Homes in homage to enterprising MP March 13, 2014 New homes alongside Regent’s Canal are a natural haven away from the hustle and bustle A TRIBUTE to the historical figure who inspired the London Underground logo lies in the bricks and mortar of contemporary London. The industrial architecture of the newest homes to arrive in King’s Cross pay homage to Liberal MP Samuel Plimsoll [...]
Contactless payments rising as TfL and retailers drive adoption March 12, 2014 CONTACTLESS payments on the high street jumped nearly 300 per cent last year, according to figures from Visa yesterday. Visa Europe’s director of contactless Mark Austin said that the 94.3m payments had been spurred by Transport for London’s use of contactless on buses last year and the increasing numbers of retailers installing terminals. Adoption from [...]
French billionaire brings electric car sharing to London March 12, 2014 Londoners will from next year be able to hire an electric car for 15 minutes at a time, along the lines of the Boris Bike scheme, under plans unveiled by French industrialist Vincent Bollore today. Bollore, the company that will take over the existing Source London network of 1,500 electric charging points from TfL and [...]
The 236 skyscrapers coming to London March 12, 2014 London’s skyline is set to change dramatically over the next decade. According to a report out today, over 236 towers over 20 storeys are being proposed, approved or under construction – more than double the number of high-rise buildings estimated to be in capital today. Traditionally a low-rise city, London’s skyscrapers have, until now, been [...]
French billionaire brings electric car sharing to London March 12, 2014 Londoners will from next year be able to hire an electric car for 15 minutes at a time, along the lines of the Boris Bike scheme, under plans unveiled by French industrialist Vincent Bollore today. Bollore, the company that will take over the existing Source London network of 1,500 electric charging points from TfL and [...]
The 236 skyscrapers coming to London March 12, 2014 London’s skyline is set to change dramatically over the next decade. According to a report out today, over 236 towers over 20 storeys are being proposed, approved or under construction – more than double the number of high-rise buildings estimated to be in capital today. Traditionally a low-rise city, London’s skyscrapers have, until now, been [...]
British manufacturing’s long decline could be about to end March 11, 2014 ROSS Perot, as a US presidential candidate in 1992, infamously decried “the giant sucking sound” of jobs being exported abroad as a result of free trade. It was populist nonsense, of course. Trade creates far more jobs than it destroys – and London’s high value added economy wouldn’t exist without it. That so many low [...]
Obituary: RMT union boss Bob Crow passes away aged just 52 March 11, 2014 Outspoken union leader dies after suffering sudden heart attack UNION boss Bob Crow died yesterday at the age of 52 after a sudden heart attack. Crow was rushed to hospital in London on Monday night, where he later died. Doctors at Whipps Cross hospital battled for over an hour to save the Rail, Maritime and [...]
Obituary: The firebrand who led London’s transport staff March 11, 2014 WHEN BOB Crow was challenged last month about sunbathing in Brazil while his union headed towards a series of strikes on the London Underground, he replied in his typically brusque manner: “What do you want me to do, sit under a tree and read Karl Marx every day?” Crow’s fight for rail workers since winning [...]
David Cameron’s onshoring dream is unlikely to become a reality says top economist March 11, 2014 A recent report by PwC predicted that as many as 200,000 new roles could be created over the next decade, thanks to companies that had relocated their operations outside of the UK returning, a process commonly known as onshoring. The trend of companies bringing jobs back to the UK could boost the nation's wealth by [...]