Heathrow expension gets government green light – but London MPs and local campaigners could make for bumpy take-off June 5, 2018 This afternoon the government finally gave its backing to the expansion of Heathrow – but that is not likely to be the end of the debate that has raged for nearly 20 years. Transport secretary Chris Grayling urged MPs to back the government on the project, citing the local and national economic benefits, as well [...]
Turning a new page – how book marketing is changing June 4, 2018 ONE MIGHT think that with the rise of smartphones, the growing popularity of on-demand entertainment from the likes of Netflix, and headlines about Amazon eating the lunch of the high street bookshop, the UK book publishing industry might be in trouble. In fact, the most recent figures from the Publisher Association show that the sector [...]
Lush stores take down posters following backlash to controversial SpyCops campaign June 3, 2018 Staff working in Lush stores across the UK have been forced to take down posters for its controversial SpyCops campaign after a public backlash. The campaign, which was launched on Friday, said undercover police officers, some of whom had relationships with activists, had been "paid to lie." Angry shoppers took to social media to voice [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell’s mission: To out-fox former WPP allies, proxy voting pressure and fintech in focus June 1, 2018 It was there in black and white. In his farewell memo to 180,000 WPP staff in mid-April, Sir Martin Sorrell couldn’t have been more explicit: “As a founder, I can say that WPP is not just a mattter of life or death, it was, is and will be more important than that. Good fortune and [...]
Tommy Robinson’s US fan club is exporting the alt-right to Britain June 1, 2018 The thing about conspiracy theories is that the more evidence there is disproving them, the more their supporters dig in their heels. GM crops will turn us into mutants. Vaccines cause autism. Julian Assange was set up by the CIA. Facts, figures, and expert analysis do no good – in fact, they are part of [...]
Kim Kardashian as Donald Trump’s policy adviser? It must be 2018 June 1, 2018 US President Donald Trump has had his much-hyped meeting with Kim – just not the Kim we had been expecting. With foreign affairs in flux, Trump made time to meet American sensation Kim Kardashian West, to discuss the serious issue of prison reform. According to the reports, the reality TV star spoke with the President [...]
England’s Trevor Bayliss conundrum: Case for taking ailing Test team out of his hands could be strengthened against Pakistan at Headingley May 31, 2018 In a way, you almost throw your hands up sometimes – but what else can you do?” For a man tasked with turning around his side’s poor form, Trevor Bayliss doesn’t sound particularly bullish. England have gone eight Tests without a win following their comprehensive nine-wicket defeat by Pakistan at Lord’s at the weekend. The [...]
Online property group Emoov to join forces with Tepilo and Urban in £100m merger May 30, 2018 Online real estate group Emoov today announced a £100m merger with digital property firm Tepilo and online letting agency Urban. The combination of the three proptech companies will create the second-largest online real estate agent in the UK behind industry leader Purplebricks. The merged business will be headed by Emoov CEO Russell Quirk, the company [...]
Calls for positive discrimination are patriarchal and patronising May 29, 2018 Social justice warriors are starting to eat themselves. White accusations of cultural appropriation on behalf of cultures more flattered than offended; white gay men excluded from having NUS reps; women’s initiatives criticised for lack of racial diversity; Germaine Greer no-platformed by feminists – and more. It would be funny, if it wasn’t so bewildering in [...]
Brits abroad: the average person in the UK has visited 9.58 countries – 37 per cent more countries than in 2013 May 29, 2018 British people are travelling to 37 per cent more countries on average than compared to 2013, according to a survey commissioned by London City Airport. A YouGov survey on behalf of London City Airport has found that the average Briton has visited 9.58 countries* – up from 7 countries when a similar survey was carried [...]