Analysis: Britain’s rail firms on a delayed ride to nationalisation January 20, 2023 As if the rail operators weren’t in enough hot water, with nurses having to get seven buses to work and poor Rishi Sunak forced to hop on a private plane because the trains are so unreliable. Yesterday, they were given a talking to by the rail regulator for fudging the numbers, with the TransPennine Express, [...]
Hong Kong developer swoops in with £96m steal for Vauxhall Square site March 16, 2022 Vauxhall Square in London has been sold by a Chinese developer for £96m, which is a reported discounted price of 42 per cent. A subsidiary of Hong Kong-based company the Far East Consortium International (FEC) swooped in for the 14m square-foot site, buying it off rival firm, Guangzhou-based R&F Properties, on the cheap. It was [...]
Jupiter Fund Management halves stake in e-commerce retailer THG August 8, 2022 Jupiter Fund Management has halved its stake in the e-commerce retailer THG. In an announcement published on the London Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon, the fund said it had reduced its holding from 8.94 per cent to 4.97 per cent. The fund manages shares in THG for BNP Paribas, Northern Trust and Citigroup. The Manchester-based retailer, [...]
Carabao Cup has enough fizz to make business sense despite what its critics say February 25, 2022 The Carabao Cup, which concludes on Sunday when Chelsea play Liverpool at Wembley, is perennially fending off calls for its demise and remains the butt of many a joke. Its future beyond 2024 remains uncertain, when an expanded Champions League is set to tighten the squeeze on English football’s secondary domestic cup competition. And it [...]
Rangnick disappointed after lacklustre United’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle December 28, 2021 Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick said he “did not like the performance at all” after the Old Trafford club laboured to a 1-1 draw with relegation-battling Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin scored for the Magpies early on before United equalised through Edinson Cavani deep into the second half. United struggled against Newcastle and Rangnick criticised his [...]
David Dein interview: On Arsenal, Premier League, Kroenke, Wenger and Usmanov September 15, 2022 Fifteen years on from an unceremonious ousting from Arsenal that also cost him a host of other high-powered roles in football, David Dein is still feeling bruised. The club’s former vice-chairman, who rose to the same role at the Football Association, was one of the architects of the Premier League and became president of leading [...]
‘Breathtaking’ HS2 failure slammed after whistleblowers allege cover-up October 22, 2023 The government is facing fresh political backlash over HS2’s “staggering failure” amid whistleblower accusations.
Morrisons ups offer to bail out McColls in bid to claw chain back from Asda owning rivals May 8, 2022 Morrisons has put forward a last-minute offer to bail out McColls in a bid to claw it out the hands of its Asda owning rivals. Bradford headquartered supermarket chain Morrisons has improved its offer to buy McColls by vowing to pay its lenders immediately in full, Sky News first reported today. The improved offer comes [...]
Exclusive: Government accused of using ‘fag packet’ in hotel room to draw up £36bn HS2 replacement plan January 11, 2024 The government is facing backlash after sources claimed its much-maligned HS2 Network North plans were rushed together by Number 10 spads.
Shakespeare on branding: Ronaldo re-signing looks a coup for United September 15, 2021 On Friday, 27 August, Manchester United announced that they had re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo – the five-time Ballon D’or winner who most recently plied his trade at Juventus. The club reportedly pipped cross-town rivals Manchester City to his signature. Data from YouGov BrandIndex UK shows that, in terms of Manchester United’s overall brand, it’s been a [...]