctioned after Laura Ashley audits July 13, 2022 UKH Hacker Young has been “severely reprimanded” and slapped with a £350,000 fine by the accounting watchdog over its audit of Laura Ashley. The Financial Reporting Council has imposed serious sanctions on the firm for its audit of the fashion retailer for the 2018 and 2018 financial years. The retailer, which had 155 UK stores [...]
US lawsuit alleges Jes Staley saw Jeffrey Epstein abuse young women – report January 18, 2023 A US lawsuit filed today has accused former head of Barclays Jes Staley of “personally observ[ing] the sexual abuse of young women” by Jeffrey Epstein. Staley is named in a lawsuit filed by one of Epstein’s victims, known as Jane Doe 1, who is suing JP Morgan for allegedly facilitating her sexual abuse. Staley was [...]
If Truss can get young people into work, she can win them September 29, 2022 Truss has a limited amount of time to prove her gamble will pay off and bring people onside.