Own, loan, or Drover: How the subscription economy is shaking up the car industry December 7, 2018 Felix Leuschner looks far too young to have founded three successful businesses. This German-born entrepreneur was just 23 when he launched what became Europe’s largest marketplace for gaming goods, where players could trade virtual products. After selling that company just nine months later, he moved to London and started a fast-fashion website called Stylistpick, collaborating with [...]
Hubris will doom the imperial reigns of Macron and Trump December 7, 2018 A political outsider who came out of nowhere to ride to victory on a populist movement he built himself, to the shock of the mainstream establishment. An expert campaigner who promised that he alone had the easy fixes to the challenges that his country had been grappling with for years. A President who now faces [...]
The golden rule of the office Christmas party: don’t be that guy (or girl) December 7, 2018 The office Christmas party is a minefield. We know this because every year, about this time, an article appears telling you how the office Christmas party is a minefield. Sometimes it offers advice, although those tips are usually either spurious (“remember not to drink too much”) or hand-chewingly obvious (“now is not the time to [...]
John Arne Riise interview: Former Liverpool left-back on retirement, punditry, poker and his ambition to become a manager December 6, 2018 John Arne Riise retired from playing football two years ago. But unlike some, the former Liverpool player did not make a clean break from the sport. He did not crave time away. Far from it. The Norwegian’s enduring love of football has meant he hasn’t gone far since hanging up his boots in June 2016, [...]
Mark Hix thinks it’s time for the famous 500lb ‘tunny’ to make a comeback in British waters December 6, 2018 Britain’s waters have always contained tuna, but as a nation we largely ignored them until relatively recently. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that people started constructing special rods to catch these 500lb beasts, with a thriving fishing community growing in Scarborough. There was a huge herring fishery on the east coast and tunny – [...]
Visas for super rich investors scrapped amid crackdown on money laundering December 6, 2018 The government will suspend golden ticket investment visas, which allow non-EU nationals to stay in the UK if they invest £2m, amid a crackdown on organised crime. Just buying into UK companies, or buying government bonds, will no longer be enough for Russian oligarchs, Middle Eastern oil barons and other super rich investors to stay in the UK. The [...]
UK Investors forecast returns of 8.1 per cent – with UK millennials expecting more December 6, 2018 UK investors expect annual returns of 8.1 per cent over the next five years, according to a major new global study. The finding, part of the Schroders Global Investor Study 2018, marked a notable fall from an expectation of 8.7 per cent in the UK in last year’s study. The returns, based on the average expectation of [...]
Chris Tremlett: Jofra Archer can become world-class – his availability is a huge bonus for England ahead of important year December 5, 2018 Jofra Archer is one of the most talented young cricketers in the world, so the fact he will be eligible to play for England next year is very exciting. The England and Wales Cricket Board have sped up the process from seven years of residency to three, meaning Archer, who was born in Barbados but [...]
The Drinks Master: Wine expert Harry Christie looks into his crystal ball and predicts what’ll be big in wine in 2019 December 5, 2018 As 2018 draws to a dark and damp close, it’s an attractive time to look ahead to the wine we’ll be drinking in 2019. For starters, there are many who think it won’t be Italian sparkling wine. Have we reached ‘Peak Prosecco’? The figures would suggest so. Sales in 2017 rose by their lowest amount [...]
Let’s give knife crime a knockout punch December 5, 2018 Last year was the worst year of my life. Seven people I knew were murdered. There have been an estimated 127 murders in London this year, and police statistics show that knife crime is up 12 per cent. Clearly, we have a knife crime epidemic in London. Everyone is responsible and has a part to [...]