City Moves for 5 December – Who’s switching jobs at Rivercrowm, Cashflows and Cromwell? December 5, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Rivercrowm, Cashflows and Cromwell Rivercrown Rivercrown has appointed Charles Archer to lead its debt investment management team, with responsibility for originating, underwriting, execution and loan asset management of real estate debt opportunities in the UK and Europe. Charles, who joins as a director, will oversee the European Credit Opportunities Vehicle — [...]
We cannot afford to be timid about calling out the threat of radical Islam December 5, 2019 Once more, the spectre of terrorism has come to impact upon the daily lives of those living and working in our capital city. Last Friday’s London Bridge attack was sadly unsurprising in terms of its occurrence, although that in no way diminishes its horror. Two young graduates, Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, were cut down [...]
Iain Duncan Smith: ‘We don’t have champagne socialists here’ December 4, 2019 On the campaign with… Iain Duncan Smith Labour has made no secret of its plan to unseat former Conservative leader and minister Iain Duncan Smith in favour of Corbynite candidate Faiza Shaheen. Hundreds of the hard-left Momentum group’s activists have been diverted into Chingford and Wood Green in the past few weeks in the hope [...]
Our school system needs tinkering, not ripping up December 4, 2019 Education, education, education. Brits of a certain vintage will remember those three words, underpinning the foundations of New Labour’s message in 1997. The effectiveness of Tony Blair’s reforms is still being debated, not least with regard to his policy of sending 50 per cent of students to university, but one cannot question how effective those [...]
English pupils improve at maths in latest Pisa tests December 3, 2019 Pupils in England have shown a considerable improvement in mathematics, according to the latest Pisa test data released today. A new report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) shows that 15-year-old pupils in England performed significantly better in maths in 2018 than in 2015. However, it also found that 66 per cent of [...]
Private wealth becomes main source of funding for European venture capital December 3, 2019 Private wealth is now the main source of funding for European venture capital, according to a new report, as a new generation of entrepreneurs ditch more traditional assets in favour of funding the next generation of startups. A fifth of fundraising by European VC firms in 2018 came from family offices and private individuals as [...]
Guildhall holds vigil for London Bridge terror attack victims December 2, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson stood side by side this morning in solidarity at a vigil for the London Bridge terror attack victims. The Prime Minister and opposition leader were joined by London lord mayor William Russell, mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick at Guildhall Yard for the service. Read [...]
How Thriva is putting its customers’ health to the test December 2, 2019 Standing in the middle of a street in Farringdon, it’s hard to know if I’m in the right place. After scanning the list of businesses by the side of the door, I finally spot the name Thriva, and enter a reception-less building where I’m meeting co-founder and chief executive Hamish Grierson. Thriva specialises in blood [...]
Farewell to a decade of seismic change and existential anxiety December 2, 2019 You’d be forgiven for not having a moment to notice, but this is a decade that is fast running out of time. The 2010s began with the unease of the consequences of the financial crash. They end with another dose of unease, this time both political and economic. Theresa May tried to win an election [...]
People from all backgrounds deserve the opportunity to succeed in our capital December 2, 2019 As we draw closer to the end of another momentous year in politics, it’s a time to reflect and look forward to the future. With all the Brexit noise, social mobility is one of the many issues that just hasn’t had enough airtime recently. Too often, people from less financially advantaged families lack opportunities, and [...]