Diane Abbott and Dominic Raab share the fate of being doomed to the fringes April 27, 2023 Diane Abbott and Dominic Raab didn't lose their battles because their politics was too radical; they lost because they proved gross incompetence, writes Will Cooling
The Square Mile and Me: Susannah Streeter on Northern Rock, Primrose Hill and Anne Boden April 27, 2023 Each week we ask the City’s movers and shakers to delve into the memory bank – and this week, it’s the former journalist and now Hargreaves Lansdown’s Head of Money and Markets Susannah Streeter in the hotseat What was your first job? My first job was as a silver service waiter for functions at the [...]
Self-driving cars will bring vital innovation to our roads – but we need new laws for it to work April 26, 2023 Self-driving cars will make our roads safer, bringing innovation to the UK. But we need regulation and clarity to ensure the industry can trust us as a place where it can flourish, writes Ben Everitt
National Grid told to hurry up as solar projects face 15 year waiting times April 26, 2023 National Grid needs to speed up waiting times for new energy projects, or the UK risks failing to meet its solar power targets.
Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank collapses flood City with idled talent April 25, 2023 Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank’s failures have flooded the City with idled bankers looking for new work, a new report out today reveals. Over 4,000 more workers in the UK’s financial services sector were looking for a new gig in the first three months of this year, according to recruiter Morgan McKinley. Available financial [...]
Taste the Metaverse: Maison Assouline’s cocktail inspired by the digital world April 25, 2023 Best known as a publisher of opulent coffee table books on topics including culture, art, fashion, luxury goods and travel, Maison Assouline, nestled in the heart of Piccadilly, is a self-proclaimed “bastion of elegance”. Its London flagship is located in a century-old bank building, designed by the Cenotaph architect, Edwin Lutyens. With its high shelves [...]
Tech Nation bought by Brent Hoberman’s Founders Forum April 25, 2023 Start-up quango Tech Nation has confirmed the sale of its brand to Brent Hoberman’s Founders Forum today for an unknown fee. The start-up network, which was launched in 2011 under David Cameron’s coalition government, announced in January that it would shut its doors after ministers controversially pulled its funding and handed it to high street [...]
Tory heavyweights endorse former Boris Johnson adviser to run for London mayor April 25, 2023 A former Downing Street adviser to Boris Johnson has emerged as the Conservative front runner for London mayor next year after earning the backing of three party heavyweights. Energy secretary Grant Shapps and Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker, along with former home secretary Priti Patel, announced on Monday they were endorsing Samuel Kasumu to [...]
What’s ticking: All the latest watch news, from Geneva and beyond April 25, 2023 Aston Martin and Girard-Perregaux prove it ain’t easy being British-Racing green, Dr Rebecca Struthers makes a similarly convincing ‘case’ for British watchmaking, while George Bamford doubles down in W1K. A round-up of the coolest new watches. A brief biography of time Books on clocks and watches are usually authored by men of a certain age [...]
Time moves fast in AI years, and Britain is nowhere near ready April 25, 2023 The latest version of ChatGPT makes the AI chatbot which went viral last year look like the dumb younger sibling but the UK still can’t figure out what to do - or how to use - artificial intelligence.