City Moves for 12 September | Who’s switching jobs September 12, 2016 UHY Hacker Young UHY Hacker Young has appointed Martin Jones as a new partner in its London audit and assurance team. Martin joins from Ecovis Wingrave Yeats, where he was a partner in the audit team. He brings over 30 years of experience providing audit, financial reporting, outsourcing and advisory services to firms of all sizes, across a range [...]
Epos Now founder Jacyn Heavens on luck, crying, making the most of Brexit and getting mashed September 12, 2016 Within minutes of meeting Jacyn Heavens, founder of Epos Now, we’re debating whether he should wear a suit for TV appearances. The upshot is that he feels like he should, but it doesn’t feel very him. Whatever he ends up wearing, you’ll likely see a lot more of the serial entrepreneur. Last week, he was [...]
Theresa May should support migrant entrepreneurs to create more British jobs, a new report argues September 12, 2016 Migrant entrepreneurs must be handed more support by government to boost the UK after Brexit, a new report has said. A joint study by the Institute of Directors and Brazilian-born entrepreneur Rafael Dos Santos has called for more recognition of the challenges facing entrepreneurs from overseas, including a lack of recognised credit history. The report, [...]
Five-try Saracens continue perfect start to Premiership title defence against Exeter September 11, 2016 Saracens boss Mark McCall praised his improving side after they stormed to a bonus-point 34-13 victory over Exeter Chiefs in a repeat of last season’s Premiership final on Sunday. Two tries by wing Sean Maitland and further scores from young fly-half Alex Lozowski, flanker Jackson Wray and replacement Ben Spencer continued the champions’ flawless start to [...]
UK named as best G20 country for starting a digital business September 9, 2016 The UK has been named as the best G20 country for ease of starting a digital business. Britain scored the highest marks for digital business environment – which includes regulation such as recruitment practices, tax frameworks, time taken to start a business and legal efficiency – in accountancy firm EY’s G20 Digital Entrepreneurship Barometer, which [...]
The Naked Magicians is a lovely show about two men who do card tricks for a while and then get their penises out September 8, 2016 Now that we all live in the future and can summon an infinite parade of willies and foofs with just a few lazy swipes of our thumb, on-stage nudity doesn’t carry the giddying air of scandal it used to. The Naked Magicians feels like a cabaret show from the pre-internet era, the sort of hotel [...]
Nearly three per cent of UK workers have reported they are now on a zero-hours contract September 8, 2016 Almost three per cent of the UK's workforce has reported being employed on a zero-hours contract basis in their main job, according to new figures. Data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the number of people on zero-hours contracts, which do not guarantee staff a certain number of hours' work, rose by [...]
Class War activists are descending on Foxtons Islington to have another brawl September 8, 2016 Anarchist group Class War are set to take to the streets of Islington again to kick-start some trouble with Foxtons estate agents. Foxtons and Class War have already clashed on the pavements on the leafy north London borough. The clans fought in front of Boris Johnson's house on 15 July; three Foxtons estate agents lost their jobs. Now, Class War [...]
How Instagram and other social media sites are writing a new chapter in the history of street photography September 7, 2016 "Look: phone, phone, phone – they’re all just looking at their phones.” For a roving street photographer like Ronya Galka, capturing Londoners’ candid moments has got a lot harder since our social lives moved online. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg; like the publishing and music industries, photography has been put through a [...]
Millennials’ “live now, pay later” motto has made them clueless about saving and understanding interest rates September 7, 2016 Millennials may be a health-conscious bunch that are drinking less and even shunning bacon as part of their lifestyle choices, but they are absolutely clueless about one thing: money. The “Yolo” (you only live once) generation is getting by on a "live now, pay later" motto, according to new research. A quarter (26 per cent) of young Britons in the [...]