3D printing shows promise but a new industrial revolution will have to wait October 13, 2013 BY LUCK or coincidence, many of the patents involved in “additive” production technologies (or 3D printing) – invented in large part by S Scott Crump – expired in 2009, just as the financial crisis was refocusing attention towards manufacturing and “rebalancing” the economy. Now 3D printing is rarely out of the news. It’s seen as [...]
City Matters: Cementing ties with the Islamic world should be a key priority for London October 13, 2013 LATER this month, London will play host to the first World Islamic Economic Forum to be held outside the Islamic world. This singular event reflects the increasingly strong partnership that the UK wishes to build with the Islamic world, and also London’s role as a centre for Islamic finance – a global market worth around [...]
France will stay the lame duck of Europe if voices for reform remain mute October 13, 2013 VISITORS to France are often impressed by its network of fast trains, and its miles of half-empty motorways. They are right to be. The French had their HS2 debate decades ago, and the railway buffs won. As a result, the World Economic Forum ranks France fourth for infrastructure in its global competitiveness survey. (Airports are [...]
Letters to the Editor – 14/10 – Public sector pay, Emissions taxes, Best of Twitter October 13, 2013 Public sector pay [Re: Wages in public sector still beat private sector, Friday] It is hard to believe this has not been properly tackled. As long as public sector pay outstrips the private sector in any part of the country, the goal of the best and brightest young people will be to work for a [...]
Going West: London welcomes a new FX brokerage October 13, 2013 Annabel Palmer meets the founders of Monex Capital, who are targeting tech savvy traders DESPITE the Asian Development Bank lowering its growth forecasts for emerging nations in the region earlier this month, European brokers are launching Asian-based subsidiaries in droves (forex and commodities brokerage MIG Bank, for example, opened a Hong Kong arm this year). [...]
Innovation Diary: Why food innovators have broken out of the development kitchen October 13, 2013 THINK of food innovation and the cronut (a croissant/doughnut) or the duffin (its doughnut/muffin cousin) may come to mind. Such foody portmanteaus – while reflecting the vibrancy of an industry that has weathered the last five years well – can have unpredictable results. Frappuccinos and banoffee pie now barely raise an eyebrow. The pluot (a [...]
Glamp it up October 13, 2013 Away from the hustle and bustle of Cowes Week, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are the perfect destinations for a family break – or something a little wilder SO AFTER a summer of festivals, beach holidays, muddy British weekends and garden play dens, chances are your tent has seen better days. The last thing [...]
Blown away by Dorset October 13, 2013 Head to a hotel on the south coast for wholesome activites, fresh salty air and inexpensive fine dining OF ALL the pastimes that governments enjoy, most involve splashing our cash around, telling us what to do, and chucking in a dose of mild nationalism to make it seem a bit more palatable. Little surprise, then, [...]
Entertaining troublesome toddlers in the New Forest October 13, 2013 A three-year-old and a one-year-old and one of the UK’s top country-house hotels nestled on the edge of the New Forest. What could possibly go wrong? Chewton Glen – just a 20 minute drive from Bournemouth – is highly recommended for a luxury break with children. In fact, boutique travel guide Mr & Mrs Smith [...]
Wikileaks flick struggles to tackle big questions October 13, 2013 FILM THE FIFTH ESTATE Daniel O’Mahony, Cert 15 Three Stars TWO YOUNG idealists defy warnings and threats from the powers-that-be in the relentless pursuit of journalistic truth. Is this film All The President’s Men for the information age? The answer: unfortunately not. This cinematic rendering of Julian Assange’s Wikileaks organisation doesn’t manage to scale the [...]
