Biden his time: What can the US President do to contain rising oil prices ahead of the mid-terms? January 25, 2022 As inflation, interest rates and Covid-19 mortalities rise in the US the only thing that appears to be sliding is President Joe Biden’s poll numbers.
Former IAG boss Wille Walsh condemns Airbus-Qatar Airways row January 25, 2022 Willie Walsh, former boss of British Airways’ owner IAG and now at the helm of the International Air Transport Association, has condemned the ongoing row between Airbus and Qatar Airways. Weighing in on Airbus’s decision to revoke Qatar Airways’ order of 50 A321 planes, Walsh said it was a “new and worrying development,” telling Reuters [...]
High Court blocks barrister’s appeal against six-month suspension for making lewd comments to woman on mini-pupillage January 25, 2022 The High Court has rejected an appeal put forward by a criminal barrister from Manchester against a decision to suspend him from practice for six months for making inappropriate comments to a woman he had brought into his office on work experience. Criminal barrister Michael Kearney was suspended from practice for six months, in March [...]
Flexibility is king: Over half of Brits considering ditching their job in the next year January 25, 2022 More than half of Brits are considering changing their jobs within the next 12 months, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. The pandemic has shifted many workers’ priorities over the past two years, with talk of the so-called ‘great resignation’ and a four-day work week climbing corporate agendas. A heightened interest in [...]
DS 9 E-Tense review: French fancy January 25, 2022 Germany dominates the premium car sector, but France wants a piece of the action. Richard Aucock drives the luxurious new DS 9.
Transition to net-zero to cost $9 trillion each year January 25, 2022 The world would have to spend over $9 trillion a year to reach net-zero targets, reveals a fresh study released today. Total spending on weaning the global economy off carbon-intensive production processes by 2050 would reach $275 trillion, according to consultancy McKinsey and Company. The new findings underline the scale of the cost burden the [...]
Lamborghini lags behind rivals rolling out first fully-electric car in 2030 January 25, 2022 Italian luxury car maker Lamborghini has announced its first fully electric car – a coupe SUV – will be rolled out in 2030. “Our car will perform at the highest level, but with the peculiarities of an electric vehicle,” the car maker’s chief executive Stephan Winkelmann told Italian news agency ANSA. “It will take some [...]
£150,000 salaries are “out-of-control” and will see lawyers burn out before they hit 30, top in-house lawyer says January 25, 2022 One of Britain’s most prominent in-house lawyers has said the “eye-watering sums” being paid out to newly qualified lawyers have gotten “out-of-control,” whilst claiming that solicitors on £150,000 salaries will burn out “before they hit 30.” The comments come after New York headquartered law firm Milbank last week upped the stakes in the battle for [...]
Three interesting roles you should consider this week January 25, 2022 Are you considering applying for a new role in the next few weeks? We don’t blame you, now is the perfect time to change things up! And we’re here to help. We’ve hand selected a few of the best jobs available on our careers page at the moment, to get the ball rolling… Senior Full [...]
Inflation and supply chain crisis to throttle UK economy, IMF warns January 25, 2022 The global supply crunch and roaring inflation will choke UK growth this year, the world’s economic watchdog warned today. A combination of the supply chain crisis rumbling on and the cost of living corroding Brits’ incomes has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to downgrade their forecasts for UK economic growth this year to 4.7 [...]
