RBS’s return to profit welcome but will taxpayers ever see their £45bn? February 27, 2018 On Friday, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) reported its first annual profit in a decade. The profit was seen as a “really symbolic moment” by the bank’s chief executive, Ross McEwan, and it is significant as the bank is still 72 per cent owned by the taxpayer. RBS reported a pre-tax profit of £752m for [...]
Spain’s state prosecutor calls for charges to be brought against Catalan leaders October 30, 2017 Spain’s state prosecutor has called for charges to be brought against Catalan leaders. The prosecutor has said charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds should be brought against the region. The move comes as Madrid imposes direct rule on the region for the first time in 40 years. Read more: Spain boots out [...]
Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2: Harry Kane rescues draw with 95th-minute penalty moments after missing earlier spot-kick February 4, 2018 Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino branded Liverpool lucky to escape with a draw despite his own team needing an injury-time penalty to salvage a point from a frenzied finish at Anfield. Striker Harry Kane put an earlier spot-kick miss behind him to net an equalising penalty in the 95th minute, becoming [...]
Fever-Tree’s audacious success has taken the drinks industry by storm, but where do they go from here? September 20, 2018 A few weeks ago, Jake Meyer became only the 10th Briton in history to reach the summit of Pakistan’s K2 mountain. How did he celebrate this towering achievement? He cracked open a tiny bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin then poured it into a Fever-Tree branded glass, topped up with its signature Indian tonic water. Apparently, [...]
Fever-Tree’s audacious success has taken the drinks industry by storm, but where do they go from here? September 20, 2018 A few weeks ago, Jake Meyer became only the 10th Briton in history to reach the summit of Pakistan’s K2 mountain. How did he celebrate this towering achievement? He cracked open a tiny bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin then poured it into a Fever-Tree branded glass, topped up with its signature Indian tonic water. Apparently, [...]
Oxford Street pedestrianisation on track to tie-in with Elizabeth Line launch after public backs proposals March 13, 2018 The radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street tying in with the Elizabeth Line launch in December were given a boost today, as the results of a massive consultation revealed public backing for the project. More than 22,000 responses were received on the plans to switch up the capital's famous shopping street, with nearly two-thirds of [...]
London’s Oxford Street pedestrianisation set to coincide with Elizabeth Line launch in December 2018 after public backs proposals March 13, 2018 The radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street tying in with the Elizabeth Line launch in December were given a boost today, as the results of a massive consultation revealed public backing for the project. More than 22,000 responses were received on the plans to switch up the capital’s famous shopping street, with nearly two-thirds of [...]
Sainsbury’s hires former Boots boss as retail and operations director September 30, 2016 Supermarket Sainsbury's has hired a veteran of the UK retail sector as its new retail and operations director. The company has appointed former Boots managing director Simon Roberts to the role. Roberts was most recently executive vice president of pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance and president of Boots in the UK & Ireland. Prior to that, [...]
Carillion shouldn’t be brought under state control, but maybe central banks should be January 24, 2018 A strong thread in the acres of print about the Carillion debacle is that the private sector should not really be involved in infrastructure projects. The public sector would, apparently, do it better. Readers who experienced life under the nationalised rail and telephone systems might be forgiven their scepticism. One idea which is taking hold [...]
“People can judge me on whatever basis they like” – departing SFO director David Green says final farewell April 13, 2018 The view of Trafalgar Square surrounding David Green’s office is one he will miss. The departing director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has enjoyed the architecture for the six years that he has been in, and reshaped, the role that has attracted – perhaps surprisingly – a fair amount of political drama. Green has [...]