City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? February 10, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. CPW CPW has hired a new apprentice to its London office, as the consultancy firm looks to upskill the next generation of engineers. Joining the firm’s apprenticeship programme, which was set up over 20 years ago, Joshua [...]
Tougher post-Brexit border controls will lead to long delays at UK-EU border, MPs warn February 9, 2022 The rollout of stringent checks on Brits entering the EU after Brexit will lead to severe delays at the border, warns a new report published today by a group of cross-party MPs. An expected recovery from the depths of the pandemic in the volume of Brits heading to the Continent could lead to cars and [...]
Get used to queueing at Dover, says Road Haulage Association February 8, 2022 HGV drivers better get comfortable as they need to prepare for four-hour long queues at ports, according to the Road Haulage Association. Post-Brexit, checks at Dover and across the Channel have become the new normal, causing mile-long bottlenecks and forcing authorities to implement traffic access protocols such as Dover TAP to avoid extreme congestion in [...]
Rees-Mogg made minister for ‘Brexit opportunities’ in mini-reshuffle February 8, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg is now minister for “Brexit opportunities” in the Cabinet Office after he was moved from his post as House of Commons leader in a mini-reshuffle today. He will still attend cabinet in the newly created role, which will also include a remit to oversee “government efficiency”. Mark Spencer, former chief whip, replaces Rees-Mogg [...]
Share boost for Joules as boss warns of ‘severe’ cost increases February 8, 2022 Lifestyle retailer Joules saw its shares soar on Tuesday, although it warned of “the severe inflationary cost environment.” In interim results ended 28 November 2021, the Leicestershire-based company posted a pre-tax profit of £2.6bm. This was double the £1.3m profit in the comparable period last year. Revenue soared 35 per cent to £127.9m, up from [...]
Boris Johnson faces calls to apologise over Jimmy Savile smear from own party after Starmer abuse February 8, 2022 Tory MPs are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to apologise for the Jimmy Savile smear he levelled at Sir Keir Starmer after police had to rescue the Labour leader from a mob. Sir Keir was bundled into a police car for protection near Parliament on Monday as he faced baseless allegations of “protecting paedophiles” and [...]
Court attempts to end Brexit chaos in Northern Ireland by ordering immediate end to end of food checks February 4, 2022 The High Court intervened in the ongoing Brexit chaos in Northern Ireland this afternoon after a judge issued an interim order suspending a decision by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots to direct a stop to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports. Mr Justice Colton said he was making the temporary direction until a judicial review [...]
BlackRock enters the TikTok fray with ‘financial wellness’ account February 4, 2022 The world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock has joined the TikTok craze with an account dedicated to “financial wellness” tips.
Which metaverse stocks should you watch? February 3, 2022 Following a bearish January, are metaverse stocks set to recover? Investors who are feeling a strange sense of déjà vu over January’s market sell-off are not alone. With tech stocks shattered, and CNN reporting Warren Buffett as ‘having the last laugh’, a new era of tightening monetary policy has seen investors reassess outlandish growth prospects. But this [...]
Interview: Zoom beyond lockdown February 3, 2022 Zoom CIO Harry Moseley talks to Leah Montebello about the firm beyond Covid-19