Greggs scum hack prompts Twitter team to “bribe” Google with doughnuts August 19, 2014 Greggs bakery’s cheeks were left burning as hot as the middle of its sausage rolls yesterday, when someone who Googled the firm found that its logo had been hacked to read “providing shit to scum for 70 years”. Naturally, the news went viral and Greggs was trending on Twitter. “We are aware of the [...]
City manager-turned-author Mark Speed trolls Peter Capaldi at Dr Who premiere August 19, 2014 Dr Who is back on our screens this weekend, but one City worker has more interest than most. By day, Mark Speed works as a manager with financial forecasting company Evaluate, by night he writes novels, most recently about Dr Who. When Peter Capaldi appeared at the premiere of series eight of the heritage [...]
Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark to voice art beyond (London) Wall for Talking Statues August 19, 2014 Any Game of Thrones fans in the City should make a pilgrimage to The Broad Family statue in Broadgate, where they’ll be able to hear the youthful tones of Arya Stark (ie. actress Maisie Williams) tell the story of the artwork, from this week. It’s all part of Talking Statues, a project which will [...]
To Fry. To Serve: British Airways adds fish and chips to menus August 19, 2014 It’s about time. British Airways, the epitome of all things British, will finally start serving of one of our other stalwarts, fish and chips, on board. Previously, it seems fish and chips were just too hard to replicate during a flight but thanks to some kind of gastronomical witchcraft from DHL Supply Chain, the airline [...]
Are JetCards the Oysters of the skies? Air Partner sells record amount of top-ups August 18, 2014 The UK’s strengthening economy and corporates’ increased willingness to use private jets have helped Air Partner to sell more than £5m worth of its JetCards in the first six months of the year – more than double the amount they sold for the whole of 2013. The pre-paid JetCards, likened to TfL’s Oyster cards, have [...]
Former BP-boss Lord Browne lends his name to LGBT network OUTStanding August 18, 2014 Lord Browne's crusade to help LGBT executives come out of the glass closet is continuing its pace. The former BP boss has linked up with OUTStanding, the LGBT professional network, to compile its Top 100 list of LGBT executives – for which nominations are now open. “Lord Browne is one of our biggest advocates,” OUTStanding [...]
Not sure about an acquisition? Take Google’s toothbrush test August 18, 2014 Google loves making an acquisition. This year alone it’s made 24. But would you believe us if we told you chief executive Larry Page uses a toothbrush to decide whether to gobble up a company or not. Well, it’s true. Sort of. The New York Times has revealed Page has something called “the toothbrush [...]
Anti-Cuadrilla fracking activists No Dash For Gas digging in wrong spot August 18, 2014 Anti-fracking campaigners No Dash For Gas didn’t quite achieve their goal yesterday pitching up on the wrong floor of the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce to protest about Cuadrilla. The fracking company rents one of the Chamber’s floors, but protesters set up shop on a different level. “They have been informed of the [...]
Jeff Randall: From Sky soap box to Prudential sounding board August 17, 2014 So, Jeff Randall’s off the to the Pru. The veteran business hack, whose career has seen him go from The Telegraph, to the BBC to Sky (from where he stepped down earlier this year) is to become an adviser to Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam. Ah, I hear you say, another journo heads-off into a PR [...]
Weekend horseplay at the Walkie Talkie August 17, 2014 During the week, 20 Fenchurch Street (the Walkie Scorchie to you and I) is a surrounded by besuited City workers going about their hectic days but yesterday it was a different story. Yesterday there was a horse and a film crew. It was the making of a corporate video but the team were tight lipped [...]
