Back to Business: How a Dalston cafe-owner stayed afloat October 21, 2020 As coronavirus restrictions continue to squeeze the hospitality sector, we asked Dalston’s Snackbar owner Freddie Janssen how she stayed afloat and got back to business. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Freddie Janssen, owner of Snackbar in Dalston. It’s a bright and buzzy little neighbourhood cafe serving good coffee and quality comfort [...]
More than half of London businesses ‘are not prepared’ for local lockdown October 13, 2020 Almost 60 per cent of London businesses have no plan in place for a local lockdown, according to new research, as the London mayor today warned the capital could see tighter restrictions within the next few days. Only 41 per cent of companies in the capital currently have a plan in place to deal with [...]
More than 1,300 arts organisations to share £257m survival fund October 12, 2020 The London Symphony Orchestra and the Young Vic are among more than 1,300 arts organisations across England that will share a £257m coronavirus survival fund. The funding is the latest tranche of the government’s £1.6bn Cultural Recovery Fund, which is designed to support theatres, museums and music venues that have been forced to close during [...]
The pensions triple-lock is unjustifiable in normal times — in the Covid era, it is utterly unconscionable October 9, 2020 Imagine you a Conservative chancellor trying to steer the economy through the midst of the worst pandemic in modern history. You have done your best to protect jobs and support struggling businesses in the face of drastic lockdown restrictions, while tax receipts shrivelled and the healthcare bill has ballooned beyond all previous measures. Despite your [...]
London faces emergency two-week lockdown as UK hospital deaths hit highest since July September 29, 2020 Ministers are drawing up plans to enforce sweeping lockdown measures across the country including a ban on household mixing in London, as new coronavirus infections continue to rise. Pubs, restaurants and bars may be forced to shutter for two weeks in both the North of England and in London, marking a return to so-called circuit [...]
Crypto AM: Definitively DeFi’s guide to using Uniswap September 23, 2020 Disclaimer: Nothing in this guide constitutes financial advice. Before engaging in any investment opportunities you should always discuss first with a professional financial advisor. Introduction Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few weeks you would have heard of Uninswap. But what is Uniswap exactly? And if you’re not able to easily answer [...]
Seeing through the fog: Why the UK needs better forecasting during the pandemic September 22, 2020 The Covid-19 crisis has put forecasting in the spotlight. From the chancellor to retailers and every business in the UK, everyone has suddenly been reforecasting growth, revenue and employment as companies made the tough decision to either furlough staff or make redundancies. But one thing the pandemic has also exposed is the lack of science [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on Blok BioScience September 16, 2020 There are many companies both large and small putting forward all manner of technology solutions to help manage the pandemic. Some are contact trace solutions while others are immunity passports. Some make clever use of modern database capabilities while others rely on DLT of various flavours. Some are centralized repositories with impressive analytical inference tools [...]
Covid-19 note on gender: How do we prepare for A new normal which includes women equally? September 15, 2020 Helena Thernstrom works as Head of Legal for RBS’s Asset and Invoice Finance businesses where she also heads up the Bank’s gender network in London. She is a passionate and visible advocate of diversity and inclusion, including social mobility and pro-bono initiatives, and was shortlisted for the 2019 WIBF ‘Champion for Women’ award. She is [...]
Bitcoin slides to $10,000. Is the party over? September 8, 2020 In typical bitcoin-fashion, the number one crypto retained its commitment to spontaneity as the crypto market seemingly took a turn for the worst. However, given the macro-bull trend, could one reasonably expect a corrective move to be short-lived? Another bitcoin rug-pull Since the local high on the 17th of August, bitcoin experienced a level of [...]