How to sweet talk your way onto the shelves at Harrods August 11, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks trade fairs and sherbet lemons with the founders of premium confectionary company Jealous LUXURY confectionary brand Jealous has been in a year-long hiatus following a modern-day tale of David versus Goliath. Like many startups before it, the company has been tied up in a trademark tangle with a market leader, and [...]
Innovation Diary: The Valley vs the Roundabout: London is starting to close the gap August 11, 2013 WHEN I met David Richards – the British founder of Silicon Valley success story WANDisco – last year, I asked him whether he thought London’s Silicon Roundabout could compete with its San Francisco equivalent. Richards replied: “It would be ridiculous to contrast the two.” Richards – who recently brought his product development team from the [...]
Mark Carney’s policy has amplified political opportunity for the Tories August 11, 2013 NO REAL rock star has ever received such rave reviews for promising to do nothing for three years. But Mark Carney breaks the mould. The new Bank of England governor has pledged to keep interest rates at 0.5 per cent until 2016, unless the economy is threatened by “knockout” conditions. Keeping the taps of cheap [...]
City Matters: London schools are on the up – but we must raise standards even further August 11, 2013 THIS week, teenagers across the country will receive their A-level results, and embark on the next stage of their academic and professional lives. Young Londoners have more reason than most to look forward to this exciting period. Only a couple of decades ago, the capital’s schools were among the worst in the country. Since then, [...]
Population growth is irrelevant: Institutions and incentives matter August 11, 2013 THE UK now has one of the fastest-growing populations in Europe, according to a new report by the Office for National Statistics. In just one year, the population grew by over 400,000 people (to a total of 63.7m), adding the equivalent of a city the size of Bristol. A growing population means growing demand for [...]
Letters to the Editor – 12/08 – Brussels deal, Monetary Policy, Best of Twitter August 11, 2013 Brussels deal [Re: British business would thrive under a bespoke new deal with Brussels, Friday] The author believes it is possible to have “minimum regulation from Brussels, and maximum access to the Single Market”. It sounds too good to be true because it is. Of the three templates discussed, only Norway’s would give full access [...]
Look the part on the Glorious 12th August 11, 2013 The shooting season starts today – make sure you look the part with this William & Son kit LAST year, the red grouse season got off to a somewhat faltering start. Its first day, 12 August – AKA the Glorious 12th – fell on a Sunday. Unfortunately, British law says the season cannot begin on [...]
Where to eat it August 11, 2013 THE WILD GAME CO. Whitecross Street Market, EC1 The Wild Game Co has been going three years since beginning life on the Glorious 12th in 2010 and has led the charge of the game revolution. Andy Wauch founded the company with the aim of selling reasonably priced, restaurant quality meat across London’s food markets. All [...]
A tropical triathlon paradise August 11, 2013 Tempted to give it a tri? Laura Williams discovers you could do a whole lot worse than St Lucia I USUALLY associate triathlons with unflattering wetsuits and cold, murky water, so it was welcome news that the Caribbean island of St Lucia will be hosting its first ever triathlon in November. Forget shivering changeovers – [...]
FA Community Shield: Rooney’s going nowhere, blasts Moyes after win August 11, 2013 AT WEMBLEY MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes expects striker Wayne Rooney to play some part in Wednesday’s friendly between England and Scotland at Wembley and insists his unsettled star is not for sale, despite continued interest from Chelsea. Rooney missed yesterday’s Community Shield triumph as he continues to [...]
