Generation Rent is fleeing London as housing costs soar January 15, 2016 Is London bracing for a mass exodus of millennials? The capital’s exorbitant housing costs are hardly news, but a new survey suggests that the situation is getting so bad that more than 80 per cent of London’s twenty-somethings may be sent packing to other parts of the UK. At £1,507, the average monthly rent for [...]
How major Tim Peake’s historic spacewalk can help the UK defeat our STEM skills gap January 15, 2016 What did you want to be when you were growing up? For many, the answer has its roots in science: a doctor, an astronaut, maybe even a palaeontologist. But something happens to our budding science enthusiasts as they get older. Numerous surveys have found that the vast majority of young people turn away from science and maths [...]
Room review: a woman and her son are held captive by her psychotic abuser January 14, 2016 Dir. Lenny Abrahamson | ★★★★☆ Based on the book by Emma Donoghue, Room is a screenplay adaptation of the gut-wrenchingly bleak story of Joy (Brie Larson), a young woman kidnapped and imprisoned by her psychotic abuser. She shares the tiny, soundproofed space with her spirited and oblivious five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay), whose severely limited understanding of [...]
Davos 2016: As technology absorbs our mundane and routine tasks, we must realise our own higher calling January 14, 2016 Today, bits are reshaping the atoms around us. Emerging technologies in artificial intelligence, deep neural networking, and machine learning enable us to reimagine the possibilities of human creativity, innovation and productivity. Research institutions, businesses and governments explore the great new frontiers of human possibility. So many of our systems have evolved beyond what we thought [...]
That Dragon, Cancer review: a beautiful and tragic memorial to a terminally ill son January 14, 2016 The phrase “a game about cancer” doesn’t slip out of the mouth with much grace. Like “a bouncy castle about depression” or “an ice cream about poverty”, the conflict between a traditionally playful medium and a grimly serious subject matter is jarring. But it was through a videogame that the parents of Joel Green chose [...]
How to be a billionaire in four charts: Men over 65, self-made and working in finance make up the super-rich ranks January 14, 2016 If you're dreaming of becoming a billionaire, being a self-made man over 65 working in finance will help. New research on the wealth of more than 500 billionaires in the US by Wealth X reveals the most common traits they have giving us an insight into the anatomy of the super wealthy. 1. Be self-made When it [...]
The certified investor: IW Capital and Money&Co’s Luke Davis on how to avoid a regulation deluge in the crowdfunding industry January 14, 2016 Before crowdfunding, plenty of private equity and investment firms were already helping their clients to raise money and make investments in smaller firms via the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief. Now, some of the individuals involved have branched out into crowdfunding. Meanwhile, the newest entrants into the crowdfunding market, particularly within equity, are structuring [...]
Britain needs an industrial house-building revolution to tackle housing market failure January 14, 2016 The world is moving from uncertainty to instability. Economic, political and social “flashpoints” include the United States, EU, China, North Korea and the Middle East. While the UK has sensible economic goals – 2.5 per cent growth, 2 per cent inflation, £1 trillion of exports by 2020 and improved public finances – progress is mixed. [...]
Jones non-committal on skipper after squad shake up January 14, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has refused to be drawn on whether controversial hooker Dylan Hartley will be appointed captain but insists his skipper will be expected to uphold exemplary behaviour. Jones delivered the expected shake-up of England’s squad for the Six Nations by selecting seven uncapped players, including Sale forward Josh Beaumont, Saracens lock [...]
Full England squad: Eddie Jones’ 33-man squad for the Six Nations features returns for Chris Ashton and Marlon Yarde but no Danny Cipriani January 13, 2016 Eddie Jones has called up seven uncapped players into his first squad as England head coach, including 21-year-old Saracens lock Maro Itoje and Wasps' 23-year-old centre Elliot Daly. High profile players including Danny Cipriani, Ben Morgan, Brad Barritt and Tom Youngs have been left out of the Six Nations squad, while there are returns for [...]