The swashbuckling author of Be More Pirate is teaching entrepreneurs how to be maritime buccaneers May 16, 2018 Before Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, maritime swashbucklers were about more than eyeliner and Orlando Bloom. In fact, it’s possible Robert Louis Stevenson was closer to the mark in presenting pirates as heroic outlaws, whose thievery and sword-fighting merit glorification over farcical misrepresentation. This is the view of entrepreneur-turned-writer, Sam Conniff Allende. The Livity [...]
We meet Annabel Karmel, the celebrity cook who leaves children hungry for more May 14, 2018 Annabel Karmel comes bounding into the room like a bundle of sunshine. With her yellow dress and immaculate makeup, she seems a world apart from the drab Bloomsbury bar where we meet. For millions of parents, Karmel is a household name, with major supermarkets stocking her baby and toddler food. It was her first book, [...]
A National Trade Academy for educating the next generation of British exporters May 14, 2018 As the UK’s principal international ambassador for our country’s professional and financial services industry, I will spend approximately 100 days abroad, in high-growth countries this year. And, in my time overseas, I’ve noticed a problem. I have visited Australia, China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Indonesia, and I can say with confidence that the phrase “Made [...]
Here are the UK’s ten wealthiest people according to the Sunday Times rich list May 13, 2018 Jim Ratcliffe, the CEO of chemicals giant Ineos, has been crowned the UK’s richest man. The self-made chemicals tycoon from Failsworth, Greater Manchester, is now worth £21.05bn, up by £15.3bn from last year. Every year the Sunday Times rich list looks into the wealth map of Britain. The project, which logs the wealth of the [...]
How much is property in Mayfair? May 11, 2018 Last month, Mayfair knocked Knightsbridge off the top spot as the most expensive place to buy in London for the first time in 10 years. Local agent Wetherells, which commissioned the report from Dataloft, puts this dethroning down to a lack of new homes being built in Knightsbridge, whereas that certainly isn’t the case in [...]
Sadiq Khan floats ‘junk food’ advertising ban on entire TfL network May 11, 2018 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today proposed a ban on “junk food” across the entire Transport for London (TfL) network. The move is intended to tackle the “ticking timebomb” of childhood obesity in London. Khan said: “Child obesity in London is a ticking timebomb and I am determined to act. If we don’t take bold [...]
DEBATE: Would a ‘citizen’s inheritance’ of £10,000 to 25 year olds help tackle intergenerational inequality? May 9, 2018 Would a ‘citizen’s inheritance’ of £10,000 to 25 year olds help tackle intergenerational inequality? Olivia Utley, news and features editor at Reaction, says YES. In Britain, there has always been a tacit deal between the old and young. The young will look after the old, and in exchange, the old will help the young have [...]
Millennials should receive £10,000 from the government to tackle generation gap says commission May 8, 2018 The government should introduce a £10,000 “citizen’s inheritance” for all 25-year-olds as part of a bid to boost millennials’ prospects, according to a commission bringing together top business groups and trade union bosses. The Intergenerational Commission will also propose a new £2.3bn National Health Service levy on pensioners’ earnings, a progressive property tax to replace [...]
You can find love with Facebook, if you’ll just trade data for dating May 4, 2018 “We have a responsibility to do more, not just to connect the world but to bring the world closer together.” So spoke Mark Zuckerberg in June 2017, announcing Facebook’s new mission statement. Almost a year later, in the midst of an ongoing scandal about privacy and data, you’d be forgiven for questioning whether the social [...]
The nanny state is over-egging childhood obesity rates to weigh in on our home lives May 4, 2018 It may no longer be just parents and children that face “naming and shaming” when it comes to childhood obesity. Schools themselves could be added to the list, as part of the government’s wider strategy to tackle obesity. According to The Times, “schools across England could be required to weigh and measure their pupils every [...]