Mumsnet’s Justine Roberts talks community, the value of debate, and bursting the filter bubble January 16, 2017 Time poverty is clearly an issue for Justine Roberts. I have just 40 minutes on the phone with the Mumsnet founder and chief executive to disseminate a lifetime of achievement: PPE student at Oxford, a stint in the City, a journalist with a sports beat and, most recently, a recipient of a CBE for services [...]
Brexit and beginners: Why the City must step up and support the next generation January 16, 2017 The City of London Corporation hosted its annual London Government Dinner last week. Central to the event was the topic of Brexit, in which the London mayor Sadiq Khan was vocal on how devolution would play a critical role in supporting Britain’s capital after Brexit. The lord mayor’s speech covered a different but equally important issue; [...]
Davos: Why today’s leaders must make the connection between education and profits January 16, 2017 Three thousand of the world’s most important business leaders and politicians will gather together to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world this week. The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos has long been one of the defining events of the year and an opportunity to set the agenda for the global stage. [...]
Everton 4, Manchester City 0: Pep Guardiola accepts Premier League title may be out of reach after landmark defeat January 15, 2017 Everton 4, Manchester City 0 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits his team may be out of the title race after he suffered the heaviest league defeat of his glittering career at Everton on Sunday. Striker Romelu Lukaku and winger Kevin Mirallas put the Toffees in control before young midfielder Tom Davies and £11m debutant Ademola [...]
Millennials earn less than their parents did at the same age (despite being better educated) January 13, 2017 Millennials earn 20 per cent less than their parents did at the same age despite being better educated as wages have shown a downward trend, new research suggests. The report that was released today assessed the financial state of today's young adults by measuring income, retirement savings, home ownership, assets and net wealth. The baby boomer generation (young [...]
Property interview: Melissa York speaks to CEO Fredrik Korallus of upstart hostel brand Generator about breaking America January 13, 2017 From the way chief executive officer Fredrik Korallus talks about his hostel group Generator, you’d think he was heading up a trendy Shoreditch club night. He speaks about “having the right art, the right music, the right culture” and even aspires to turn the £20-a-night shared accommodation hubs into “living art centres”. But exceeding expectations [...]
There’s nothing wrong with being “always on”: Not everyone likes their family January 13, 2017 In the run-up to the US elections, I received most of my news from one source. I followed a young journalist of The Atlantic, who blogged tirelessly on every nuance of the election process on Twitter. For the six months that I followed him, he was offline for no more than a few hours a day, [...]
Gaps in net household incomes are falling, according to the IFS January 13, 2017 Inequality in net household incomes has declined over the last 20 years according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies – the second set of figures this week to reveal a narrowing gap between Brits at the top and bottom of the scale. Published this morning, the IFS numbers record household incomes calculated [...]
La La Land review: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star in this giddy, joyous tale of young love in the big city January 12, 2017 The unanimous backslap that greeted La La Land at the Golden Globes last week has only reinforced the idea that Hollywood is head-over-heels, all-weekend-in-bed, marriage-and-babies in love with itself. And why not when it can churn out hits like this. La La Land is entirely deserving of its praise, and so much more than a [...]
Amazon’s creating 100,000 new jobs in the US January 12, 2017 Amazon is planning to create a whopping 100,000 new jobs in the US over the next 18 months. Yep, you read that number correctly: It's roughly the equivalent of the entire population of West Dorset. The additions will mean Amazon's total staff in the US will shoot past the quarter of a million people mark to 280,000. It [...]