City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? April 28, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Cazoo bolsters board after $7bn NYSE listing After its $7bn New York Stock Exchange listing through its AJAX merger, UK online car retailer Cazoo has confirmed that a new non-executive director [...]
Dame Helena Morrissey on how the business rulebook is being rewritten August 31, 2021 Baroness Helena Morrissey tells Laurence Eastham how economic uncertainty, flexible working and the growth of soft skills are combining to rewrite the business rulebook. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Baroness Morrissey has an enviable track record when it comes to predicting the future. As CEO of Newton Investment Management, her keen eye [...]
Escobar could be a crazy price at 40/1 in the Lennox Stakes July 27, 2020 ARGUABLY the best race on the opening day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival is the Lennox Stakes (2.45pm) run over seven furlongs. There are 13 runners declared for the seven furlong contest with the only certainty being that there is bound to be at least half a dozen hard luck stories. The nature of the track means that horses [...]
Department for International Development merges with Foreign Office June 16, 2020 The Department for International Development will be folded into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a major Whitehall shake up. Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement during a statement in the House of Commons today, with the new department to be called the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab will now [...]
Johnson pledges to ‘set foundations’ for gender balanced Cabinet in today’s reshuffle February 12, 2020 Boris Johnson will today operate a one-in-one-out policy for his highest ranking women today, as he looks to make good on his promise to prioritise gender diversity and new voices. A number of female Cabinet ministers, including environment secretary Theresa Villiers, business secretary Andrea Leadsom and culture secretary Nicky Morgan are among those expected to [...]
UK weather: Heavy rain and gale-force winds set to cause disruption August 9, 2019 Just two weeks after the UK’s hottest day on record, the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across large parts of the country, with “unseasonable” heavy rain and gale-force winds expected. Several festivals and events have been cancelled, and motorists in some parts have been told to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary as forecasters [...]
Vodafone looks to woo business as it switches on 5G network July 3, 2019 Vodafone today switched on its 5G network in seven cities across the UK, rolling out a new range of plans in a bid to attract business customers. Vodafone is the second mobile provider to roll out the high-speed network in the UK, following EE’s launch at the end of May. Read more: Vodafone taps up [...]
Election 2019: From Cities and Kensington to East Devon and Esher – these are the seats where (almost) anything could happen December 10, 2019 It might have felt inevitable since Boris Johnson took the reins this summer, but the 2019 election is still hard to call. A consensus is building up around a slim majority for the Conservatives of around 20-30 seats – enough for Johnson to return to Number 10 and push his vision of Brexit through. But [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: The Revenant to produce an Oscar-winning performance October 17, 2019 WHEN the first ever QIPCO British Champions Day was staged at Ascot back in 2011, the sceptics raised concerns at the time about the risk of heavy ground spoiling the end of season finale. To be honest, the weather has largely behaved itself over the last eight years, with plenty of wet renewals but not [...]
General election: Ed Vaizey joins MPs stepping down in December November 6, 2019 Former cabinet minister Ed Vaizey has announced he will step down at the December general election. Calling it “one of the hardest [decisions] I have ever taken”, Vaizey said the time was right to move on. “I am passionate about the arts, our creative industries and technology and I want to specialise in these sectors,” [...]