BBC urged to cancel Bain & Co contract following UK government ban September 12, 2022 The BBC has said it will “consider” calls for it to cancel its contract with Bain & Co, following the UK’s government’s decision to ban the consultancy from competing for government contracts. The broadcaster said it will consider calls from veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Lord Hain for the BBC to cancel its contract with Bain over allegations [...]
Meet the duo explaining the ‘dismal science’ 10 points at a time September 12, 2022 People think economics is boring. It’s all about finance. It’s all about money, they say. It’s tough to argue with them given the subject’s nicknamed the “dismal science”. But, two secondary school teachers are on a mission to change people’s minds about that. Peter Clift (Pete) and Gavin Simpson (Gav) and are the hosts of [...]
What can Sunak-friendly fintech expect under Truss? September 12, 2022 Some fintech bosses are reconsidering what a Truss leadership may mean for the sector.
M&S and Harrods pay tribute to ‘selfless devotion’ of Queen as Selfridges’ stores close September 9, 2022 High street leaders have paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, remembering her “comfort, leadership and steadfastness”. The Queen passed away yesterday at Balmoral Castle, after a reign spanning seven decades, aged 96. Luxury department store Selfridges announced its stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham would remain closed on Friday out of respect. The stores [...]
BBC One and ITV suspend programming due to concerns about Queen’s health September 8, 2022 BBC One has suspended all programming until 6pm in light of the news about Her Majesty The Queen's health.
Web3 will co-exist with centralised aggregators like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube et al September 8, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher explains how he believes Web3 will allow property to smoothly transition across centralised platforms.
Ed Warner: Kicked off, tipped off, switched off September 8, 2022 One of the joys of writing Sport inc. is the flow of suggestions from readers of subjects to cover. In the past week alone: the highly leveraged balance sheets of Premiership rugby clubs ahead of the new season, the continuing scandal of the lack of financial support for Britain’s international basketball teams, the prohibitive cost [...]
Exclusive: Three quarter of Brits pay for subscriptions they don’t use September 8, 2022 Three quarters of Brits who have subscriptions say they are currently spending on services they don’t regularly use.
Commons Snapshot: Maybe we need a boring Prime Minister September 8, 2022 Spare a thought for Keir Starmer’s flack, who have spent the better part of two years slogging it out to make him look less boring. Turns out all they needed to do was to put him up against Liz Truss. There were a few solid one-liners from the new prime minister, but it was a [...]
FCA issues warning over influencers peddling online trading services September 7, 2022 The UK’s financial watchdog has warned Brits against the dangers of unregulated financial advice today amid fears that social media influencers are peddling crypto and forex trading as a way out of a cost of living crunch.