Podcast: Sexuality and the City – being LGBT in the Square Mile February 22, 2017 This week we're joined by LGBT voices from the Square Mile to discuss the power of diversity, breaking Lord Browne's glass closet – and to ask if it is necessary to be open about your identity at work. Guests today include EY's Tim Jarman, RBS's Yvonne Miller and Clifford Chance's London managing partner, David Bickerton. [...]
Revealed: The 20 toughest job interview questions asked by UK companies February 22, 2017 We've all been faced with that moment when a job interviewer asks that curveball question – and you only have a few seconds to come up with the perfect answer. Now job site Glassdoor has listed the 20 toughest interview questions asked by UK employers, with questions from the likes of Tesla, Microsoft and British Airways. Here are the worst [...]
How to get from Waterloo to Bank when the Waterloo & City line is down: Tube, bus and walking routes, ranked from fastest to slowest February 22, 2017 Another morning rush hour, another Tube strike affecting the Waterloo & City line. The drain may only be a six minute journey – just under a mile and a half of track – but it carries roughly 15m passengers a year. And when it goes down, City commuters are the ones who suffer the most. But what's the [...]
The MoD has issued a clarion call to developers as it mulls the future of Hyde Park Barracks February 21, 2017 The fate of Hyde Park Barracks, the central London barracks which plays host to the Household Cavalry, may be about to become clearer after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a clarion call to the property industry. A notice issued by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the organisation in charge of managing the army's estates, has [...]
WATCH: The world’s first actual real hoverbike has been tested in a warehouse and it’s insane February 21, 2017 Admit it: you've been waiting for this. A San Francisco-based company has said it's tested out the first-ever fully-manned hoverbike – and it has the footage to prove it. Hoversurf, which has experimented with technology including a hover-taxi and a drone-powered jetpack, said its Scorpion single-seat aircraft can be flown "with the same simplicity as riding [...]
The “cheapest home in Mayfair” has gone on sale for just £500,000 (but there’s a catch) February 21, 2017 If you have ambitions of being a small fish in a very expensive pond, look no further than a two-bedroom apartment which has just gone on sale in London's most exclusive borough, Mayfair, at the bargain price of just £500,000. Admittedly, though, there's a catch… The apartment, next to Claridges on Davies Street, has been [...]
The 10 worst CV crimes, ranked in order of gravity February 20, 2017 Your CV is the first place the majority of recruiters and hiring managers learn of your existence – but it turns out many people still commit heinous crimes on their resumes. Now research by job site CV-Library has identified the worst mistakes putting recruiters off CVs. Not surprisingly, the gravest CV error is spelling mistakes, which [...]
It’s official: Bruce Carnegie-Brown has been confirmed as Lloyd’s of London’s new chairman February 20, 2017 The chairman of Moneysupermarket.com has been confirmed as the new chairman of Lloyd's of London, after days of speculation over the appointment. In a statement today Lloyd's said Carnegie-Brown, who is also vice-chairman of Banco Santander, will take up his new role in June, subject to approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial [...]
Hey London renters: Stop complaining – it could be a lot worse February 20, 2017 Tenants in London may be saddled with eye-wateringly expensive rental prices – but it could be a lot worse. Analysis of data for City A.M. by Statista suggests London is only the 11th most expensive place to rent in the world – with renters in San Francisco paying almost twice as much as those in the [...]
An old Irish lady found one of the last £50k Jane Austen fivers and donated it to charity February 20, 2017 There's still a £5 engraved with a tiny portrait of Jane Austen floating around – after the last one was discovered and donated to charity. Back in December artist Graham Short declared he had engraved four of the Bank of England's new fivers with a tiny, 5mm, picture of the author, plus a quote from her [...]
