Is the government plan to make failing schools academies the best way to drive up standards? June 3, 2015 Nick Gibb MP, schools minister, says Yes We are helping teachers reverse England’s educational decline by reforming qualifications, improving academic standards and opening new schools. But key to raising standards is ensuring that no children languish in failing schools. Thanks to the academies programme, we have already intervened in more than 1,000 schools. But our [...]
Crowdfunding regulation: What’s the ideal position? Sector must not run on due negligence June 3, 2015 The dynamic growth of the crowdfunding industry in the UK is both an exciting and structurally important development for our economy. It has attracted a lot of interest, as excess money searches for better returns in a decade of low interest rates, low growth, low inflation and therefore, for many, low returns. While many [...]
Google I/O 2015: From Projects Vault and Brillo to smart jeans and cardboard virtual reality, the impossibly advanced technologies unveiled in San Francisco June 3, 2015 BRILLO Essentially an operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT), Google’s Project Brillo is an adapted version of Android designed to manage a number of connected devices from a central management console. It’s Google’s attempt at standardising the way we control devices, from household appliances like Nest (which, incidentally, Google owns) to wearables [...]
Is there a role for leadership in flat organisations? June 3, 2015 Time-sensitive and strategic decisions are best left in expert hands. For some time now, companies like Google and online retailer Zappos have championed flat organisational structures – where authority is widely distributed, everyone works together in a large space, and employees are encouraged to collaborate. This has certainly transformed leadership and management styles, [...]
Buyers lured as clubs post record profits June 3, 2015 ENGLAND’S leading football clubs have become the subject of increased interest from potential buyers after entering what industry experts believe is a new era of profit-making. Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, which advises parties looking to acquire and sell teams, said it had noticed the market warming to Premier League sides in response to unprecedented financial [...]
Murray outguns Ferrer to set up Djokovic tussle June 3, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray side-stepped the disappointment of squandering a third-set match point to dispatch Spain’s David Ferrer yesterday and set up a French Open semi-final clash with world No1 Novak Djokovic. Murray recorded his first ever victory over Ferrer on clay at the fifth attempt, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, to reach the 16th grand slam semi-final [...]
Blazer reveals Fifa bribe taking in return for World Cup favours June 3, 2015 WHISTLEBLOWER Chuck Blazer last night admitted that he and other Fifa officials accepted bribes in return for voting in favour of South Africa hosting the 2010 World Cup. The revelations, made in a testimony published by the United States Department of Justice, came little more than 24 hours after besieged president Sepp Blatter announced his [...]
Olympic champ Farah’s coach Salazar in doping claim denial June 3, 2015 BRITISH double Olympic champion Mo Farah’s coach Alberto Salazar was at the centre of a doping row last night after it was claimed he helped top American distance runner Galen Rupp to cheat. It was alleged that Salazar, a former athlete and now head coach at the prestigious Nike Oregon Project, oversaw Rupp’s use of [...]
Chris Tremlett: More positives than negatives for England but Gary Ballance is all at sea June 3, 2015 Despite England’s 199-run defeat in the second Investec Test at Headingley, there were certainly more positives than negatives during the two-match series with New Zealand, which finished locked at 1-1. From where England were in the West Indies they have definitely progressed. Opener Adam Lyth stood up and scored a century in Leeds and [...]
Buick backs Jack Hobbs to gain Derby revenge on Golden Horn June 3, 2015 Jockey William Buick has tipped Jack Hobbs to gain revenge for last month’s defeat to Golden Horn at the Dante Stakes at York when the pair reprise their rivalry in Saturday’s Investec Derby. Read more: Arabian Comet can be crowned Haydock Queen Buick saddled Golden Horn to victory at the Dante Stakes ahead of [...]
