Heartwarming and full of plot holes: Our review of John Lewis’ 2016 Christmas advert, Buster the Boxer November 10, 2016 This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert, Buster the Boxer, has everything we have come to expect of the now hotly-anticipated generator of the festive feeling. It’s heartwarming, it’s full of plot holes and it makes you want to visit to retailer’s flagship store on Oxford Street. On the heartwarming front, it begins with a little girl, Bridget, who [...]
England v Scotland is more of an arm wrestle than a football match and Gareth Southgate’s men must be ready for a fight on Friday November 9, 2016 I remember the scene before one of the matches I played against Scotland. It was at Hampden Park in May 1989, just after I had committed to moving north of the border and signing for Rangers. There were already three or four players in the England squad at Rangers, and they knew the significance of [...]
Is this the official death of political polling? Predictions had Hillary Clinton to win November 9, 2016 Donald Trump's victory has delivered a fatal blow to pollsters, whom will now have their maths, models and methods heavily scrutinised until they can figure out exactly what went wrong. National polls were giving Hillary Clinton the edge last night as America went to the polls. But within hours, the chance of a victory for [...]
Gordon Ramsay interview: Michelin stars, overtaking the French and why his new restaurant, Le Pressoir d’Argent, is something special November 9, 2016 “If I’d tried to open this restaurant 15 years ago, I’d have been shot, hung upside-down and had my bollocks put in that thing over there, the pressoir d’testicle.” Finally, I thought. So measured – serene even – was the Gordon Ramsay sitting opposite me, I’d started to wonder if his famously filthy lyricism had [...]
The best Twitter reactions to Donald Trump’s victory November 9, 2016 Twitter is either a place you love to be on election night, or downright hate to be. As the results rolled in and the tables turned, social media was providing endless sources of amusement for those who decided to stay up and see history made. Donald Trump stayed offline, but recently has sent his first tweet since winning, [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell: Trump victory is “a second Brexit that leaves many very surprised, including the markets and me” November 9, 2016 Sir Martin Sorrell, the chief executive of economic bellwether WPP, has described Donald Trump’s election as “a second Brexit that leaves many very surprised, including the markets and me”. Sorrell, whose wife Cristiana Falcone Sorrell gave birth to their daughter, Bianca Eva Sarah, on election day in New York, admitted it will take a “ significant amount [...]
Be warned: Careless talk costs jobs November 9, 2016 Loose lips recently hit the headlines when England manager Sam Allardyce stepped down from his role by mutual agreement, following a sting operation by the Daily Telegraph which resulted in him being caught on camera offering questionable services in return for cash. While most of us are not quite interesting enough to be the subject of [...]
At the frontline: The cyber threat is becoming ever more subtle November 8, 2016 On any given day, typing the words “cyber attack” into Google News will give you a fresh medley of hacking stories. Hollywood and Edward Snowden may have romanticised the perpetrators of these crimes, but behind most of the headlines sit one or more business owners who are the victims of these devastating breaches. Darktrace and its 330 [...]
Who is even supporting Donald Trump in the US election anyway? November 8, 2016 While Hillary Clinton has been raking in the celebrity backers, peaking with Beyonce and Jay Z over the weekend, Donald Trump's endorsements list is looking a little… shorter. Clinton can boast the backing of Madonna, George and Amal Clooney, Katy Perry and a whole host more high-profile Americans. But the Republican candidate doesn't seem to [...]
Five ways tech is helping the US vote for its next President November 7, 2016 Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? Whichever way the US goes, voters are being given a helping hand by technology. The hotly contested race for the White House is nearly over, but the likes of Google and Uber have joined the final push to get millions of Americans out to vote. Every little helps, after all. 1. Google [...]