Why the Jose Mourinho appointment plays into the hands of Daniel Levy and Amazon documentary All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur November 21, 2019 This week’s abrupt sacking of Mauricio Pochettino and rapid arrival of Jose Mourinho at Tottenham Hotspur were not met by universal acclaim from the club’s fans, but there was one party who would have been delighted by the managerial movements in north London. Amazon’s decision to commission a documentary series on Tottenham’s 2019-20 season for [...]
McLaren tycoon Ron Dennis takes stake in music streaming firm Roxi November 21, 2019 McLaren founder and British F1 tycoon Ron Dennis has taken a stake in Roxi, the British music firm hoping to take on streaming giants such as Spotify. Roxi today announced that Dennis has taken a 10 per cent stake in the firm, which has a number of celebrity backers including Robbie Williams, Sheryl Crow and [...]
House of Fraser accused of reversing fur ban November 20, 2019 Retail tycoon Mike Ashley is facing accusations that he has overturned a ban on real fur at House of Fraser. Customers posted images on social media that appeared to show fur-lined coats found in store, despite the company’s previous no-fur stance. Read more: Sports Direct hit by ‘terminal’ House of Fraser problems Some shoppers pledged [...]
Dominic Raab: ‘No-one gives a toss’ about Tory party’s factcheckUK Twitter stunt November 20, 2019 Dominic Raab has said that “no-one gives a toss” that the Conservative Party has been accused of misleading the public by renaming their Twitter account ‘factcheckUK’ during last night’s leaders debate. The Conservatives have faced criticism from fact checkers and Twitter after changing the name of the @CCHQPress account during the ITV debate between Boris [...]
Keep calm, and don’t get carried away by lurid rumours about the Russia report November 20, 2019 One of the great mysteries of this election campaign to date has been why an unpublished report should be the cause of great and sustained political hysteria. This document has been cited by numerous sources as of pivotal significance to national security. Even Hillary Clinton — remember her? — has popped up to opine solemnly [...]
Pochettino’s legacy may haunt his Tottenham successor after Levy takes unpopular but perhaps necessary action November 19, 2019 On 1 June Mauricio Pochettino had reached the high point of his managerial career and was ready to enjoy the culmination of five years of hard work. He had transformed Tottenham from also-rans into Champions League finalists. Today, just 123 days later, he was sacked. Poor results, 14 points from 12 games and a Premier [...]
You say it best when you say nothing at all November 19, 2019 It’s very rare to see a full-dress, one-on-one interview with a senior member of the Royal Family. Part of the deal of Bagehot’s not letting daylight in on magic is that the royals are seen rather than heard, totemic mannequins to be deployed for ceremonial events which require that little bit of uniquely British stardust. [...]
Google Stadia responds to complaints over lag on gaming platform November 19, 2019 Google’s Stadia has responded to complaints that lag is affecting services on the new cloud-based game streaming platform. Early adopters have complained about latency – delays between when they press a button and that action being carried out in-game – on the new service. Read more: Google announces Stadia game streaming platform Google vice president [...]
Virgin Media website down: Customers complain as provider denies broadband outage November 19, 2019 Virgin Media broadband customers complained after being left without internet today, but the company denied it has suffered a major outage. Virgin Media’s status checker, which allows users to check the level of service in their local area, was inaccessible, with the company saying it was undertaking “essential work on our systems”. Read more: 21 [...]
Why passionate innovators make for better investors November 19, 2019 What does it take to succeed in business and investing? Differentiation is among the key ingredients. You need to offer a product that differs from the competition in a way that clients recognise as added value. If you want to beat the market as an investor, the first thing you need to do is something [...]