Brexit hit: Stephen Rubin’s Pentland moves to Ireland September 12, 2021 Citing Brexit, the chairman of Pentland Group has relocated overseas according to The Times, who first reported the news. Stephen Rubin was Britain’s biggest taxpayer three years ago according to The Sunday Times Tax List. His brand management company Pentland Group is the largest shareholder in JD Sports, and owns other sports clothing brands including [...]
Pentland move to Ireland in Brexit aftermath – CityAM : CityAM September 11, 2021 Citing Brexit, the chairman of Pentland Group has relocated overseas according to The Times, who first reported the news. Also Read: Exclusive: We are benefitting hugely from Brexit, says Estonia’s prime minister Stephen Rubin was Britain’s biggest taxpayer three years ago according to The Sunday Times Tax List. His brand management company Pentland Group is [...]
20 years on from 9/11: the waxing and waning of the US-UK ‘special relationship’, from Bush to Biden September 11, 2021 Twenty years on from one of the greatest days of infamy to strike the Western world, the attack on the 9th of September 2001, there are myriad points to reflect on, not least the ongoing heartache it has left on our collective psyche. One of those, though, should surely be the impact that this great [...]
Lorry driver shortage: Govt promises 50,000 more HGV driving tests September 11, 2021 The government has announced that it will make 50,000 more Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) driving tests available a year in response to “the worldwide lorry driver shortage”. Covid has led to a major backlog of tests for new drivers – 28,000 as of May this year – while the recent ‘pingdemic’ has caused many drivers to [...]
20 years on from 9/11: the waxing and waning of the US-UK ‘special relationship’, from Bush to Biden – CityAM : CityAM September 11, 2021 Twenty years on from one of the greatest days of infamy to strike the Western world, the attack on the 9th of September 2001, there are myriad points to reflect on, not least the ongoing heartache it has left on our collective psyche. One of those, though, should surely be the impact that this great [...]
Exclusive: We are benefitting hugely from Brexit, says Estonia’s prime minister September 11, 2021 Brexit has led to around 4,000 UK companies setting up shop in the EU-member state of Estonia, mostly by registering for the country’s much-talked about e-residency scheme. Kaja Kallas, Estonia’s prime minister since January 2021, told City A.M. this morning that her country is benefitting hugely from Britain’s departure from the European Union. “When the [...]
Not for turning: Boris Johnson looking ‘to beat Thatcher’s 11 years in office’ September 11, 2021 Boris Johnson is hoping to be Prime Minister for another decade as he aims to outlast Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s 11-year tenure in No 10, according to various reports this weekend. The Times said Johnson wanted to build a legacy, with a view that reforms to the NHS and social care – through a rise in [...]
Exports slump in July as UK explores non-EU markets September 10, 2021 Total exports fell one per cent in July, down £300m, driven by a £900m drop in goods and services delivered to the EU. Falling EU exports were in part offset by a healthy increase of £700m in export value to non-EU markets, up by five per cent compared to the previous month. Overall, however, the [...]
Back to school in the City: Lessons for a CEO from M&A to COP26 September 10, 2021 It’s been back to school in the City this week, with the streets of the Square Mile once again flooded (if not quite packed) with people. On the surface, it may look similar to pre-Covid, as footfall ramps up and Transport for London reported the busiest month since March 2020. CEOs, however, cannot return to [...]
Brexit: EU boss Sefcovic warns Northern Ireland protocol haggling will prompt ‘instability’ September 10, 2021 European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic today said the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol – a policy of trade checks for good moving between Great Britain and the EU via the island of Ireland – must be “properly implemented”. The Brussels representative also warned the UK that any renegotiation of the Northern Ireland Protocol would cause “instability, [...]