The Notebook: Davos is a three-star ski resort – but it’s a worthwhile jamboree January 17, 2024 Neil Bennett is a former City journalist and now global co-chief executive of H/Advisors, a strategic comms advisory firm. He writes for City A.M. fortnightly – this week, from Davos DAVOS gets a bad rap. Every year as World Economic Forum’s conference kicks off in that maddeningly remote, three-star ski resort, there is no shortage [...]
Nolli Waterman: Lions tour completes circle for women’s rugby January 16, 2024 England World Cup winning full-back Danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman has hailed the announcement of a Lions Women’s team as a monumental step for the sport and a catalyst for change. The British and Irish Lions have a 136-year history of touring with a men’s team, but from 2027 a women’s outfit will set sail for New [...]
Why Gen Z is avoiding the corporate ladder and what ‘tough questions’ it poses for business January 16, 2024 Generation Z is beginning to shrug off the corporate ladder climb, new research suggests, while some experts believe the UK entrepreneurial landscape – and the workplace – could be changing. An analysis of Companies House data by accounting firm Hazlewoods showed the number of Gen Z directors of UK companies jumped 42 per cent in [...]
British tennis stars kick off Australian Open with wins January 16, 2024 Raducanu made a statement return to Grand Slam TENNIS
The day the music sort of died: Nightclub giant Rekom calls in the administrators January 15, 2024 Rekom, the UK's biggest nightclub firm, is planning to call in administrators just three years after being rescued for a major restructuring that could see a number of venues permanently close.
Meet the young sommelier at the blockbuster new OWO January 15, 2024 Philipp Reinstaller is the young Head Sommerlier leading the wine way at the OWO alongside chef Mauro Colagreco.
Social impact 101 with London Gatwick: Investing in the local community January 15, 2024 It’s 2024 and this is the year of Social Impact. Welcome to the Social Impact 101 series by EVERFI from Blackbaud, where businesses and their leaders across the UK – and overseas – talk about how their social impact programmes are supporting overall business objectives and making a positive difference to the lives of young [...]
London’s housing crisis is acute, but it’s a symptom of global policy failure January 15, 2024 Housing policy has failed on a global scale, it's time to address the core of the issue, writes Maimunah Mohd Sharif.
Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election January 13, 2024 Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peace.
Over a dozen black-owned businesses in London awarded £10,000 in funding support January 12, 2024 A boost for 13 black-owned businesses in London is underway as the winners were announced for the 2024 UberEats Black Business Fund. Run by the small business support platform, Enterprise Nation, the campaign works to tackle the ongoing funding challenges that face underrepresented businesses in the hospitality sector. “It’s an industry that’s been squeezed tightly by higher [...]