‘Gloucester cannot blame injuries, they’ve fallen off a cliff in 2023’ May 5, 2023 Alongside the coaches, players, fans and pundits, I have no idea how Gloucester have fallen so fast and hard in the Premiership table. And I am not having injuries as an excuse. Third after five games, seventh after eight and 10th after 19; the fall from grace has been pretty dramatic. And it’s not the [...]
Crypto is in Wonderland and upside-down in the rabbit hole July 14, 2023 Monty picks up a book he hasn't read in a while, and draws comparisons with Alice in Wonderland and the world of crypto.
Bob Dylan documentary Shadow Kingdom is a portrait of rare genius June 12, 2023 Geniuses never do what we want them to: if they did, they’d be just like us. There’s recompense for the dismay we sometimes feel at the trajectory of our heroes. After the initial confusion comes comprehension, forgiveness, and awe – followed by amnesia about the traversal of that progression. Soon you forget why you ever [...]
King Charles vows to follow Queen’s ‘example of selfless duty’ in speech to MPs and Lords September 12, 2022 King Charles III has vowed to “faithfully” follow the Queen’s “example of selfless duty” in a speech to MPs and peers. Speaking in the historic surroundings of Westminster Hall, the King said that parliament was the “living and breathing instrument of our democracy”. The new King and Queen consort entered the parliamentary estate at 10.20pm [...]
Exodus of players to France is bad for the Premiership but the boys will thrive January 27, 2023 The amount of brilliant rugby players fleeing England for France and South Africa should be of extreme concern to those in charge of the domestic game here. But the reality is those players heading for pastures new – as I did when I joined Stade Français from Newcastle in 2009 – will have an incredible [...]
The Tories have lost rural England – and whoever wins it could triumph in politics June 7, 2023 Rural England has lost faith in the Tories after years of neglect. But Labour and the Lib Dems also don't seem to understand rural communities. Whoever manages to, could win the next elections, writes Mark Tufnell
The Square Mile and Me: 1 Lombard Street and Ekte boss Soren Jessen on his best City lunch March 30, 2023 Each week we ask the City great and the good for their Square Mile anecdotes. This week, it’s banker turned restaurateur Soren Jessen, the man behind 1 Lombard Street and Ekte How did you find yourself in the City? I came over from Denmark to work in the City first with Goldman Sachs for many [...]
CareTech set for £870m takeover by co-founders June 27, 2022 Social care provider CareTech is set to be taken private in an £870m deal spearheaded by its co-founders, the brothers Haroon and Farouq Sheikh. AIM-listed CareTech, which provides residential care to children, young people and adults, said today it had agreed to a deal by Amalfi Bidco that will see shareholders pocket 750p per share. [...]
Wellness Wonders: Meet the co-founder of The Fitness Group May 5, 2024 Steven Dick, the co-founder of The Fitness Group, one of the UK's leading providers of personal trainer courses, is on a mission to bring affordable and accessible learning to budding PTs.
Buy-to-let investors profit taking boosts CGT take to record level February 22, 2022 Buy-to-let investors taking profits on their properties has propelled capital gains tax (CGT) receipts to their highest ever level, revealed official figures published yesterday. The Treasury received 20 per cent more income from capital gains tax last year, with receipts climbing to £12.9bn from £10.8bn from the previous year, according to HMRC. A red hot [...]