Westminster’s Brexit deadlock means the only realistic route forward is a second referendum over May’s deal March 14, 2019 Observing the dog’s breakfast that is the Brexit process in Westminster brings to mind the saying attributed to Albert Einstein that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. The second meaningful vote has gone the same way as the first, and hints are now dropping that [...]
TfL saw London Underground thefts rise 25 per cent in 2018 March 12, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) rail services account for almost half of all thefts on trains nationwide, according to data out this week. A total of 4,448 Tube thefts occurred in 2018, up 25 per cent on 2017's 3,500 incidents, while all TfL services together saw a 27 per cent rise to 4,877 thefts. Read more: Buying [...]
The IRA claims responsibility for bombs targeting Heathrow and Waterloo March 12, 2019 Dissident republican group the IRA have claimed responsibility for letter bombs that were sent to London transport hubs and the University of Glasgow last week. The Metropolitan Police said today it was aware of the claim of responsibility for the devices that were received at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, Waterloo Station and the University [...]
No more ties in the office? Suit yourself in a world beyond workplace dress codes March 12, 2019 “A man cannot dress, but his ideas get clothed at the same time,” wrote Lawrence Stern in Tristram Shandy in 1759. More recently, Caitlin Moran pointed out that when a woman says she has nothing to wear, what she means is “there’s nothing here for who I’m supposed to be today”. Clothes are text. From [...]
30 years since the dawn of the World Wide Web, Britain is still at the heart of tech success March 12, 2019 It has been 30 years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee sat down at his desk at Cern and changed the world with a humble sounding document called “Information Management: A Proposal”. The memo, piloting a system to allow computers to share information via an emerging technology called hypertext, did not catch many people’s eyes as it [...]
Bank of America Merrill Lynch creates new UK investment banking top job March 11, 2019 Bank of America Merrill Lynch has created a head of UK investment banking role in a vote of confidence in the country amid political uncertainty. Former UBS head of UK advisory James Robertson and Peter Luck, who joined the company in 2013, have been appointed to the role. Read more: Bank of America Merrill Lynch edges [...]
DEBATE: Even Goldman Sachs is relaxing its dress code – will City culture benefit from this trend? March 11, 2019 Even Goldman Sachs is relaxing its dress code – will City culture benefit from this trend? Beatrice Timpson, a political communications consultant, says YES. The days of the lounge suit are numbered. Its demise is not so much desirable as inevitable. Just as the French Revolution killed off foot-high wigs and knee breeches and the First [...]
If London is to continue to thrive, MPs must take a no-deal Brexit off the table March 11, 2019 There is no denying that trying to sell London to international investors this week of all weeks presents a challenge. Inevitably, uncertainty caused by Brexit has made some businesses more hesitant to commit further to operations in London than they would have been otherwise. Looking beyond the imminent drama in Westminster, however, I have reason [...]
London’s Here East partners with Texan co-working space March 11, 2019 Here East, home to start-ups and businesses in London’s Olympic Park, and its tenant Plexal, a co-working space, have announced a new partnership with a Texan company to promote transatlantic links. The two London companies today unveiled an agreement with co-working space Capital Factory in Austin, Texas. It will enable startups at Here East and Plexal to use Capital Factory [...]
Asda to stop selling single knives by end of April March 9, 2019 Asda has announced plans to remove single kitchen knives from sale in response to growing concerns over knife crime. The supermarket chain said the knives would be removed from all stores by the end of April following a rise in knife-related deaths across the UK and in London. So far this year at least 39 [...]