UK house prices not affected by “successful” social housing, says NHBC Foundation study September 28, 2015 Calling all nimbys. It's time to change your mind about social housing. New research suggests that social housing does not affect property prices on developments that "successfully integrate" the two types of tenure. As long as the design and quality of the properties are high, "pepper-potting" – where social and private homes are located next [...]
1700 jobs go as SSI closes Recar plant September 28, 2015 SSI is closing its Redcar steel plant, with the loss of up to 1,700 jobs, it was announced this morning. Production had been suspended last week as the firm attempted to ride out the collapse of global steel prices. Workers staged a rally over the weekend as they attempted to keep their jobs, saying it [...]
From Volkswagen and Glencore to the Black Cab protest: Here’s what got us talking this week September 25, 2015 There was an alarming protest in Croydon (with an excellent response from Debenhams). There was an eyebrow-raising development in the world of robotics. And somewhere in the CIty, some window cleaners were left hanging. On the side of skyscraper. For several hours. Here's what got us talking this week Could you fall in love with [...]
Volkswagen confirms Matthias Muller in top job amid company restructure as sales boss Christian Klinger leaves September 25, 2015 Porsche boss and Volkswagen board member Matthias Müller has been confirmed as the new chief executive of the embattled German car maker. Müller had been widely expected to take on the reins after Martin Winterkorn reluctantly fell on his sword earlier this week, as the emissions-cheating scandal gathered pace. This week Volkswagen has admitted as many [...]
Panic over: Oxford Circus Tube station reopened after London Fire Brigade declare fire alert a false alarm September 25, 2015 Oxford Circus Tube station is being reopened, having been evacuated because this afternoon over a fire alert. Transport for London shut the station, which connects Victoria, Central and Bakerloo Lines, and prevented trains from stopping there for nearly 45 minutes after an alarm was triggered at around 2:15pm. https://twitter.com/TfLTravelAlerts/status/647401009136930816 Police and crews [...]
Naked protester at Debenhams’ Croydon complains there’s “nothing on the telly”, prompts brilliant response from PR team September 25, 2015 A protester wearing nothing but a thong, a sash describing herself as the "world's grumpiest old woman" and a strategically-placed wig glued herself to the outside of a window at Debenhams' Croydon store today. She was not protesting against Debenhams itself – just the fact there was "nothing on the telly", according to eyewitnesses. [...]
This is why Black Cabs are protesting at Bank junction today: TfL is failing to act on Uber’s “e-hailing” policy – and threatening London taxis’ existence September 24, 2015 The public are familiar with London's Taxis and yet almost nobody outside our industry knows much about us. Everybody knows we undertake the Knowledge, but who really knows what this means? It is a test of topographical competence and character assessment which takes between three to five years to learn. Within the process, a [...]
Car share prices including BMW, Peugeot, Daimler, Renault and Tesla are tanking in the wake of Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal September 24, 2015 Car share prices are tanking today as investors flee the sector amid concerns the emissions scandal engulfing Volkswagen could upset other firms. By the afternoon, firms including BMW, Daimler, Peugeot, Renault and Tata Motors were all in the red. Volkswagen was one of the few to actually see a bounce – though given that the [...]
United Cabbies Group urges “ideological” groups to stay away from taxi driver protests as man arrested after City Hall assault during Uber rally September 24, 2015 A cabbies group has distanced itself from a man who was arrested yesterday following an attack on a security guard at City Hall last week and urged "ideological" protesters to stay away from future rallies. The man, said by police to be 65 years old, was arrested on suspicion of assault in Essex yesterday. He [...]
Alliance Trust appoints fund management veterans Chris Samuel and Karl Sternberg as it continues to reassure shareholders September 24, 2015 Alliance Trust has appointed two veteran managers to its board as it seeks to reassure investors yet again. Ignis Asset Management's former chief executive Chris Samuel and Oxford Investment Partners' co-founder Karl Sternberg are joining the board of the investment trust with immediate effect. "Both appointments have been made following consultation with our largest shareholders", [...]
