May and the three Brexiteers lead Britain July 14, 2016 If there were any doubts that the new Prime Minister really meant it when she said “Brexit means Brexit” they were put to bed last night as she appointed three senior Leave campaigners to oversee the process of the UK's departure from the EU, the forging of new global trade deals and the creation of [...]
Brexit brushed off by up beat UK jobs market July 14, 2016 The number of UK jobs available climbed in June, despite fears surrounding the last months vote to quit the European Union. The market shrugged off the Brexit vote adding 9,060 jobs, an increase of 18 per cent from May. However the number of jobs going is down by 30 per cent compared to June last [...]
Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in? Who’s out? Everything you need to know July 13, 2016 Theresa May has announced the big positions in her cabinet today after taking helm as Britain's first female Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher. She also created new positions to lead Britain's upcoming negotiations with the European Union. Who's in? Who's out? Here's everything you need to know: David Davis appointed head of Brexit Key Brexit campaigner David Davis [...]
Apprenticeships just don’t look right to Londoners July 13, 2016 The mums and dads of London are the least likely to want their offspring picking up an apprenticeship, a survey released today has found. The research by YouGov on behalf of Reed in Partnership and qualifications body NCFE asked 2,042 UK adults if they had an 18-year-old child what they thought the best option for their future [...]
These are the UK’s 20 best towns and cities to work in (London doesn’t get a look-in) July 13, 2016 When Samuel Johnson made that quip about those being tired of London being tired of life, he clearly wasn't taking into account house prices – or work/life balance. Because it turns out that Cambridge is the UK's best city to work in, according to employees there. That's followed by Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Leeds and Peterborough. London, on [...]
Victoria Line part-suspended and Finsbury Park station closed after a woman was struck by a train July 12, 2016 Finsbury Park station has reopened, and the Victoria Line is running with minor delays, after a passenger was injured earlier this morning. The station was evacuated in the middle of the morning rush-hour today and the Victoria Line was suspended between Walthamstow and Kings Cross after a person was struck by a train Fire engines and a [...]
London’s richest houses are occupied by slim women… and overweight men July 11, 2016 There is a division in London's wealthiest households, and it's one of waistbands. In the capital's luxury homes, you're most likely to find slimmer women and overweight, unhealthy men (confirming more than a few stereotypes in the process), according to property company Rokstone. In luxury homes priced above £25m in the capital, 90 per cent women [...]
Over 1,000 barristers write to Cameron branding the Brexit outcome “not legally binding” July 11, 2016 The legal clamour against the result of the EU referendum is growing, with over 1,000 barristers branding the outcome “not legally binding” and demanding that leaving the EU be subject to an Act of Parliament. The barristers are writing to Prime Minister David Cameron this week to call for MPs to be given a free vote [...]
Ukip’s march Left will create Britain’s first major populist party – and that means big business needs to look beyond the bounds of London July 8, 2016 Nigel Farage might not be every City worker’s favourite person at the moment. But the City might look back on Farage’s time as leader with fondness – because there is a real prospect that Ukip’s leadership election will herald the birth of Britain’s first truly populist party. Ex-commodities broker Farage was at heart a pro-business [...]
Would the City be better off in the long term outside the Single Market? July 8, 2016 Len Shackleton, professor of economics at the University of Buckingham, says Yes. Policies towards banks and the financial sector are largely based on ignorance, envy and spite – whatever country you’re in. But a UK outside the EU has a marginally better chance of forming sensible policy as slightly more of our politicians have at [...]