Ollie Phillips: Chris Ashton is exactly the type of weapon England need to trouble New Zealand November 8, 2018 Chris Ashton’s selection to face New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday is an exciting and bold move by England head coach Eddie Jones. Ashton is a natural-born try-scorer who is dangerous across all areas of the pitch. He has a fantastic record and will certainly cause the All Blacks headaches defensively. Jack Nowell, who he replaces, [...]
Ollie Phillips: Eddie Jones goes physical as England name exciting but inexperienced side to face South Africa November 1, 2018 We knew there would be changes in England’s first squad for the autumn internationals, but Eddie Jones has still managed to spring a few surprises in the side to play South Africa on Saturday. I’ve been critical previously of the England head coach for not picking on form, so it’s pleasing to see some of [...]
Heineken sticks to outlook as it grows beer sales in all four corners of the globe October 24, 2018 Brewer Heineken grew across the globe in the third quarter, helped by good weather in Europe and strong development in the US and South America, it revealed today in a trading update. The brewer kept its forecast for the financial year unchanged after it was revised down in July on the back of weak currencies [...]
Ranked: Sports Direct tops poll of UK’s most loathed brands October 23, 2018 House of Fraser owner Sports Direct is the UK’s most loathed brand, according to consumer finance website Money Saving Expert. However, billionaire Mike Ashley's bottom-placed retail giant may have been hurt by a social media campaign against the company, admitted the website, which asked 7,600 readers to rank 52 household name brands. Read more: Mike [...]
DEBATE: Will our growing enthusiasm for low-alcohol drinking change the very culture of the City? October 22, 2018 Will our growing enthusiasm for low-alcohol drinking change the very culture of the City? Christi Tronetti, marketing director at creative agency isobel, says YES. If New York is the city that never sleeps, London has always been the city that never stops drinking. When I first moved here from NYC, I thought I could drink – [...]
Who the heck is Nick Clegg? Seven facts about Facebook’s new spin chief October 20, 2018 Facebook’s decision to hire the UK’s former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as its communications chief was one that seemed to come out of left field. Clegg had previously held a prominent role in British public life as head of the UK’s third party the Liberal Democrats between 2007 and 2015 and the UK’s deputy prime minister between [...]
Chris Tremlett: Testing conditions make Sri Lanka the hardest but most rewarding England tour October 10, 2018 Sri Lanka is the hardest place I have ever visited to play cricket. England’s players, who are one game into their tour after the washout in Dambulla today, will be faced with a many more challenges than just those on the pitch. India has similar difficulties, but the sheer heat and humidity of Sri Lanka is [...]
Hiring for success with Joss Search founder and recruitment expert Sivan Joss October 8, 2018 Recruitment gets a bad rep. There’s a cliche that recruiters are wheeler-dealers, who always call at the worst time, don’t listen to what candidates or clients want, and are just scheming to get jobseekers into any role possible, regardless of whether or not they’re qualified. But while some of you reading may have had bad [...]
Everyone’s a loser in today’s fabricated generation wars October 5, 2018 According to doomsayers in policy and media circles, the young have never had it so bad, and the fault lies with their greedy elders. The allegedly enormous, voracious baby boomer generation, living it up on the golf course with the ill-gotten gains from gold-plated pensions and over-valued houses, is in the firing line for causing [...]
The Green Room review: Find out what corporate hospitality means at the Kia Oval before you fork out to impress clients October 3, 2018 The last time I sat in a corporate box, it was miserable. A relative who worked for a bank had been offered tickets to a Muse gig at Wembley Stadium and invited me along as box meat to fill the space. At the time, I was a fan of the Devonshire space rockers, but I [...]