The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on defensive plays, BA’s new uniforms and Elon Musk’s fall from fortune January 10, 2023 The Notebook is a new feature for 2023, allowing the City’s biggest names to get a few thoughts off their chest. Today it’s the turn of Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at interactive investor It has been widely reported that the UK is on the brink of recession while a third of the global economy [...]
Sunak and Starmer offer little new year cheer on ailing UK growth path January 10, 2023 This brand new weekly column, published every Tuesday, will drill down into the stories behind the numbers to reveal what makes the UK – and global – economy tick. But, today, inspired by what resembled soon-to-broken new year’s resolutions by political leaders last week, it will make the case for why a stable government economic [...]
Marcus McGuane: Former Arsenal prodigy finding feet at Oxford United – via Barcelona – set to face Gunners in FA Cup third round January 9, 2023 Marcus McGuane looked destined to lead Arsenal back to the top, but on Monday he will be plotting their downfall with Oxford United in the FA Cup third round. Before Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe there was Marcus McGuane. Like Saka, McGuane joined Arsenal’s Hale End academy shortly after starting primary school and, as [...]
The Apprentice review: A recap of the new series of Lord Sugar’s show January 5, 2023 There is something unbearably heavy about the prospect of a new series of The Apprentice. Tuning in to see this nightmare unfold yet again is like watching a battered old walrus drag itself back up the same beach year after year, ungraceful, wheezing, a shadow of its former self, the light in its eyes dimming [...]
Without proper financial education, this year will be a baptism of fire for Gen Z January 5, 2023 Whilst a recession has an impact on every generation, in 2023 it’s Gen Z who are going to find the transition into a sharp economic downturn the hardest. With no savings, and finding themselves just entering the world of work, this prolonged period of economic uncertainty coincides with the first time many of them will [...]
Teen actors from Romeo & Juliet sue for child abuse over nude scene January 4, 2023 The two teen actors that starred in a 1968 film version of Romeo & Juliet are suing film studio Paramount for child abuse, over 50 years on from when the film came out. Romeo & Juliet was a success and was nominated for four Oscars, but the two actors are taking legal action over a [...]
Venture’s gender gap: Top tech investors still don’t trust female founders, researchers find January 3, 2023 Tech investors still do not trust female entrepreneurs due to the prevalence of male founders and the popular perception that top tech tycoons are all young white men, researchers have found. In a new peer reviewed study, researchers at Vienna University of Economics and Business found that investors backing tech start-ups seek out certainty in [...]
Waitrose stops selling single-use vapes January 3, 2023 Waitrose has stopped selling single-use vapes due to concerns about the negative impacts on the environment and young people’s health. “While we have robust controls under our Challenge 25 Policy, we are concerned about the risk these products pose by appealing to younger people – as well the environmental impact,” the supermarket said in a [...]
The Yanks are coming: Weak sterling sees Americans pile into London property January 3, 2023 The fall in the value of the pound in 2022 saw a host of wealthy American buyers pick up high-end London property on the cheap, according to a new report. In so-called ‘prime central London,’ some 50 per cent of property transactions over £15m completed in 2022 involved American buyers according to analysis by real [...]
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Brands hold key to realising potential of disabled people in sport January 2, 2023 London 2012 changed perceptions around disabled people in sport but brands can help increase participation, writes Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson. Ten years after the London Olympics and Paralympics, disabled people are still facing massive barriers to sports participation. While 2012 created a benchmark for future events, it didn’t result in an influx of disabled people taking [...]