Saturday essay: It’s easy to hate social media, to truly make it work we need to learn to love it July 3, 2021 It’s fashionable to be irrationally critical of social media. Almost every policy relating to social media serves to restrain, rather than nurture it. The image of online platforms, amongst politicos and policymakers, is often that it is nothing more than an inflammatory cesspit of trolls and creeps who debase every conversation with racist and sexist [...]
Met launches murder investigation following Oxford Circus stabbing July 2, 2021 The Metropolitan Police has launched a murder investigation following a stabbing at Oxford Circus yesterday evening. Police were called to the scene at 8pm on Thursday, where a 60-year-old man was found with stab wounds. The man was taken into hospital where he later died. His next of kin have been informed and are being [...]
Last Man Standing: Nick Broomfield Biggie & Tupac sequel fluffs July 2, 2021 Documentary icon Nick Broomfield returns with a kind-of sequel to his 2002 film Biggie & Tupac, his investigation into the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur in the mid-90s. Last Man Standing investigates the life and influence of Suge Knight, the man whom he believed was responsible for the infamous deaths of both rappers [...]
Angela Merkel to address Johnson’s cabinet in final UK trip as German chancellor July 1, 2021 Angela Merkel will become the first foreign leader in 24 years to address a British cabinet tomorrow in her last trip to the UK as German chancellor. Merkel and Boris Johnson will also agree to set up an annual meeting between the UK and German cabinets – the first arrangement of its kind for the [...]
Job losses could surge as furlough support reduces from today July 1, 2021 Job losses could surge as furlough support reduces from today
The end of the furlough scheme must be the beginning of a renewed focus on London’s recovery July 1, 2021 The furlough scheme has been a lifeline for London workers. At its peak, as many as one million Londoners were furloughed – from builders to bakers, coders to café owners (and many of my team at Centre for London). We all know someone who has depended on and can be grateful for the government’s support to see [...]
Cairn Homes to post dividend of 2.66 cents, while demand has ‘never been stronger’ July 1, 2021 Cairn Homes is set to reinstate a dividend of 2.66 cents per share, while the demand for new homes has “never been stronger”, the housebuilders boss said. The group raked in a sturdy €131m revenue from 403 closed new home sales in the six months to 30 June, up from €81m from 207 closed sales [...]
Barclays to up junior bankers’ base pay to $100,000, following Wall Street rivals June 30, 2021 UK bank Barclays is expected to increase base pay for junior bankers to $100,000 amid an exodus of young workers. The pay hike would bring the company’s rates in line with those announced by JPMorgan this week. In April, Bank of America also increased junior banker salaries by up to $25,000. While the changes are expected [...]
John McAfee: A crazy life of searching for one thing, which he eventually found by chance June 30, 2021 Crypto AM editor Darren Parkin chronicles the remarkable life of John McAfee, who died on June 23 2021.
Loki Episode 4 review: Chaos reigns in hit Marvel drama June 30, 2021 *** WARNING: This article contains spoilers about new and past episodes of Loki *** It seems a bit misleading to call last week’s episode of Loki as uneventful, given Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) revealing a key plot point and facing the apocalypse with Loki (Tom Hiddleston). However, narratively it gave our heroes a chance to [...]