Eight of the best cheese boards in London: Post-Brexit, are you wondering where your next brie is coming from? July 5, 2016 1. Fenchurch at Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M If you like to scoff cheese and wine while looking down at the great thronging crowds of London town, then there are few places that can compete with the glass magnificence of the Walkie Talkie. Its cheese platter comes from Covent Garden-based Neal’s Yard Dairy and it’s accompanied [...]
“I don’t mind who wins as long as Gove comes third” – Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Ken Clarke caught on microphone criticising Conservative leadership candidates July 5, 2016 Former cabinet minister Ken Clarke has been caught on microphone at Sky News' Westminster studio giving his unguarded opinion of the Tory leadership candidates. Conservative MPs are today voting in the first stage of the contest, with Michael Gove, Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom, Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox all battling it out to remain in [...]
Former chancellor Ken Clarke says Conservative leadership contest has left governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney to deal with aftermath July 5, 2016 A Tory grandee has warned that the nature of the race to replace David Cameron has left the governor of the Bank of England to deal with the fallout of the Brexit vote. Former chancellor Ken Clarke said that Mark Carney had been "left in charge of the shop" due to Cameron's decision to stand [...]
The leisure sector has grown to £117bn as Britons are spending their money on experiences rather than products July 4, 2016 Britons are increasingly spending their time and money on experiences rather than shopping, according to research from Deloitte. Spending on leisure activities such as going out for meals, holidays and TV streaming services is growing nearly twice as fast as the retail sector. The industry as a whole is now worth £117bn and since 2010 has grown [...]
Ryanair has cancelled over 100 flights due to more French strikes on Tuesday 5 July July 4, 2016 Budget airline Ryanair has called on the European Commission to take action over striking air traffic controllers (ATC) in France, after being forced to cancel more than 100 flights. The company has had to call off 102 flights due to take place tomorrow, and said the cancellations will affect over 18,000 customers – with 100,000 more [...]
Revenues up at Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate Pub Company July 4, 2016 Slug and Lettuce and Yates owner Stonegate Pub Company toasted healthy double-digit revenue growth in its first-half results today. The figures Total revenue across Stonegate's 660 managed pubs and bars was up 12.8 per cent to £342m for the 28 weeks to 10 April, up from £303m in the first half of 2015. Like-for-like revenue increased [...]
Brexit shines a light on pensions timebomb July 4, 2016 As the economic landscape shifts in the wake of the referendum, one of the most dramatic impacts has been on defined benefit, or final salary, pensions. In the days following the vote, liabilities in defined benefit schemes ballooned, causing deficits to widen. According to early estimates, the rise in liabilities could have increased the deficits [...]
Why Remain failed to capture the imagination of young voters in the EU referendum – a marketer’s perspective July 4, 2016 In the absence of official exit polls, data from Sky, the FT, the BBC, the Guardian and others indicate a failure by the Remain camp to convince millennials to vote in the EU referendum. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, given that this demographic seemed to be largely pro-Europe, but it is hardly surprising, given the [...]
Green Investment Bank bidder encourages government to push ahead with sale after Brexit vote July 3, 2016 The government has been encouraged to push ahead with its sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) and show that the UK is “open for business”. Sustainable Development Capital (SDC), which is among the firms bidding for GIB, has encouraged Whitehall to look beyond Brexit vote uncertainty. Read more: MP wants safeguards on Green Investment [...]
Chris Froome profits as Peter Sagan takes yellow jersey on second stage of Tour de France July 3, 2016 Sprinter Peter Sagan claimed the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey for the first time in his career on a good day for Britain’s defending champion Chris Froome. Slovakian Sagan snatched the win on an uphill finish to stage two in Normandy to replace Manxman Mark Cavendish at the head of the general classification. Team [...]