The table of two is a restaurateur’s worst nightmare. Our resident chef Mark Hix wants Valentine’s Day diners to team up February 13, 2018 Today, in case you needed a last minute reminder, is Valentine’s Day, the one day of the year on which we are bound by law to exchange flowers, chocolates and those little bears holding love hearts with insufferably twee phrases embroidered on them. Perhaps like me you try to avoid the whole ordeal. Or perhaps, [...]
Fitness advice: Why building a “cheat day” into your regime could be bad news for your waistline September 12, 2017 If you’re one of the millions of people trying unsuccessfully to lose fat, your problem could boil down to two little words: cheat day. A “cheat day”, or “cheat meal” as it’s sometimes called, is where people on a training program allow themselves a period where they can eat whatever they want. Being healthy [...]
The risks of pension drawdown – and how to help combat them March 1, 2018 Pension investors have two main options at retirement: Continue investing and take out money from their pot as and when needed (also known as pension drawdown), or buy an annuity that guarantees a regular income for life. This is a complex issue facing retirees, and any decision to use drawdown must be carefully considered. Drawdown [...]
Transferwise now lets you transfer money just by talking to a Facebook Messenger chatbot February 21, 2017 Forget simply messaging friends, now you can use Facebook Messenger to transfer money with the latest chatbot wanting to take care of your finances. London fintech unicorn Transferwise is bringing its online money transfer service to the messaging app, allowing users in the UK to send money to friends or family in the rest of Europe, [...]
Uber loses workers’ rights appeal: Here’s how employment experts have reacted November 10, 2017 Uber has lost an appeal against a tribunal ruling that it must give its drivers employment rights. The ride-hailing app went to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) to challenge an earlier ruling by the Employment Tribunal which said Uber drivers are entitled to basic workers’ rights. The EAT rejected Uber’s argument that it is merely [...]
Irvine Welsh interview: Growing old disgracefully May 3, 2018 The image of a former enfant terrible growing up, moving to a big house by the ocean and living a life of manicured leisure is hardly novel. Even so, hearing Irvine Welsh – former heroin addict, guitarist with punk band The Pubic Lice, and author of Trainspotting – talk about his Miami pilates regime is [...]
Fitness advice: How can you keep fit around all of these end-of-year parties? October 31, 2017 For many people, November is the start of the hardest time of year for keeping fit. Cold weather makes us crave stodgy comfort food, and that’s before you factor in the parties. But rather than wait until the new year for yet another resolution to get fit or lose weight, how about trying to [...]
Most successful tech entrepreneurs have set up their businesses by the time they’re 30 February 27, 2017 Are you a 30-something itching to set up a tech firm? Strike age and lack of experience off of your list of excuses because Europe's top entrepreneurs set up their companies by the age of 30. Despite often lacking financial expertise, the average age tech titans establish their company by is 29.7 years, according to research by [...]
Bankrupt, jailed, £100m: Confessions of AirX CEO, John Matthews – the least popular man in private jet chartering March 26, 2018 OUR QUIET table at Dover Street’s Arts Club is becoming a de facto confession box. A gin and tonic replacing the grill between priest and penitent, John Matthews peers through his glass – for he hath sinned. The chief executive of AirX, who admits to being the least popular man in private aircraft chartering, has [...]
Bankrupt, jailed, £100m: Confessions of AirX CEO, John Matthews – the least popular man in private jet chartering March 26, 2018 OUR QUIET table at Dover Street’s Arts Club is becoming a de facto confession box. A gin and tonic replacing the grill between priest and penitent, John Matthews peers through his glass – for he hath sinned. The chief executive of AirX, who admits to being the least popular man in private aircraft chartering, has [...]