Turkish Delight: a culinary journey through one of the world’s most diverse nations November 13, 2015 When most people think of Turkish food, they imagine kebabs and Turkish delight. In reality the food of this vast nation is among the most vibrant and diverse in the world, drawing influences from the olive-scented villages on the Aegean coast to the dusty towns near its border with Syria. The epic landscape – the [...]
Films to see this weekend: Tangerine, The Hallow, Fathers and Daughters, The Lady in the Van November 13, 2015 The Lady in the Van (12A) ★★★★☆ This adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play about his 15 year friendship with an eccentric old lady (Maggie Smith) who lives in his driveway is a cosy film with a van-load (sorry) of charm. After an hour of ‘odd couple’ shenanigans between the two leads, the final act delivers [...]
Josh Harris: What can Crystal Palace fans expect from the next American billionaire to invest in the Premier League? November 13, 2015 Crystal Palace look set to be the next Premier League club to welcome foreign investment, with American private equity tycoons Josh Harris and David Blitzer on the cusp of buying an 18 per cent stake each in the Croydon club. The pair co-own National Hockey League franchise the New Jersey Devils, while Harris' interest in sport [...]
Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2015: Has Mog The Cat just won Christmas for the supermarket? November 13, 2015 Oh Mog, have you just won Christmas for Sainsbury's? It's certainly possible, with a fun, heartwarming ad that will appeal to both the young and the old. This year's commercial is certainly a bold departure from last year's sombre tone. Once again, tying its campaign to a good cause (on this occasion, Save the Children, [...]
Marks and Spencer, Carlsberg, Young & Co Brewery: Best of the Brokers for 13 November 2015 November 13, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com MARKS AND SPENCER RBC Capital Markets liked what they saw at Marks & Spencer’s summer season 2016 clothing preview so much, they made the retailer RBC’s “top pick” with a target price of 700p. The broker said he was encouraged M&S was [...]
Will schoolboy errors in an invitation to attend the Independent Schools Show deter parents from the expensive route? November 13, 2015 Correct use of grammar is something upon which most attendees at the Independent Schools Show this weekend will place high value. It would seem, however, that the rules drilled into our nation’s youth are thrown out of the window once they grow up and enter the world of public relations. The glaring misuse of an [...]
Generation traditional: Don’t believe the cliches about young people – give them a leg up November 12, 2015 Young people are sometimes accused of being lazy, lacking concentration and exhibiting an overwhelming lust for instant success – perhaps compounded by too much reality TV. But it turns out that Generation Z – those born between 1994 and 2010, and now starting to enter the workforce – are actually very realistic about what it [...]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the UK – it’s time to bring his students here, too November 12, 2015 To London’s crown as a global leader in finance and innovation, it appears we can add a further jewel. As anybody meandering around central London today can attest, we leave the rest of the world standing when it comes to welcoming foreign dignitaries. Other countries may have rolled out the red carpet for the visit [...]
For the UK economy to thrive, we need our young people to be more in touch with business November 12, 2015 As news broke yesterday that Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since early 2008, we were slow to celebrate. Youth unemployment persists at three times the average national rate even though there are 700,000 unfilled vacancies. In a separate piece of research, the British Chambers of Commerce revealed that 69 per cent [...]
Millennials are underestimating their life expectancy by roughly a decade and it’s creating problems for their pension calculations November 11, 2015 Far from thinking they’re immortal, millennials are underestimating their life expectancy by roughly a decade, which is also leading them to underestimate their required pension pot size for a comfortable retirement. According to the latest BlackRock Investor Pulse survey, which was released today, those aged between 25 and 34 predict that they will only live [...]