Boris Johnson praises ‘immense courage’ of Tory MP coming out as trans March 30, 2022 Boris Johnson has praised the “immense amount of courage” of Tory MP Jamie Wallis, after he came out as trans this morning. The Prime Minister said he would “always give you, and everyone else, the love and support you need to be yourself”, despite making a joke last night about the phrases often used within [...]
GPE snaps up London’s Fashion Retail Academy building for over £36m March 30, 2022 GPE, formerly known as Great Portland Estates, has snapped up the government and Philip Green-backed Fashion Retail Academy building for £36.5m. While the property development and investment firm has bought the building, in the heart of Fitzrovia, it will remain home to the fashion school until it relocates to a larger building. The building, a [...]
Exclusive: Younger users shun banks over weak sustainability performance March 30, 2022 Young people are shunning banks with weak environmental credentials as demand for sustainability in financial services swells, new data has revealed.
Students to ‘shoulder burden’ of public finances under loan reforms March 29, 2022 Students will be left shouldering the burden of Covid and Brexit under reforms to the loans repayment scheme, economic analysts have warned.
Letters: Open up OpenBanking, but do it well March 29, 2022 [Re: Competition watchdog to unveil open banking regulatory committee after fintech pressure] We’re glad to see the CMA has published new guidance on the future of Open Banking. It’s not so much a resolution, however, as it is a signal that we’ve entered a critical phase of Open Banking development. There are still fundamental issues [...]
Young, female, living in London: Who are the millions of people in the capital struggling to make ends meet? March 29, 2022 Five million working people now face the prospect of being unable to meet their financial commitments, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. from Baringa, the business consultancy. In the wake of the pandemic and with inflation at a 30 year high, specific groups of workers, such as women and young people, [...]
Imran Ahmad Khan goes on trial in London for groping young boy March 29, 2022 A Tory MP is due to go on trial accused of groping a 15-year-old boy. Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, represents Wakefield in West Yorkshire. He denies a single charge of sexual assault against the then teenager in Staffordshire in January 2008. The politician, who has been suspended by the Conservative Party, will stand trial at [...]
BFI Flare festival: The best LGBTQ films from the festival to watch at home March 28, 2022 BFI Flare LGBTQ film festival has rolled to a close for another year. Returning to premiere more queer short films and feature-lengths in 2023, here’s a remedy if you’ve got withdrawal already: a selection of some of the best films from across this year’s festival. First up, read our feature on the festival, where we [...]
As tourism returns, we say: ‘Good morning Vietnam!’ March 28, 2022 Like much of the world, Vietnam was on its knees these last few years. Around 18 million foreign tourists visited in 2019 compared to a paltry 3,500 in 2021. But now visitors are flocking back. What’s more, there’s never been a better time to go: some high-end resorts are offering 25 per cent discounts on [...]
Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World review: An instant classic March 27, 2022 Director Joachim Trier rounds out his Oslo Trilogy, which began with 2006’s Reprise and continued with 2011 Cannes favourite Oslo, August 31st. For this final chapter, Trier has chosen a romantic comedy, one of the more challenging film genres with all its tropes and cliches to avoid. Yet, by subverting all of those conventions he [...]