Jobs miracle is a real achievement for the UK August 14, 2018 Brexit, Boris and burqas. These are hardly halcyon days for the Conservatives, who – according to the latest opinion poll – trail Labour by two points, despite Jeremy Corbyn’s hapless and controversy-laden leadership. Nonetheless, yesterday held a reminder of a genuinely remarkable achievement that successive Tory inhabitants of Downing Street can point towards – namely, [...]
Idris Elba sparks Bond speculation with string of cryptic tweets August 12, 2018 British film star Idris Elba has set the internet alight with rumour, following a string of cryptic tweets that hinted he was set to become the first non-white actor cast as James Bond. Elba, star of Luther and Beasts of No Nation, tweeted the message ‘my name’s Elba, Idris Elba’ early on Sunday morning, a [...]
Men shouldn’t be shut out of the diversity debate August 6, 2018 How improve gender representation in business? It’s a challenge the City, with its historically male-dominated culture, has been grappling with for some time. From all-male boards to the debate around gender pay gaps, no firm can afford to be complacent. Some City women have taken it upon themselves to provide space and support for female [...]
Britain continues to reject the far right August 5, 2018 An economics professor at the University of Warwick published a study last week claiming to show a direct link between the Leave vote and areas hit hardest by “Tory austerity” and welfare cuts. Political scientists were quick to criticise the paper for failing to acknowledge the existence of other motivating factors, but the claim was [...]
Real estate website Move has followed a rollercoaster road to success September 30, 2014 Like the US property market, real estate website Move’s fortunes have followed a rollercoaster path. The firm was founded by former chief executive officer Stuart Wolff under the name Homestore in the 1990s and listed in 1999. But during the dot-com bubble, Wolff was convicted of insider trading and falsifying the company books, leading him [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell: Three things you didn’t know about the WPP Group CEO September 15, 2014 1. Sir Martin’s oldest friend is the historian Simon Schama. They met at school and went up to Christ’s College, Cambridge together. They toured Eastern Europe, including a visit to what had been the Nazi concentration camp at Theresienstadt. 2. Fresh from business school, he was marketing consultant for Heinz baked beans and ketchup. 3. [...]
Undercover Rupert Murdoch hits Scottish streets ahead of independence referendum September 14, 2014 If you were north of the border over the weekend breathing in Scotland’s febrile political atmosphere you may have been standing side-by-side with none other than Rupert Murdoch. But you may not have known it. According to a tweet by the media tycoon, he went undercover for a true Scots experience. We’re [...]
No Blue Peter badge for Sajid Javid as he lives the dream at BBC studio September 4, 2014 The Rt Hon Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove and UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport Sajid Javid is no luvvie. Not a bit of it. However, when it comes to reliving his childhood, he’ll jump at the opportunity. Yesterday, Sajid was doing a tour of TV studios, as you do, taking in [...]
It’s the Lib Dem Disco! A chance to shake a leg with Nick Clegg September 3, 2014 From the party that promised a free tree for every new born child (sort of) comes perhaps the best political fundraising idea The Capitalist has ever heard. Prepare yourself folks… it’s the Lib Dem disco! That’s right, for £10 a ticket or a bargainous £15 per pair, you too can go on an eight-hour [...]
Walkie-Talkie loses out on Carbuncle Cup ugly building award… for this year September 3, 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, this year’s coveted Carbuncle Cup – the award for the UK’s ugliest building – goes to (drumroll please)… not one of the most nominated buildings, the Walkie Talkie, aka 20 Fenchurch St. Unfortunately, or fortunately – depending on your perspective – the Walkie Talkie could not appear on Building Design Magazine’s list [...]
