Eyesore or beauty? The 14 postwar office blocks listed by English Heritage January 28, 2015 Whether you're a fan or take an altogether more "Prince Charles" attitude to post-war architecture, office buildings provide some of the finest examples of it. And turns out English Heritage thinks it's worth preserving: the organisation has listed 14 of the UK's best-loved (or most-hated) post-war offices. According to English Heritage, the buildings – which [...]
How Companies House destroyed a family business with a single typo January 28, 2015 If you're having a bad morning, spare a thought for the owners of Taylor and Sons, a 124 year-old Cardiff-based military equipment supplier which was pushed into administration – after a typo made by Companies House. A High Court judge has ruled that the government body must pay out £8.8m to the owners of the [...]
Why doing the right thing shouldn’t be a tough choice January 27, 2015 This year, individuals trying to do the right thing have already hit the headlines on several occasions, from the playground cries of David Cameron refusing to debate without a representative from the Greens Party, to Al Gore coupling with PR Super-Hero Pharell Williams to deliver news of Live Earth 2015. In the Square Mile, [...]
EDF becomes the last of the “big six” to cut gas prices January 27, 2015 EDF has become the last of the "big six" energy suppliers to cut gas prices. In a statement today, the company said it will cut prices by 1.3 per cent from 11 February, benefiting about a million customers. The company added that further falls in the price of wholesale gas will be passed on "as [...]
Getting hired is all about communication: This guy did it by holding up a sign at Waterloo Station. Now he’s back – and hiring January 27, 2015 Back in August, new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job. Having finished a sports marketing degree at Coventry University three months earlier, Ajani says he had submitted 300 job applications, but had yet to receive an offer he was interested in. So en route to a job interview, he [...]
100 days until the general election: Key dates before voting begins January 27, 2015 It's being touted as the longest election campaign in history – and don't we know it. With exactly 100 days until the nation goes to the polls, party leaders have well and truly drawn the battle lines. And with leaders of all seven parties (that's the three main ones plus Ukip, the Green Party, the [...]
Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt keeps government job despite voting against fracking January 27, 2015 Yesterday City A.M. revealed that a junior member of the coalition, Lib Dem Tessa Munt, was jeopardising her government role advising business secretary Vince Cable by continuing to push for a moratorium on fracking. The Somerset MP delivered a petition of 8,688 signatures against the shale gas exploration in her area to the Number 10 [...]
European leaders call for new Russia sanctions after renewed violence in Ukraine January 27, 2015 European leaders have written a joint statement saying they will back new sanctions against Russia, after renewed violence in eastern Ukraine. Heads of state from all 28 European Union (EU) nations condemned the killing of civilians – said to have been deliberate – in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol over the weekend. We note evidence [...]
You can now sleep in a Tesla Model S on Airbnb January 27, 2015 Airbnb has some pretty funky spots – from a footballer's family vineyard to, er, Ikea. But this spot will be rather less roomy: for the bargain price of £58 per night, you can now stay the night in a Tesla Model S, courtesy of the room rental site. The listing dubs it "the world's first [...]
Foxtons share price falls as revenues drop 12 per cent January 27, 2015 The figures Not a good day for Foxtons shareholders. Shares fell 2.4 per cent in early trading as the upmarket estate agent – known for its trendy Minis and even trendier, bar-like offices – has posted fourth quarter results showing revenues fell 12 per cent in the three months to the end of December. That was [...]
