Tory leadership race: Leadsom says ‘politics has failed dismally’ June 11, 2019 Former leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom said today “politics has failed dismally” by not delivering Brexit. Speaking at the launch of her campaign for the Tory leadership Leadsom promised to leave the European Union on 31 October. “Over the last three years politics has failed dismally. It has failed to deliver on [...]
Meet Blenheim Forge, the blacksmiths supplying quality kitchen knives to London’s top chefs June 10, 2019 TUCKED away in a railway arch beneath Peckham train station lies a workshop. Here, the blacksmiths of Blenheim Forge toil away making kitchen knives. But these are not just any old blades. These are handcrafted Japanese-style knives – and the cheapest model starts at £160. There’s no better endorsement for a product than knowing who [...]
Michael Gove ‘deeply regrets’ cocaine ‘mistake’ June 8, 2019 Tory leadership candidate Michael Gove has said he “deeply regrets” taking cocaine while working as a journalist more than 20 years ago. Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said he had taken the Class A drug at several “social events” during his days as a reporter. Read more: Johnson’s leadership campaign receives £50,000 from CMC [...]
Focus On Bermondsey: The London borough with the Shard in its back yard June 7, 2019 Seventy two households, all belonging to the Count Robert of Mortain, and collectively worth a grand total of 40 pence; this was the value of Bermondsey as recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. Things have changed somewhat since then (Bermondsey wasn’t even an official part of London at the time), but few areas have [...]
Fashion app Depop grabs $62m from Airbnb and Uber investor June 7, 2019 British fashion marketplace app Depop has today closed a series C funding round at $62m (£48.8m), led by US venture capital stalwart General Atlantic. Existing investors HZ Holtzbrinck Ventures, Balderton Capital, Creandum, Octopus Ventures and Tempocap also participated in the round, alongside Klarna founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski. Depop said it will use the funding to expand [...]
Homes outnumber shops on UK high streets June 6, 2019 Residential addresses now outnumber retailers by more than two to one on UK high streets, data published today reveals. Read more: Boots considers more than 200 store closures The percentage of retail business fell two per cent to comprise just 25 per cent of high street addresses between 2012 and 2017, according to the Office [...]
Momentum with England at Nations League June 6, 2019 Hopes are high for England at the inaugural Nations League as they prepare for their semi-final against Holland in Porto on Thursday. In part that is down to the success of Premier League clubs in Europe this season, even if that effort was helped by a multitude of other nationalities. There is a sense of [...]
Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron commemorate 75th D-Day anniversary June 6, 2019 Political leaders including Theresa May and French president Emmanuel Macron today paid tribute to the veterans of the D-Day landings on the 75th anniversary of the event. May and Macron gathered in Normandy with hundreds of veterans to thank them for their service. The French president told the crowd that “we owe them our freedom”. [...]
Should people be allowed to dip into their pensions savings to get onto the housing ladder? June 5, 2019 James Brokenshire’s proposals risk undermining the progress that has been made through auto-enrolment
How Holland bounced back from World Cup and Euro qualification misery with the aid of their football talent factory June 4, 2019 Every so often a Dutch player capable of setting the world alight announces themselves on the international stage. And even more rarely a crop of them come through the ranks at the same time.