Luxembourg reckons City firms are about to head there in their droves – here’s our guide to banking there October 24, 2016 Could your job be about to take you further into the depths of the European Union? After the British Bankers' Association said yesterday that City bosses are on the brink of leaving the UK, the head of a Luxembourg finance body has suggested they're breaking down his door. Yesterday British Bankers' Association boss Anthony Browne told The Guardian [...]
Focus On Holloway: How the area went from “no-go area” to a thriving hotspot for independent businesses October 17, 2016 Holloway may be one of the oldest neighbourhoods in north London, but it hasn’t always been popular. Londoners who weren’t Arsenal fans might only pass through to get on to the M1 and its infamous women’s prison on Parkhurst Road hardly does wonders for its reputation. For a long time, its only cultural claim to [...]
Pharma firms have promised to clean up polluting factories and stop people from over using antibiotics September 20, 2016 Some of the world's biggest pharma firms have pledged to crack down on pollution and curb overuse of antibiotics. A total of 13 global drugmakers, including Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Allergan, as well as Indian drugmakers Cipla and Wockhardt, said they would clean up pollution from factories making antibiotics and combat the overuse that's led to [...]
JD Wetherspoon, Pret a Manger, Leon and Zizzi nab prizes in the annual Peta vegan food awards September 20, 2016 JD Wetherspoon may seem to some like an unlikely candidate for a vegan award, but a meat and dairy-free twist on one of its signature dishes has just nabbed it recognition from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). Those who want to both avoid animal-derived foods and join JD Wetherspoon's weekly curry club can [...]
These are the surprisingly unhealthy high street breakfasts from Pret a Manger, Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Eat September 15, 2016 If you didn't have time to eat breakfast at home this morning, chances are you nipped into a Pret a Manger or Starbucks in the way to work for a last-minute snack. But the illusion that high street coffee and food outlets are healthy has been knocked upside the head by new research from health [...]
Now there’s a “Brexit means Brexit” pressure group (and BoJo is backing it) September 11, 2016 Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind a new group piling pressure on Theresa May to push for a so-called hard Brexit. In a surprise move, the newly appointed foreign secretary has backed the Change Britain campaign chaired by Leave campaigner and Labour MP Gisela Stuart alongside a string of high profile pro-Leave campaigners. Read more: This MP wants Article 50 triggered [...]
Greene King warns that Brexit could hurt pub industry after strong summer September 9, 2016 The Euro 2016 football championship and sunny summer weather helped pub group Greene King enjoy a "strong start to the year", but the company said it is preparing for tougher trading conditions as a result of the recent Brexit vote. Shares in the company were down 3.8 per cent in early trading. The firm reported 1.7 [...]
Wetherspoon’s boss Tim Martin slams everyone who backed Remain in a lengthy essay September 9, 2016 On announcing his company's preliminary results this morning, JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin took the opportunity to slam David Cameron and George Osborne for their conduct during the referendum campaign. In great detail, Martin listed the people who forecast a disastrous downturn for the country, in some cases, even citing the newspaper article they were featured in. [...]
Brits on tour: It’s getting cheaper to fly to our favourite overseas destinations July 29, 2016 With your pre-flight pint from Wetherspoon under threat, you might be of the view that it’s not worth going on holiday any more. But cheer up – flights to our favourite destinations are becoming cheaper. The average price of flights to Britons’ top 50 holiday destinations fell 22 per cent between 2015 and 2016, according to [...]
Fuller’s brews mixed results as premium pub sales rises but beer demand falls July 21, 2016 London brewer and pub owner Fuller, Smith and Turner's premium pubs business grew in the second quarter in a "challenging" trading environment, but the company was hit by a drop in beer and cider demand. The figures Like-for-like sales in the company's managed pubs and hotels division rose 2.1 per cent in a trading update for the 16 [...]