The draconian nanny state has no right to stop you eating a sandwich on a bus October 11, 2019 It’s not a crime to eat a sandwich on a bus. It should not be a crime to eat a sandwich on a bus. To propose that sandwich-eating on a bus is an issue to be tackled, a problem to be solved, a danger to the children, is somewhere on the spectrum between hysterical and [...]
It’s the end of the world as we know it… do we feel fine? October 10, 2019 No-one who lives in London would be able to miss at least some news content about the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in the capital this week. Seemingly the protestors have been everywhere: on Monday, they blocked Westminster Bridge and barricaded one end of Whitehall with a hearse, and on Tuesday they glued themselves to the Department [...]
Strong Roots’ Sam Dennigan talks exporting and the environment October 10, 2019 Exporting is a major topic ahead of the Brexit deadline of 31 October. Hundreds of thousands of business across a range of sectors are understandably concerned about how to overcome the challenges associated with exports after leaving the EU. Sam Dennigan, founder and chief executive of Strong Roots, managed to crack this conundrum with a [...]
Chris Tremlett: Chris Silverwood has all the attributes to be a success as England head coach October 9, 2019 Chris Silverwood has been appointed as England’s new head coach and I think the ECB hierarchy have made a good decision. I came across Silverwood in county cricket and, like others, all the feedback I’ve heard has been positive: he has a simple approach, is a strong communicator and man-manager. I’ve written previously that England [...]
Saving early in life – you must be joking! October 9, 2019 As adults, we all wish we had saved and invested more, especially earlier on in life. How much easier retirement would be for most of us had we only paid in an extra few pounds a month into the retirement pot. The wisdom of age is a wonderful thing, but in reality, the young do [...]
Elon Musk offered investigator $10,000 bonus for dirt on diver he had labelled a ‘pedo guy’ October 8, 2019 Tesla chief executive Elon Musk offered a $10,000 (£8,154) bonus for dirt on a British diver he labelled a “pedo guy” after a spat about whether a submarine he offered to rescue a Thai football team stuck in a cave was a publicity stunt. According to a document filed by diver Vern Unsworth’s legal team [...]
BP and the Royal Shakespeare Company: A drama of misplaced corporate philanthropy October 8, 2019 Last week, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) ended its eight-year sponsorship programme with BP. This was the result of a campaign led by Ella Mann, an ecology student from Oxford, who pleaded with the RSC to end the deal, saying it was clear that the arrangement was “putting a barrier” between young people and the [...]
Kaspi.kz IPO: Kazakh fintech postpones London float October 7, 2019 The London float of Kazakh fintech group Kaspi.kz has been postponed due to “unfavourable market conditions” in the technology sector. Read more: Fund veteran Martin Gilbert leaves Standard Life Aberdeen to join Revolut The initial public offering (IPO) was set to be the largest by a Central Asian company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) [...]
Trading places: A tour around the new £1bn Goldman Sachs London HQ October 7, 2019 For Goldman Sachs bankers used to living life in the fast lane, the slow lifts at their recently-opened London HQ are a new source of frustration. “Don’t get me wrong, the place is great, but it takes two minutes just to go up a few floors,” grumbles one employee. Read more: Why Transferwise denied a [...]
Meet the company helping to build trust in influencer marketing October 7, 2019 It’s not hard to find critics of influencer marketing. This is an industry that is not short of scandals. There have been instances of social media stars failing to label marketing content as ads, promoting things that turn out to be fraudulent – see the Fyre Festival debacle – or even creating fake content. In [...]