London companies gear up to take advantage of technology November 9, 2014 LONDON firms are planning to take on more workers over the next five years in order to exploit advances in technology. Three quarters of London businesses plan to increase their headcount over the next five years, with half saying they will add at least 10 per cent to current staff numbers, according to research commissioned [...]
Film review: Interstellar November 7, 2014 ★★☆☆☆ After the supermassive success of last year’s Gravity, it was only a matter of time before we got another mega-budget flick about Hollywood stars being sent to the stars. Christopher Nolan, who has an exemplary track record in smart sci-fi epics (Inception, The Dark Knight), is one of the few filmmakers who might have [...]
Londoners are the most accident prone in the UK: Almost a quarter have been hospitalised because of accidents November 7, 2014 Londoners are more likely than anyone else in the UK to have accidents while going about their daily lives, according to a new study. Comparison site Confused.com asked people from across the UK about the hazards they face and the accidents that happen as a result, and found the average Londoner puts themselves in [...]
Best cities to live in? London falls behind New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo November 6, 2014 When it comes to urban living, London offers a worse quality life than many of the world's other major cities. According to the Global Liveable Cities Index, which looks at standard of living for the average worker across 64 cities, London falls into 22nd place, behind New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo among others. [...]
London can solve its housing crisis – if the public sector stops sitting on land November 5, 2014 THERE is a wonderful description of London from 1622, written by the pamphleteer Donald Lupton. He evokes the “Great Beehive”, “swarming” with people, the capital “a glutton that desires always to be full”. Now the largest city in Europe, Lupton’s characterisation of 400 years ago will be one that many Londoners recognise today. Of course, [...]
How many hours do you waste on the Tube? Millions every month… November 3, 2014 Has it ever felt like you are wasting your life away on public transport? Turns out that feeling might not be too far from the mark. Official figures show that Londoners lost a total of 7.1m hours on the Tube in the second quarter of this year – that's 47 per cent up on [...]
Check out Transport for London’s snazzy new uniforms for tube staff, designed by Wayne Hemingway November 3, 2014 Transport for London (TfL) has updated uniform for London Underground staff. They're pretty snazzy. The uniforms, designed by Wayne Hemingway, are the first update in a decade – and are also the first time there has been a uniform "specially tailored" for female staff. Hemingway said the experience had "challenged us all". The "various mix [...]
Businesses expect UK energy infrastructure to worsen as political uncertainty discourages investment November 3, 2014 British businesses see politicians as more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to improving the UK’s infrastructure, with the vast majority wanting power to be transferred to an independent commission. Two separate surveys published this morning show business leaders slamming Westminster over the state of Britain’s transport and energy capacities. A poll [...]
New c2c Smart card: The only way is Oyster, as Essex commuters tap in November 3, 2014 Thousands of commuters based in Essex will benefit from Oyster-style travel cards on trains from today. The c2c Smart card will allow c2c season ticket holders to “tap and go,” for journeys into London’s Fenchurch Street, as well as outside the capital, speeding up the commuting process and making season tickets more secure. [...]
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye wants the City to speak up for airport expansion November 3, 2014 For most of us, airports are a necessary headache a couple of times a year. For others, they are the root of all evil. Which is probably why the debate over airport expansion has rumbled on for so long and become one of the most divisive in modern British politics. Somehow along the way, the [...]