Sunday Sitdown: Grind’s CEO on conquering America with his cult coffee chain September 4, 2022 Londoners may recognise the Grind coffee brand. There are currently eight branches around the capital and a 15,000 sq ft roastery in Bermondsey. Despite a hit to cafe revenues during the pandemic, the company is taking its business model across the pond as City A.M. can reveal today Grind has ambitious plans to conquer the [...]
Brexit: £120m festival has just 238,000 visitors after being ‘hijacked by wokeness’ September 2, 2022 A £120m festival launched to celebrate Brexit has been branded a flop after just 238,000 visitors turned up. The taxpayer-funded so-called ‘festival of Brexit’, later renamed ‘Unboxed’ was branded “beyond parody in terms of wokeness” by the former minister for leaving the EU. In a report published by House, the publication for Parliament, organisers reportedly [...]
Westminster push for North Sea fossil fuels slammed by climate groups September 2, 2022 Climate groups have criticised Westminster's latest attempts to boost oil and gas production in the North Sea.
Manufacturing output sinks at fastest rate since early months of Covid pandemic September 1, 2022 Manufacturing production and new orders in the UK slumped last month, sinking at the fastest rate since since the early months of the Covid pandemic two years ago. Firms are experiencing a downturn in the sector, as manufacturers have been hit with a reversal in new orders from domestic and overseas customers. Headwinds have been [...]
‘Strong and stable’ – Tories launch own condoms to have Priti safe sex while ‘unleashing Britain’s potential’ September 1, 2022 “I Never kissed a Tory but I’ve had safe sex with one” reads a new condom that a group of Conservatives plan to launch at this year’s party conference, taking place this October. The LGBT Tories say the condoms will help their fellow members to have Priti safe sex during the event as they will [...]
‘Significant barriers’ hampering digital trade, City of London warns September 1, 2022 Post-Brexit trade deals have left “significant barriers” in place that are hampering digital trade to and from the UK, the City of London corporation warned today.
Accounting sector veteran Pauline Wallace named UKEB’s first permanent chair August 31, 2022 Accountancy sector veteran Pauline Wallace has been named as the first permanent chair of the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB). The former PwC partner will start her three-year term as head of the body set up to ensure the UK complies with international accounting standards on 11 September 2022. Following Brexit, the UKEB was set up [...]
Sadiq Khan: Next PM must ditch “anti-London agenda” and work with City Hall August 31, 2022 Sadiq Khan slammed Boris Johnson’s outgoing administration as the “most anti-London government in modern times” as he pledged to work with the new Prime Minister to reset relations between the capital and the government. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will take part in the final hustings of the contest to be the next PM in [...]
Eurostar to scrap direct services to Disneyland due to Brexit and Covid August 31, 2022 Eurostar has announced it will scrap London to Disneyland direct services from next summer due to the impact of Brexit and Covid. “Whilst we continue to recover financially from the pandemic and monitor developments in the proposed EU Entry Exit system, we need to focus on our core routes to ensure we can continue to [...]
North Sea body urges Government to confirm green rules for new projects August 31, 2022 OEUK has called on the Government to publish its requirements for exploration projects ahead of a looming winter crisis.