Video games firms tapped to feature in-game coronavirus health messages April 6, 2020 The government has teamed up with the British video games industry to insert public health information about coronavirus into some of their most popular hits. Candy Crush Saga, Sniper Elite 4 and Dirt Rally 2.0 are among the games that will feature the ‘Stay at Home, Save Lives’ slogan. The government has already launched ads [...]
Let’s work together to make work experience more rewarding March 31, 2020 Any student who’s ever spent a week getting coffee, photocopying, or doing research that is immediately thrown into the recycling knows that our current work experience system doesn’t work. It’s elitist, nepotistic, and formal work experience programmes tend to only be offered in very “establishment” industries: law, banking, consulting. And yet it’s still a vital [...]
Criminals exploit technology so why can’t law enforcement? March 31, 2020 According to Helena Wood at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the UK has been “sleepwalking” through the growth of economic crime, to a point where it is a systemic national security risk. But there is technology to take the fight to criminals. Fraud accounts for one in three of all allegations of crime and [...]
Why the future of Britain’s startups hangs in the balance March 30, 2020 Britain is blessed with one of the healthiest technology industries in the world. We are creating more tech unicorns – companies valued at over $1bn – than anywhere else in Europe. Globally, we are only behind giants America and China. Over the past decade, Britain created a veritable paddock of 63 unicorns. Our tech scene [...]
Coronavirus: Thousands of UK pubs and restaurants at risk of collapse March 30, 2020 Thousands of UK pubs and restaurants could collapse due to coronavirus, as the latest research showed that insolvencies in the sector spiked before the outbreak. The number of restaurant and pub insolvencies jumped 10 per cent last year to 1,452 and 526 respectively, highlighting the weak state of the UK’s leisure sector before the pandemic. [...]
Cupboard Love: Our new daily column on isolation cooking – today, braised butter beans March 27, 2020 I remember being a kid, when my grandmother’s neighbour would give me M&S butter beans in a creamy sauce straight out of the can. It seemed like the height of sophistication to a young me, and I’d look forward to it all week. So here’s a quick recipe for you, which you can rustle up [...]
Dogs Don’t Wear Pants film review: Sex dungeon therapy in kinky indie flick March 27, 2020 Dogs Don’t Wear Pants is an excellent way of forgetting about the woes of self isolation, presenting you with a man whose life flies so spectacularly off the rails that a global pandemic and the meltdown of the world economy seem relatively manageable by comparison. It’s the story of a suicidal widower who falls down [...]
Pursuing purpose, not profit, could help businesses grow a bigger pie for all of us March 27, 2020 The coronavirus crisis is highlighting one of the most fundamental tensions that business leaders face: do they pursue purpose or profit? Sainsbury’s chose purpose. They’ve reserved the first hour on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for elderly and vulnerable customers, and are giving them priority access for online delivery slots. The supermarket is also limiting [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Star rider Ho can shine at Happy Valley March 24, 2020 YOUNG jockey Vincent Ho, probably still on cloud nine following his brave and daring ride on Sunday’s Hong Kong Derby hero, Golden Sixty, will need to get back to reality when he heads to Happy Valley today. Ho is riding the crest of a wave at present having notched seven winners in the last four meetings at the [...]
By trademarking her brand, Greta Thunberg has turned identity marketing on its head March 23, 2020 Greta Thunberg’s recent announcement that she had trademarked her name and the phrase that carried her global movement may have seemed an odd choice for a young activist so opposed to the status quo of capitalism. But this is in fact a savvy and necessary move to protect her message. The phrase is “skolstrejk for [...]