Is God Is at The Royal Court: A fireball of rage and guilt – CityAM : CityAM September 17, 2021 A fireball of rage and guilt, Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is is a modern-day biblical epic on a small scale. It’s a play that actively shirks categorisation, inviting comparisons to both the Old Testament and the trappings of Jacobean drama, but also to Spaghetti Westerns, Afropunk, and hip-hop. The play begins with fire, both literally, [...]
Wales gives Covid-19 passes the green light ahead of New Zealand rugby showdown September 17, 2021 Wales has given Covid-19 passes, similar to the UK’s proposed passports, the green light, meaning people will have to prove vaccination or a negative test to attend events. The new rules, which come into effect on October 11, will see large-scale ever goers and clubbers use an NHS Covid Pass to be allowed entry. The [...]
St Andrews beats Oxbridge to be crowned top UK University September 17, 2021 The University of St Andrews has claimed the top spot in The Times’ 2022 rankings list, beating both Oxford and Cambridge in the process. Historically Oxford or Cambridge has always come in first place. This year Cambridge slipped to third place after taking the top spot last year while Oxford maintained its position as second [...]
NATO appoints first Chief Information Officer – CityAM : CityAM September 17, 2021 NATO has announced Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer will become its first Chief Information Officer, heading up IT procurement and cyber security. Boudreaux-Dehmer joins the organisation from Sierra Wireless, a global tech company where he serves as Vice President of Systems and Technology. The new hire will help the international defence alliance to pursue modernisation. “We welcome the [...]
Inflation will keep breaching BoE target over next half decade September 17, 2021 Inflation will routinely breach the Bank of England’s target over the next half a decade, according to fresh data released today. The Bank’s latest survey on inflation expectations shows Brits think the rate of price rises will hit three per cent in five years’ time, one percentage point above the Old Lady’s target. Over the [...]
Get your entries in for the Crypto AM Awards – deadline is this Monday September 17, 2021 The deadline for the Crypto AM Awards is looming, but there's still time to enter before entries close on Monday morning.
S4 Capital confirms tech merger after Covid-19 pushed ‘digital transformation’ September 17, 2021 Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital has confirmed its brand Media.Monks’ merger with digital services firm Zemoga, to bolster its technology services across product design, engineering and delivery. The deal forms part of yet another bout of expansion for the advertising company. Sorrell earlier this week credited the Covid-19 pandemic with accelerating “the speed of digital transformation [...]
Insulate Britain protestors return to M25 for third time this week September 17, 2021 Climate activists from Insulate Britain have been removed by police after blocking the M25 for the third time this week. This morning 79 campaigners, arrested for participating in demonstrations earlier in the week, arrived at sites along the M25 and once again glued themselves to the road. Activists arrived at Junction 28 in Essex, where [...]
Big Tobacco’s takeover of Vectura shows the holes on our Companies Act September 17, 2021 There’s little dispute that companies ought to aim to return money to shareholders. Dividends sustain our pension pots and are vital to keep our economy growing. But when this pursuit becomes single minded it fails even by its own logic. PMI’s takeover of Vectura will generate the greatest shareholder value in the short term, but [...]
FCA bans financial adviser convicted for grooming September 17, 2021 The UK financial watchdog has banned Jon Frensham from performing any regulated activity after he was found guilty of grooming teenage girls. In March 2017, Mr Frensham, the sole director and an independent financial adviser at Frensham Wealth Limited, was imprisoned after attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming. At the time he was [...]
