After the Nvidelity comes the Huangover. Jensen Huang joins long list who confused boardroom and bedroom
Labour announce asylum removals plans March 18, 2024 Labour have announced an immigration removals plan in a bid to see failed asylum seekers and foreign criminals returned faster.
The Power of Capitalism: It’s easy to forget just how radical Margaret Thatcher was March 17, 2024 Margaret Thatcher's radicalism changed Britain more than we recognise even today, argues Rainer Zitelmann in his latest guest essay on the power of capitalism
Barbie, blockchain and the future of film financing March 17, 2024 n 2023, Box Office’s in the UK and Ireland broke the £1bn barrier for the first time since the pandemic and market research agency Mintel predicts the UK cinema market size is expected to grow 42 per cent to reach £2bn in 2027.
How Westminster planning restrictions will choke off London’s super-prime property boom March 16, 2024 Changes to planning laws made by Westminster Council could see the current boom in super-prime developments shut off and bring a scarcity value to expensive central pads in the next few years. The local authority’s new restrictions, which were adopted in 2021 as part of the borough’s 2019-2040 ‘City Plan’, mean that no new residences [...]
Rishi in Grazia and Keir in Vogue: How politicians fell in love with the glossies March 16, 2024 Politicians may love Vogue, but mastering the 'soft-focus' interview is a fine balancing act between relatability and authenticity, writes Anna Moloney.
Unless you’ve been in prison, it’s hard to understand how badly run they are March 16, 2024 The prison system is over-crowded, dangerous, drug-riddled places that fair to keep the public safe and offer terrible value to the taxpayer, says former inmate David Shipley Our prisons are full again, with 88,200 behind bars, and only around 800 spaces remaining. The government has announced a programme of earlier releases, faster access to bail [...]
AI is supposed to automate paperwork, not create more March 15, 2024 While ministers are issuing press releases and creating new regulations around AI, everyone else has got a head start, says Joe Hill Everyone caught the AI bug in 2023, and politicians were no exception. When I first started working on AI as a civil servant in 2017, you couldn’t fill a meeting room to talk [...]
‘Incredible spin’: Sadiq Khan slated for linking rising crime to cost of living crisis March 15, 2024 Sadiq Khan has been blasted for “incredible spin” over his linking the cost of living crisis to increasing crime in London.
WH Smith finance chief set to retire as senior figure at Burberry picked as replacement for role March 15, 2024 WH Smith has announced that its chief financial officer, after more than two decades at the business, is set to leave the business, to be replaced by a senior member of high-fashion Burberry. Robert Moorhead, the current CFO and chief operating officer of WH Smith, will retire from the business. He joined the company in [...]
For once, Humza Yousaf has set an example other politicians should follow March 15, 2024 In overriding the advice of “experts” and channelling aid to Gaza, Yousaf did what politicians are elected to do, says Paul Ormerod Humza Yousaf, the First Minister of Scotland, does not often attract plaudits. But last week he overrode the advice of his officials. Shock, horror. Surely Sir Humphrey and the “experts” always know best. [...]