UK riots: Extra criminal lawyers deployed to tackle fallout of violence August 5, 2024 The head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has deployed extra criminal lawyers to deal with the fallout of the violence across the UK.
The age of new tech titans isn’t over and London should be the base for these firms October 2, 2023 The global tech race is well underway. In this landscape, we should be proud to be Europe’s tech leader. But we can’t rest on our laurels. From the United States in the west, to China in the east, the competition is fierce, and we need to focus hard on boosting our competitiveness. One sure-fire way [...]
UK consulting sector nearly doubled in five years, key industry report finds July 8, 2024 The UK consulting sector has experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubling in size over the past five years, highlighted in the MCA annual report
Rail strikes on start and end date of Tory conference not political – Aslef September 30, 2023 Train drivers are striking on the start and end dates of the Conservative Party conference for industrial, not political, reasons, Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan has said.
Myprotein and Frasers Group team up to boost in store sales June 24, 2024 The company behind fitness supplement maker Myprotein has revealed a new partnership with Mike Ashley's Frasers Group which will see its products available in store at Sports Direct.
Weekend travel chaos with overtime ban by train drivers today before Saturday’s strike September 29, 2023 Train drivers will ban overtime on Friday ahead of two days of strikes which will cause fresh travel chaos for passengers. Members of Aslef at 16 train operators in England are embroiled in a long-running dispute over pay, with no sign of a breakthrough. The drivers will strike on Saturday and again next Wednesday, coinciding [...]
Explainer: A year of levelling up, in Gove’s style February 2, 2023 I know it’s hard to believe, but it has been a whole year since we were privileged enough to read Michael Gove’s magnum opus on “levelling up”, complete with his adoration of Renaissance Florence. You might think the anniversary of the White Paper is uninteresting to few people outside some policy nerds and civil servants, [...]
Restaurants ‘entering winter in freefall’ as insolvencies leap by almost half November 8, 2022 There has been a tsunami of restaurants entering liquidation in the quarter to September, causing hospitality leaders to renew cries for government support this winter. According to recent numbers from the Insolvency Service, the number of food venues facing insolvency sky-rocketed 46 per cent in the most recent quarter. Some 158 businesses went into liquidation [...]
Erling Haaland in numbers: Man City striker hits goal No35 May 4, 2023 He’s not even been in the Premier League for a full season yet Erling Haaland has taken the English top flight by storm. The Leeds-born Norway striker netted his 35th league goal last night as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-0 to return to the top of the Premier League table. It was his 51st [...]
We’re still paying for lockdown, so why is no one talking about it? June 7, 2024 We borrowed billions to pay for lockdown but neither Starmer nor Sunak will admit that the resulting debt is holding the public finances in a vice-like grip, says Paul Ormerod To borrow a famous phrase from Karl Marx, a spectre is haunting the election campaign. Despite the frantic efforts by the Conservatives to portray Keir [...]