Big Tech’s fast-and-dirty employment honeymoon is over as Amazon unionises April 8, 2022 COULD you imagine a better name for someone making their mark out of being the Little Guy than Chris Smalls? It’s a story ready-made for a Netflix series. So it’s curious its success has taken Amazon – the company borne out of peddling cheap books – by surprise. Smalls is the leader of the tech [...]
First football, now padel: US investors take fight to Qatar for future of the racket sport April 18, 2023 Heard the one about the historically European sports property turbo-charged by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth and now in the crosshairs of serial sports investors from the US? This isn’t football, though, but padel, the fast-growing racket sport now at the centre of a tug of war between rival competitions backed by the Qatari owners of [...]
The battle of London’s protected views exposes the power mismatch on housing January 27, 2022 If you’re reading this newspaper, you live in London and hopefully you love it. If you don’t love it, perhaps you still recognize its unique flavour. London is a melting pot where history finds innovation, where the majestic cathedral of St Paul’s neighbours the skyscrapers of the City. This concoction of old and new, of [...]
Fresh back from El Salvador with a sense that Bitcoin’s star is rising February 17, 2023 A renewed sense of crypto optimism was waiting on Jason Deane's return from the Bitcoin Racing team's trip to Bitcoin-embracing El Salvador.
Johnson calls on world leaders to close deal in final hours of Cop26 as talks appear to stall November 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has called on world leaders to “pick up the phone” to their negotiators at the Cop26 summit and push for a deal on stricter global climate change targets as he admits talks are “getting tough”. Johnson said during a press conference today that negotiations “hang in the balance”, while adding that momentum from [...]
Inside the £10,000 BVI retreat teaching ethical capitalism March 27, 2023 There are certain moments in life that you will always remember. For me, one of these is paddling out to sea at night in a transparent, glow-in-the-dark kayak, while looking up at the stars off the shores of a private BVI island. Back on land, a banquet was taking place on the beach – everyone [...]
Leaking cash: Thames Water notched up £50m in penalties last year and swung to loss July 6, 2021 Leaking cash: Thames Water notched up £50m in penalties last year
Six Nations: A look at when France won the Slam in 2010 March 15, 2022 It’s been just the 4,378 days since France last won a Grand Slam in the Six Nations, and on that day in 2010 the Super Saturday replicated the one we will see in just four days’ time. It was the year the Burj Khalifa opened in the UAE marking new heights for architecture. It was [...]
The best cars of 2023 – and the ones to look out for in 2024 December 28, 2023 From an off-road Porsche to an electric Rolls-Royce, we reveal our automotive highlights from the past 12 months.
Indy Hothi CA: “You cannot witness the devastation around you and not feel compelled to do something.” August 19, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. ICAS Deputy President Indy Hothi CA says his work at Khalsa Aid International is just one example of how accountants can use their skills to support their chosen causes. Back in 2014, parts of Bosnia and Serbia suffered their worst floods since records began some 120 years ago. [...]