I’ve dealt with gangsters and petrol bombs, but Nimbys are a bigger threat to nightlife June 11, 2025 As founder of the world’s biggest nightclub and a festival for 80,000 punters, Manchester’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord has dealt with guns and petrol bombs. But he says the biggest threat he’s encountered is Nimbys trying to shut down festivals like Brockwell Live What qualifies me to write about Nimbys being nightlife’s biggest [...]
Reeves vows to ‘renew’ Britain as Tories say it’s just ‘borrow and spend’ June 10, 2025 Rachel Reeves is expected to focus on regional growth as she unveils £113bn in capital investment as part of her Spending Review on Wednesday. The Chancellor will outline some of the government’s key priorities and will pledge investment aimed at ensuring “people can see a doctor when they need one, know that they are secure [...]
Boardroom Uncovered: How work from home policies have changed business June 10, 2025 Pret A Manger UK managing director, Clare Clough, said work from home patterns are influencing where the business opens new stores.
How WFH is influencing where Pret A Manger will open new stores June 10, 2025 The move to working from home post-pandemic is having an impact on where Pret A Manger will open new stores, its UK boss has said.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Home of Atlanta Falcons ready for Club World Cup stage June 10, 2025 The Club World Cup begins this weekend and Atlanta Falcons and their epic Mercedes-Benz Stadium are ready to shine. Starting on Saturday night in the US, two of 32 competitors will lift the curtain on the expanded Club World Cup. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proclaimed the competition the pinnacle of club football but there [...]
Government told migrant partners are a drag on UK finances June 10, 2025 UK government ministers have been warned that migrants who arrive on partner and family visas are likelier to have a negative impact on public finances and essential services, including the NHS. The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has told the government that the vast majority of people on partner visas will be “fiscally negative” over [...]
BHA cyber attack: British Horseracing Authority forced to close office June 10, 2025 The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) insists that the UK’s schedule of meets will not be affected after hackers launched a cyber attack on the sport’s governing body. BHA staff have been asked to work from home or remotely after the attack forced the organisation to temporarily shut its London head office, according to reports. It [...]
M&S: FTSE 100 retail giant resumes online orders after cyber attack June 10, 2025 Marks and Spencer has resumed online orders six weeks after a cyber attack forced it to pause e-commerce operations. On its website, M&S said that customers “can now place online orders for home delivery to England, Scotland and Wales”, while deliveries to Northern Ireland will restart in the coming weeks. In a Linkedin post, managing [...]
Isuzu D-Max V-Cross review: The tough truck with a soft side June 10, 2025 Isuzu had its best year to date for new vehicle sales in 2024, with more than 6,500 examples of the D-Max pickup finding homes in the UK. However, the Japanese marque could face a tougher challenge in future, thanks to changes to how double cab pickup trucks are treated by HMRC. The changes make double [...]
Can populists survive in public office? Ask Geert Wilders… June 9, 2025 Right-wing firebrand Geert Wilders has withdrawn from government in the Netherlands after discovering that governing is harder than criticising from the fringes. It’s a lesson Nigel Farage may learn too, say Eliot Wilson Last week, greeted by more weary fatalism than surprise, the government of the Netherlands collapsed. On Tuesday, radical nationalist Geert Wilders withdrew [...]