Get your Crypto AM Awards entries in now – only two weeks left! September 3, 2021 Bitcoin will lay down its marker in history next week when the flagship cryptocurrency becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
Shortages and price hikes: Brexit bravado risks ripping up retailers’ Christmas stockings September 3, 2021 The festive season may be months away, but major retailers usually start stocking up for Christmas in September. This year, however, the government’s “Brexit hubris” means it is refusing to allow EU-based drivers to return and end Britain’s HGV driver shortage, according to David Jinks, head of consumer research at international delivery firm ParcelHero. He told [...]
Govt’s Covid scientists receive suspicious packages for making ‘bad decisions’ September 2, 2021 A number of suspicious packages were sent to scientists who advised the Government during the coronavirus pandemic by people who feel they are “making bad decisions”, one expert revealed today. Professor Calum Semple, who sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said he had been on the receiving end of a “particularly nasty” [...]
Another Goldman banker or a much needed hawkish voice: Who is Huw Pill? September 2, 2021 Much has been made over whether the corridors of the Bank of England will resemble a Goldman Sachs office following the appointment of Huw Pill as the Old Lady’s new chief economist. It does follow a string of high-profile appointments at the Bank in recent years from the pool of Goldman alumni. Mark Carney, who [...]
Matt Hancock on getaway in Swiss Alps with lover Gina Coladangelo September 2, 2021 The former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has been spotted on holiday in a Swiss ski resort with his girlfriend Gina Coladangelo. Hancock resigned in June after footage was leaked which showed him breaking social distancing rules by kissing and groping ex-aide Coladangelo in the workplace. His exit sparked a cabinet reshuffle which saw him replaced [...]
Cardano hits new all-time high as Bitcoin flirts with $50,000 again September 2, 2021 All eyes on Cardano's all-time high as Bitcoin's approach on $50,000 turns the markets green.
Sadiq Khan vs Boris Johnson: it’s time to reset the relationship between the Mayor and No10 September 2, 2021 Being Mayor of London is a powerful political role. Elected to office with the second biggest direct mandate in Europe after the President of France, your name is on the ballot of every single voter in the city, and you are a one-person executive. As a voice for London, with huge convening power, mayors can [...]
Protesters with inflatable breasts gather outside Facebook’s London office over nipple images September 1, 2021 Protesters with inflatable breasts have gathered outside the London offices of Facebook to voice concerns about how the social network moderates some images containing nipples. The group has said its aim is to enable medical tattoo artists and breast cancer survivors to freely post images of their experience and areola or nipple tattoos, which they [...]
Bitcoin and Ethereum still singing as NFTs are grabbing the microphone September 1, 2021 Bitcoin appears comfortable, lingering in the $47,000 to $47,500 range with a one per cent lift from yesterday, while Ethereum is floating over the $3,500 mark.
The affairs of Business Development Managers and sustainability September 1, 2021 In this Covid-recovery era, there’s so much talk of a new normal, building back better and a general sense that some fundamentals of business as we knew it have changed forever. Sustainability is now up at the top of businesses and professional service firms agendas. Given global increased discomfort/awareness/concern around inequalities (eg around access to [...]