Putin will fail in Syria: The West must take a step back October 4, 2015 I feel as if we are in a time warp. To read right-wing commentators over the past few days, you would think the Cold War is back on – only this time we are losing. To hear them talk, we are living in a new age of Russian power. A triumphant Russia is calling the [...]
Why City Giving Day showed us just how much of a triumph the Square Mile really is October 4, 2015 Guildhall yard is pretty nippy at 8am. The wind whistles through the gaps in the buildings and there’s no sun to warm the paving stones. But on Wednesday last week, no-one noticed any of that – we were all too involved in the carnival of community work that was City Giving Day. We had businesses. [...]
The proto-Corbyn years of the 1970s were awful: We must fight what remains of them October 4, 2015 During the late 1990s and early 2000s, think tanks such as the IEA had a difficult time. We were told that the argument for the market economy had been won. A so-called neo-liberal hegemony had been created, and even a Labour government had accepted free markets. Meanwhile, water was being poured into the foundations [...]
List One Poultry? The government must not allow it October 4, 2015 One Poultry, the sand-coloured monolith standing on the junction opposite the Bank of England, has always been a building that has divided opinion. Prince Charles was relatively generous in likening it to a 1930s transistor radio. Others have been far less kind, and it regularly features in lists of London’s ugliest buildings. It’s [...]
With Europe at the top of the Tory party conference agenda, is Cameron’s EU renegotiation doomed to fail? October 4, 2015 Steven Woolfe, economic spokesperson for Ukip, says Yes. Really, is there actually a UK-EU renegotiation going on? You’d never have believed it from the news reports from Europe’s capitals, indicating that they have seen no official, written demands from the Prime Minister about which terms he wants to renegotiate. This in itself is emblematic of [...]
Powder White’s co-founder Fraser Ewart-White on ski lifts, Khazakstan and the credit crunch October 4, 2015 When do the best business ideas come to you? For Fraser Ewart-White, it was while swinging on a chair-lift 1500m above sea level. Ewart-White had recently left his job as head of buying at the entertainment company Blockbuster, turning his back on his career to study for an MBA and, among other great ambitions, to [...]
Investec Comment: A smooth ride post management buy-out October 4, 2015 Mark Cornford, managing director of Integrity Print, and Gary Edwards, Growth & Acquisition Finance at Investec, discuss the support that companies need from their bank following a management buy-out (MBO). What issues did your company face post-MBO? MC: Managers can become over-confident with what they can achieve in the marketplace. I always had belief [...]
How to run inductions with a difference: Forget icebreakers and focus on imparting your firm’s vision October 4, 2015 The interview process is, for any successful business, a protracted journey. It takes a lot of time and effort to find the correct candidates, particularly for firms who rely on highly skilled employees. But it’s rare to hear businesses talk about what happens next. Too many think that the first day is the end [...]
Premier League: Electrifying Arsenal stun United and jump start their title push October 4, 2015 EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insists the annihilation of perennial tormentors Manchester United has proven his side are genuine Premier League title contenders after an electrifying showing at Emirates Stadium yesterday. As if straining at the leash following their midweek Champions League meltdown, an irresistible Arsenal destroyed their pedestrian [...]
Free-kick hero Christian Eriksen at double as Tottenham continue unbeaten run October 4, 2015 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino heaped praise on dead-ball specialist Christian Eriksen after the midfielder rescued a point at Swansea yesterday with two expert free-kicks. Eriksen nullified Andre Ayew’s opener for the hosts and an own goal by Spurs striker Harry Kane as the visitors extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven games. [...]
