Help SMEs get practical about solving the productivity puzzle June 18, 2018 As we gear up for Brexit, the UK’s flagging productivity performance is continually in the fore of media headlines and economic analysis. Following a further fall in productivity in the first quarter of 2018, policy experts and economists were quick to update their models and offer opinion over blame. However, this economic self-deprecation doesn’t actually [...]
Three people killed by train near Loughborough Junction June 18, 2018 Three people have been killed after they were hit by a train near to Loughborough Junction in south London this morning. British Transport Police were called to the station, which is near Brixton, shortly after 7:30 "following a report of multiple bodies being found". Police and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended the scene, [...]
One in three UK employers say they are ‘less likely’ to hire a transgender person June 18, 2018 One in three UK employers have said they would be "less likely" to hire a transgender person over those who identify with the gender they were born with, with only three per cent holding sufficient equality procedures for trans people in the workplace. Nearly half of employers (43 per cent) were unsure if they would [...]
Google to invest $550m into Chinese e-commerce site JD.com June 18, 2018 Google has announced it will be buying up $550m (£415m) of shares in Chinese e-commerce site JD.com, in an strategic partnership with the goal of expanding its reach in both south east Asia and in retail services. Google joins the ranks of existing investors like the Chinese social media giant Tencent, which is JD’s biggest [...]
Help SMEs get practical about solving the productivity puzzle June 18, 2018 As we gear up for Brexit, the UK’s flagging productivity performance is continually in the fore of media headlines and economic analysis. Following a further fall in productivity in the first quarter of 2018, policy experts and economists were quick to update their models and offer opinion over blame. However, this economic self-deprecation doesn’t actually [...]
World Cup 2018: England’s Jesse Lingard has trademarked his JLingz celebration — and he’s done so at the perfect time June 17, 2018 Jesse Lingard is ready to make his mark at the World Cup. Less than three weeks ago, as England were preparing for their first warm-up game against Nigeria, Lingard applied for four trademarks with the UK Intellectual Property Office; three featuring his nickname “JLingz” and another featuring the image of his goal celebration. Should the [...]
World Cup 2018: There’s so much to like about England under Gareth Southgate – now they just need the results June 13, 2018 There was something in the air at Elland Road last week, something not felt for some time. It was present when Marcus Rashford lashed England into the lead against Costa Rica in their final World Cup warm-up, igniting a chorus of Football’s Coming Home. A warmth and optimism – not the blind kind that haunts [...]
World Cup 2018 dark horses: Can a surprise package still upset the favourites in data-rich modern football? June 13, 2018 Attempting to identify a potential dark horse to win the World Cup is an increasingly difficult undertaking. Pre-tournament hype and the bookmakers’ odds have the likely winners as Brazil, Germany, Spain and France, who are belonging to a league of their own above the rest. After them, in the traditional dark horse category of sides [...]
Stale wage growth should warn the Tories away from any new tax hikes June 13, 2018 As reliable as the chiming clock that wakes you for work each morning, the UK’s latest labour market figures sounded a familiar alarm yesterday. On the one hand, Britain’s so called jobs miracle showed no sign of fading. With 32.39m people in work – up nearly half a million from a year ago – the [...]
Sport streaming: Will the trickle become a flood after the Premier League’s deal with Amazon? June 12, 2018 If the sports streaming revolution has to date just been a trickle, then deals struck between rights holders and online platforms in recent days suggest signs of a flood to come. Most notable was Amazon’s capture of a package of domestic Premier League rights last week, meaning that from the 2019-20 season English football’s top [...]