The Notebook: Jeffrey Bronheim on what the UK could learn from the US’s attitude to ‘revolving doors’ June 19, 2023 Today, Jeffrey Bronheim, managing partner of law firm Cohen & Gresser‘s London office, takes the notebook pen. As an American who has built up a legal practice in London, I have seen differing views on what is dubbed the ‘revolving door’ between business and government on either side of the Atlantic. In the UK, politicians [...]
Conservative ideology is in turmoil as they cling to online speech crackdowns June 29, 2022 A little known internet safety green paper was the genesis of the Online Safety Bill. It was initiated by the Cameron government and published five years ago, with a focus on a voluntary code of practice and transparency requirements for social media. This would have been a relatively incremental step, a collaborative approach to addressing [...]
Flare illuminating the utility issues of blockchain March 22, 2023 Hugo Philion, CEO and co-founder of Flare, discusses the limitations of blockchain and how a flood of data may be the solution.
Negotiation has failed: the defence Keir should have made for rail strikes June 27, 2022 The rail strikes have finished, for the moment, and we can return to normal after the disruption. But we are promised a “summer of discontent”, with teachers and barristers next up to withdraw their labour. Disruption in public-facing services seems to be emerging as 2022’s leitmotif. The government responded to the transport strike by simultaneously [...]
Who is buying London’s mansions? 60 per cent go to wealthy buyers from four countries February 23, 2024 The super-prime market in London is booming. More mansions in the capital are being sold, for higher prices, to an increasingly international base. In 2023, sales of super-luxury new-build London apartments rose by 137 per cent to an average of £4,306 per square foot, according to Beauchamp Estates. Supply of luxury houses has also been boosted by an influx [...]
Eugene Amo-Dadzie: ‘Why can’t the world’s fastest accountant be the fastest man ever?’ February 22, 2024 The Londoner is only the fourth Briton to run a sub-10-second 100m.
WWE failed to wrestle back control and delivered a warning in dual class shares January 19, 2023 Professional wrestling can teach us a lesson or two about business. McMahon's return as WWE's executive chairman shows the inevitable pitfalls of dual class shares, writes Will Cooling
Money matters – Financial literacy: A vaccine for life July 12, 2022 Could a double dose of financial literacy combined with experience help households make more rational financial decisions? What can be done to enable households to make more rational financial decisions? In the wise words of Warren Buffet, one of the greatest investors of all time, invest in yourself by accessing the latest financial education for [...]
Whistleblower says safety is cost centre for Facebook October 25, 2021 Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, appeared before the Joint Committee this afternoon, discussing plans to regulate social media companies.
Is Portugal a crypto haven or mutton dressed up as lamb? September 16, 2022 Monty casts an eye over Portugal and asks if the crypto tax status as a haven may be under threat of severe regulation?