Fitness advice: How to avoid these five common pitfalls in your bid to lose weight February 10, 2020 Getting fit isn’t a one-size-fit-all deal. There are at least as many strategies as there are people, and what works for me might be a disaster for you. The key is pinpointing the weak links in your quest to get healthy and finding solutions. I’ve worked with thousands of clients over the years and I’ve [...]
Coronavirus has reshaped urban mobility but the biggest challenge remains Climate Change June 30, 2020 The argument for small, environment-friendly personal transport has been growing stronger for some time. This was true even before the Coronavirus pandemic required us to socially distance, and the government urged us all to “consider all other forms of transport before using public transport”; thus marking a reversal of the long-standing encouragement to use trains [...]
Just Eat investor Vitruvian and Hugo Boss backer Permira are managing two of the world’s most popular private equity funds August 28, 2017 Two London-based private equity houses currently hold the title of managing some of the world’s most desirable funds, according to data from private equity marketplace Palico. Investors who purchased stakes through the secondary market in Permira’s Europe IV fund and Vitruvian’s Investment Partnership 1 during the first half of 2017 were willing to pay a [...]
DEBATE: Should Britain introduce taxes on meat and dairy to meet our climate goals? January 27, 2020 Should we consider introducing taxes on meat and dairy products to meet our climate goals? Leo Murray, director of innovation at the climate change charity Possible, says YES. “Nanny state!” That’s the shrill, familiar cry of the reactionary commentariat whenever a threat to “individual freedoms” is spotted on the horizon. But the climate crisis is [...]
Coronavirus measures to have ‘devastating’ impact on UK hospitality sector March 16, 2020 The UK’s pubs and restaurants have called on the government to offer urgent financial help after Boris Johnson advised people to avoid social gatherings, in what could be a death knell for London’s pubs, restaurants and leisure businesses. The prime minister urged the public to practice “social distancing” by staying at home rather than eating [...]
Emerging technologies challenge lawyers too June 2, 2020 Douglas Adams has a lesson for lawyers. His rules about new technologies say that anything in the world when you’re born is a natural part of the world; anything invented between the time you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting; but anything invented after you’re thirty-five is unnatural. The point of the joke is [...]
FTSE 100 retailers boosted by Brexit breakthrough, but stronger sterling hurts blue chip index November 22, 2018 Retailers and housebuilders were leading the way in the FTSE 100 this afternoon following the news that the UK and EU have agreed a draft text on their future relationship after Brexit. Online delivery service Just Eat saw its share price increase by nearly four per cent, while online gambling firm GVC Holdings, Berkeley Homes, Burberry [...]
The Last Supper: Actor, rapper, comedian and YouTube star Michael Dapaah tells us why his last meal on earth would be his mum’s jollof rice October 30, 2019 Food has always been a big thing in my house. My mum was a catering officer back in Ghana and she’s a great cook. She cooks everything from Ghanian dishes like jollof rice to a really good Sunday roast or lasagne. I do a bit of cooking myself, too. I started learning how in food [...]
Food for thought: How Tastecard is helping the restaurant sector November 25, 2019 The restaurant sector is in a crisis. A combination of rising rents, food prices and wage costs, plus a decline in consumer spending, is causing more businesses to close. Research published in September exposed the scale of the problem. According to accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, the number of restaurants closing in the year to [...]
DEBATE: Is the government being short-sighted in maintaining the ban on chlorinated chicken? January 13, 2020 Is the government being short-sighted in maintaining the ban on chlorinated chicken? Victoria Hewson, head of regulatory affairs at the IEA, says YES, Promising to keep EU rules banning hormone-reared beef and chicken that has had pathogen reduction treatment (anti-microbial rinses, some of which contain low levels of a chlorine solution) is short-sighted and irrational. [...]