Financial services were forgotten by Brexit and London deserves better September 21, 2021 I have always been optimistic about London’s ability to bounce back from the terrible economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news is my optimism was well founded – as we’re already seeing many positive signs. Our “Let’s Do London” campaign is working, enticing Londoners and visitors back to experience all that central London [...]
Camp Siegfried at the Old Vic: As bright and bouncy as brainwashing gets September 20, 2021 A true story about the indoctrination of American teenagers into fascism sounds like a heavy evening of theatre, but the Old Vic’s Camp Siegfried is as bright and bouncy as brainwashing gets. Set in the titular Long Island summer camp in 1938, it follows two unnamed teenagers who meet on the outskirts of a dance [...]
Crypto market stagnates despite growing institutional interest September 20, 2021 It was an uneventful week for Bitcoin and the larger crypto market, with the leading cryptocurrency fluctuating between the $43,000 and $48,000 mark.
National Insurance rise may ‘choke off’ investment and recruitment, business leaders warn September 20, 2021 Manufacturers are reporting an increase in business growth but warn the planned rise in National Insurance threatens to “choke off” investment and recruitment. Domestic and export orders have increased in recent months with increased optimism for the year ahead, according to manufacturers’ organisation Make UK. Manufacturing growth is now forecast to be 7.1 per cent [...]
UK tech: Record raise of £13.5bn pushes number of British unicorns to 105 September 20, 2021 The UK tech sector raised £13.5bn in the first six months of this year, almost three times more than the same period a year ago, according to new data. As a result, the number of British unicorns has jumped to 105. Companies including fintech giant Revolut, online video conference business Hopin and online car sales [...]
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 is the best in years September 17, 2021 British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, coordinator of the 253rd Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has managed something extraordinary: he’s created a show that actually makes sense. Where the Summer Exhibition – once again shunted to the autumn thanks to Covid – is usually a maddening, overwhelming jumble of artworks, this year there’s a thread of urgency and [...]
El Salvador Court to investigate Bitcoin roll out September 17, 2021 El Salvador’s Court of Accounts will investigate government Bitcoin purchases and crypto ATMs after receiving a complaint from a human rights watchdog. Earlier this month El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender, requiring businesses to accept crypto payments alongside the dollar. The policy, spearheaded by El Salvador’s popular, [...]
Covid-19: Changes to menstruation after vaccination should be investigated, BMJ report urges September 16, 2021 More than 30,000 women after their vaccinations have reported changes in their menstrual cycle to the UK’s medicines watchdog, which a British Medical Journal report published today has urged to be investigated. Common temporary side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines listed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) include a fever, fatigue [...]
Bitcoin protests break out in El Salvador September 16, 2021 Protests in El Salvador turned violent as thousands of demonstrators expressed their anger about Bitcoin becoming legal tender. Yesterday, anti-government marchers took to the streets bearing signs which read “no to dictatorship” and “we were defrauded by Bitcoin”. Bitcoin ATMs, installed ahead of the crypto currency becoming legal tender earlier this month, were burned by [...]
Going underground: London has a new tube map September 16, 2021 South London’s tube map is about to get a whole lot messier. The opening of two new stations – Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms – means Harry Beck’s tube map masterpiece needs a makeover. The stations will open this coming Monday as a Northern Line spur, with passengers changing at Kennington. The two stations [...]