Is the UK sanctions watchdog up for the fight? January 18, 2024 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a wave of sanctions. But experts are questioning whether the UK's sanctions body, OFSI, will take the tough action needed to make sure UK companies comply.
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Brands hold key to realising potential of disabled people in sport January 2, 2023 London 2012 changed perceptions around disabled people in sport but brands can help increase participation, writes Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson. Ten years after the London Olympics and Paralympics, disabled people are still facing massive barriers to sports participation. While 2012 created a benchmark for future events, it didn’t result in an influx of disabled people taking [...]
Investment fraud soars to nearly £1bn as criminals increasingly exploit social media October 17, 2022 Almost £900m has been lost to investment fraud in the past year, as police warn about the rise in the use of social media for bogus schemes. The lure of so-called ‘get rich quick’ initiatives have become “rife” during the cost of living crisis, as millions look for fix to their finanical woes. In a [...]
Junk food ads restrictions on TfL network to save NHS £200m August 2, 2022 The restrictions on junk food ads on the Transport for London (TfL) network are set to save the NHS over £200m. According to a study published today by the University of Sheffield and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the ban has prevented almost 100,000 obesity cases. In place since February 2019, the [...]
How the Rolex Laureate is helping to end fast fashion June 11, 2024 We delve into the efforts of Rolex to protect the planet through its Awards for Enterprise scheme and its Perpetual Planet initiative.
The Notebook: Neil Bennett on scale-up funding, bounce-back Britain and a Love Supreme June 14, 2023 Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen for the greatest sale on earth, a once in a generation opportunity to snap up corporate assets at unrepeatable prices. If you don’t, my (imaginary) new investment firm, Car Boot Capital, will certainly do so. It is a truth universally acknowledged that we are living through a liquidity [...]
Best of 2022: Sir Geoff Hurst: ‘My own memory could fade. You expect it to happen’ December 25, 2022 In this exclusive interview first published in July 2022, Sir Geoff Hurst says seeing most of his 1966 World Cup winning team-mates suffer with dementia convinced him to preserve his memories in the form of a digital artwork and raise money for Alzheimer’s charities. Every morning Sir Geoff Hurst goes for an hour-long walk through [...]
The Square Mile and Me with Rowland Thomas on the energy of the City and its changes over time July 20, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, it’s Rowland Thomas, Close Brothers property finance managing director What was your first job? At the local greyhound kennels spreading sawdust on the training runs. I was accidentally paid double rates – £1 instead of 50p per hour – which [...]
Sunak and Starmer have both realised just how close they are to an election July 20, 2023 Political cunning and policy gimmicks won't distract voters if their lives haven't improved, Will Cooling writes, on Sunak's war on universities and Starmer's U-turn on the two child welfare cap.
Spotify faces the music amid Rogan row January 31, 2022 How the streaming giant may have taken its podcast push too far