Sohei Nishino’s dazzling Diorama Maps return to the Michael Hoppen Gallery October 28, 2014 The ancient art of map-making is hardly an art at all; minute precision and scientific attention to detail are the sacred virtues of the cartographer. But imagine a map of a different kind, one that reveals not the brute fact of a city’s physical landscape but the energy of its bustling streets. These are [...]
Interstellar box office: Christopher Nolan scores worst opening weekend for nine years November 9, 2014 Turns out a mask, a cape and a gravelly voice will earn your film a lot of extra money. Interstellar, the new movie from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight visionary Christopher Nolan, is the number one film in the British box office but also the director’s lowest opening weekend in almost a decade. [...]
Martin Wheatley undermined China effort – Editor’s Letter October 8, 2014 As the advisers to the Jimmy Choo flotation announce they have enough support to proceed, there is much to be delighted with in the way the new issues market has gone this year. Up to the August break and then pausing until the uncertainty over the Scottish referendum lifted, there has been a constant stream [...]
Has the time come to privatise pensions? October 16, 2014 Future generations could be short-changed and the public finances put in jeopardy unless the UK takes serious measures to reform the state pension system, according to a report released today by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) One way to give pensioners and taxpayers a better to deal would be to revive savers' ability to [...]
Sport Comment: Burnley condemned by cold, hard reality of finance November 13, 2014 SO IF Chelsea and Manchester City are proof perfect that money will buy you football success, is the reverse true? Does lack of wealth condemn the paupers to failure? Sean Dyche will hope that Burnley’s first win of the season last Saturday can provide a springboard to safety. Before beating Hull 1-0, Dyche’s men had [...]
Toiling Arsenal to find it tough against United November 20, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE ARSENAL V MANCHESTER UNITED CLASH AND HARRY MADLEY LOOKS AT THE ACTION AT TWICKENHAM THE INTERNATIONAL break couldn’t come soon enough for Arsenal after a disastrous week in which they twice let leads slip. Cruising 3-0 up against Anderlecht at home, their defence crumbled, allowing the Belgians to level the game [...]
FTSE rises after Glaxo sets out recovery plan – London Report October 22, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index yesterday ended higher, with motor insurers advancing on news of an increase in car premiums and drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline rising after its results. The FTSE 100 finished 0.4 per cent higher at 6,399.73 points. It had fallen more than 10 per cent in four weeks before making a marginal recovery since late [...]
David Beckham pleads with Scotland to vote No to independence to preserve UK’s “historic bond” September 15, 2014 David Beckham has become the latest big name to enter the fray over Scottish independence. In a letter released by the Let's Stay Together campaign the former England captain said he was "thrilled to watch us competing against the world" in the Olympics and expressed his pride in the United Kingdom. He said: The achievement [...]
Admiral turnover reduced by weaker UK market November 11, 2013 Car insurance specialist Admiral Group has announce a seven per cent decline in turnover this morning to £528m in the third quarter to September. The firm remains on track to meet its expectations this year, with international car insurance turnover up 26 per cent on the same period last year. (Release) UK Car insurance turnover [...]
Becoming Steve Jobs: The new biography by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli March 22, 2015 How much do you know about Steve Jobs? You recognise the custom-made black turtle necks. You probably know that, as well as co-founding Apple, he also founded NeXT and co-founded Pixar. And you may remember his death from pancreatic cancer in 2011. The authorised biography by Walter Isaacson, published the same year, gave a fact-heavy [...]