How fortified wine is going from stuffy to stylish this summer July 7, 2021 Fortified wine can bring up images of grand dinner parties in the depths of winter, passing decanters of rich port around the table or cosying up at Christmas leaving a small glass of sherry for grandma and Father Christmas. Despite being created in hot countries – Portugal and Spain respectively – in the UK they [...]
The Tomorrow War review: A drab Edge of Tomorrow clone July 1, 2021 While his Avengers teammates might have struggled to find success outside of Marvel, Chris Pratt seems to be bucking the trend. Making big box office as the star of the Jurassic World and Lego Movie franchise, there’s more than Star-Lord to the actor’s CV. He attempts to add to that record with The Tomorrow War, [...]
In centralised finance we distrust June 27, 2021 Crypto AM columnist Dr Chris Kacher talks about his lack of faith with centralised finance and how BTC can beat the FUD.
Don’t hide from me, event data: Andrew Lloyd Webber launches legal action to force govt to share pilot events results June 25, 2021 West End grandee Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined entertainment industry heavyweights in launching legal action to force the Government to hand over the results from its coronavirus pilot events scheme. In a statement the group, which also includes musician Peter Gabriel, theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh and music industry trade body Live, accused the Government [...]
Post-Brexit UK should judge financial services climate against New York and Singapore, says City minister June 21, 2021 City minister John Glen this morning said the future regulatory environment for UK financial services should be judged against New York and Singapore. Glen, speaking at The City Week conference, hinted that global growth meant competition with non-European hubs would be a driving force behind regulatory decision-making, rather than focussing on any potential equivalence deal [...]
Luca is an enjoyable Pixar Lite that’s in thrall to the work of Ghibli June 18, 2021 The past eighteen months has seen a complete shift in what we mean by the term ‘straight to on demand’. Once the preserve of movies that weren’t worth a cinema release, circumstances have meant a hybrid solution is now the sensible choice for a lot of new releases. That said, the big movies are still [...]
In centralised finance we distrust June 15, 2021 Dr Chris Kacher reflects on the history books and explains his use of metrics as a buying guide to Bitcoin.
Rishi Sunak promises to protect the City from Brussels’ financial services bid June 8, 2021 Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, promised that the City will remain “competitive and dynamic” even in the face of Brussels’ bid to unseat it from its crown, in a private call with banks. Sunak described the financial services industry as a “crown jewel” and, according to reports, said the country will fight to protect it. The [...]
Post-winter split: 21 per cent more applications in March than January dispel divorce myth June 7, 2021 The number of divorce applications filed in March was 21 per cent higher than January, dispelling the belief that January is peak divorce month. From 2003 to 2020, there were 219,778 divorce petitions filed in the month of March, the largest number of petitions filed by month across the period, according to Ministry of Justice data analysed by law firm Boodle [...]
Ripple making waves against the SEC’s confusing crypto rule book June 2, 2021 Ripple’s legal battle with the SEC has taken a twist after the US regulatory authority suffered a setback in its pursuit of the blockchain-based digital payment company.