The advantaged BBC is squeezing local news out of the media landscape March 27, 2024 ‘Today, I want to talk about us.’ Never has the start to a speech revealed as much as Tim Davie’s yesterday, as the director general of the BBC laid out a plan for the future of Auntie. And, unknowingly perhaps, the future of commercial media. Take a step back. As a newspaper which believes in [...]
Flutter’s big bet on US’ FanDuel pays off but $1bn-plus charges hit bottom line March 26, 2024 Gambling giant Flutter saw revenue jump almost 25 per cent in the last financial year, driven predominantly by significant growth in the US.
China’s cyber-attacks are democratic threat and business opportunity March 26, 2024 How you doing, my old China? That was certainly the tone of the UK’s attitude towards Sino-British relations when the current foreign secretary, David Cameron, was Prime Minister. He even took a confused-looking Xi Jinping for a pint in the Cotswolds. As yesterday’s parliamentary announcements made clear, things have changed. China’s cyber attack on the [...]
Kate, Princess of Wales, has cancer: “I am well and getting stronger every day.” March 22, 2024 Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer, Kensington Palace has confirmed this evening, with the Princess recording an emotional video
The world’s best single malt whisky doesn’t come from where you think it does March 22, 2024 An English whisky has taken home one of the most prestigious awards in the industry
The Monetary Policy Committee can fight rate setting unease with greater coherence March 21, 2024 Andrew Bailey did not have a lot of luck when he came to the table as the new Governor of the Bank of England, stepping into the job about the same time as a flu-like virus from a Chinese city nobody had heard of arrived at Heathrow. He has since played a bad hand badly, [...]
At the heart of the listing drought is a cultural lack of risk appetite March 19, 2024 Another day, another complaint? It can feel that way when you regularly study the utterings of London-listed bosses. Yesterday, though, came a less common refrain: from Andrew Carnie, whose Soho House is, ironically enough, listed on the other side of the pond. His premise – that the state of the markets and disclosure requirements made [...]
The best way to bring house prices down is to get building March 18, 2024 Crash? What crash? A much-feared slowdown in house prices – due to hit last year – appears to have been more of a speed bump than a full snarl-up, with all the indicators now pointing green once again. That is of course good news for homeowners and will bail a few out of negative equity. [...]
This incompetent handling of a media storm is a bad look for the Tories March 14, 2024 Distracted as they are from governing, the Conservatives have got themselves into yet another unholy mess over their now “controversial” donor Frank Hester. A story that should have been over in the space of a news cycle has now dragged on for days thanks to a strange combination of bad media management and an unwillingness [...]
Helm: Meet the founders-only club that’s powering London’s entrepreneurs March 13, 2024 Helm: Serial entrepreneur Andreas Adamides is now leading the rebranded Supper Club into a new era
