How London could become a 15-minute city, without leaving its centre behind November 1, 2022 It was 2020, and Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, was launching her re-election campaign. Paris was “capable of inventing a new history without forgetting its past”, she said back then, while introducing the concept of the “15-minute city”. Fast forward two years, and Hidalgo is still the mayor of an increasingly green, accessible Paris. [...]
Letters: Prevention is better than cure November 1, 2022 [Re: Sunak confronted by patient over nurses’ pay, Oct 28] On his visit to a South London hospital on Friday, Rishi Sunak was confronted by a patient over nurses’ pay. The government “is trying”, he said; but as the patient rightly said, they need to be trying harder to deliver a stronger NHS. With health [...]
Miniclip CEO: ‘We’ve always followed where the players go, and the players are going to mobile’ November 1, 2022 Miniclip, the platform behind 8 Ball Pool, has shuttered its website as gamers once knew it, as the company follows consumers off desktops and into pockets. Speaking to City A.M., CEO Saad Choudri explained that the rise of mobile gaming left it a no-brainer for the company to step away from browser-based entertainment despite its [...]
EY revenues hit record highs as partners prepare to vote on global split November 1, 2022 EY’s UK business today posted record revenues of more than £3.2bn as partners at the Big Four firm prepare to vote on plans for a global split. The UK business’ revenues increased 17.2 per cent as the accountancy firm’s fee incomes were bolstered by a 33 per cent uptick in consulting revenues. A 15 per [...]
Londoners’ anxiety skyrockets 57 per cent due to rising bills, going out less November 1, 2022 Almost sixty per cent of Londoners are increasingly anxious about rising energy bills, with millions eating less healthily and staying in more to save cash. The human impact of the cost of living crisis continues to deepen, with new figures exposing a deep generational dive between young professionals and over-65s. The data, published by Personal [...]
Low battery: Britishvolt on life support in blow to UK’s tech ambitions October 31, 2022 Feted battery firm Britishvolt is on life support e after running its cash pile dry, amid growing concerns for the UK's green ambitions.
Call-in powers would be a grave threat to the regulator’s vital independence October 31, 2022 Politicians should be wary of the damage they could do to our regulators’ reputation for independence if they move forward with call-in powers Independence is a funny old thing. At a national level, it can be won and lost in the blink of an eye. At more prosaic levels, building up independence – and a [...]
‘It’s going to be rough’: Hunt and Sunak set to announce autumn tax hikes October 31, 2022 Jeremy Hunt is set to announce tax rises in his fiscal statement next month, after holding talks today with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. The Treasury said the chancellor and Prime Minister agreed “tough decisions are needed on tax rises as well as spending”, with a Treasury source warning “it’s going to be rough”. The [...]
Ofgem orders Delta to cough up £530,000 as energy crisis deepens October 31, 2022 Challenger suppliers continue to feel the heat from the energy crisis, with Ofgem ordering Delta to cough up a six figure sum.
London’s FTSE 100 gains tamed by traders dumping house builders on property price jitters October 31, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 was tamed today by traders ditching the UK’s largest house builders on fears the property is headed for a sharp slowdown. The capital’s premier index’s gains were held to 0.66 per cent, finishing at 7,094.53 points. The domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK [...]
