Knight of Cups review: Christian Bale stars as a traumatised Hollywood screenwriter in this faintly surreal movie May 5, 2016 Sporadic film maker Terence Malick is enjoying the most prolific period of his career, having made as many films in the last five years as he had in the previous thirty. His seventh film stars Christian Bale as Rick, a Hollywood screenwriter left hollow by success and tortured by family trauma, who embarks on a [...]
Don’t hold your breath for EU referendum facts May 11, 2016 On the eve of the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between Gorbachev and Reagan, the US President sought the advice of historian Suzanne Massie, who told him of the old Russian saying: “Trust, but verify.” This piece of wisdom, offered to a President at the height of the Cold War, is perhaps the best approach that today's [...]
City Moves for 24 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 24, 2016 The Dining Club Group The Dining Club Group, owner of dining clubs, tastecard and Gourmet Society, has announced that Annette Court has been appointed as the group’s new chair. Annette brings a wealth of experience to the role. She is currently a non-executive director of the boards of Admiral Insurance Group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, [...]
Admiral Group chief executive Henry Engelhardt to step down May 13, 2015 Insurer admiral has announced that chief executive Henry Engelhardt intends to step down in one year's time, and he'll be replaced by co-founder and chief operating officer David Stevens. Engelhardt, who has been with the company since it was first created in 1991, said "don't bury me yet, Guys!". "I still have 12 months on the job and [...]
Gaucho Group beefs up board with new non-executive chairman Luke Johnson April 21, 2016 Argentine steakhouse chain Gaucho Group, backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has appointed hospitality and leisure entrepreneur Luke Johnson as non-executive chairman. Johnson is currently chairman of Patisserie Holdings, Bread Holdings (which owns Gail's), 3Sxity, Feng Sushi, Draft House Grand Union and Genuine Dining. In the past, he was chairman of PizzaExpress, Giraffe and Strada. Gaucho Group owns [...]
Michael Gove ditches Boris Johnson and enters the race to succeed David Cameron June 30, 2016 Michael Gove has this morning announced he will stand in the Conservative leadership race to succeed David Cameron as prime minister. Gove, who headed up the Vote Leave campaign, was widely expected to throw his support behind Boris Johnson in a joint bid, but has now sought to distance himself from his colleague. In a statement this [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 goes away in May as miners prove the movers May 3, 2016 Traders are superstitious folk, and today – the first day of trading in the month of May – they headed for the hills as the FTSE 100 tumbled to a three-week low. The bluechip index closed down 0.9 per cent on the day at 6,185 in a bad day all round for Europe. The German Dax [...]
Slow and steady for the FTSE 100 as it stumbles into Monday, edging up in early morning trading April 4, 2016 The FTSE struggled to get going this morning with a so-so start to the first full week of the new financial year. The blue-chip index crawled up 12 points in the first hour of trading to stand at 6,158, after slipping back at the end of last week from its highest close of the year [...]
Why design is finally having its day and being recognised as distinctly different from advertising May 13, 2016 This year so far has been a big moment for brand stories. A number of high profile rebrands have been hugely successful, while others have faced public scorn and confusion. On the positive side, Airbnb’s transformation from its name to a symbol was radical, but clearly reflected the meaning behind the brand and was easily [...]
There’s no need for a messy divorce: Europe should “consciously uncouple” from Britain July 5, 2016 Sitting in Gatwick’s departure terminal on the afternoon of Friday 24 June felt a bit like leaving a car crash before the ambulance arrived. Hours earlier I was standing in front of a plunging sterling-dollar chart reporting live that Sunderland voted Leave by a much wider margin than expected. The journalist in me was anxious [...]