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 [...]
Marks & Spencer’s top 10 festive favourites: slow-cooked turkey, shortbread snow globes, light-up gin and shapewear to hold it in! January 12, 2023 Marks and Spencer saw a record Christmas trade during the latest festive period, with a record £80m sales alone on 23 December, the last Friday before Christmas. Incoming CEO Stuart Machin can also take comfort in a 7.2 per cent rise in the clothing and home category to £3.6bn. But it was the retailer’s Christmas [...]
Amazon to pay staff £500 cost of living payment as union urges tech giant to do more October 6, 2022 Amazon will make a one-off payment of up to £500 for its hourly paid employees to help them with the cost of living crunch while it attempts to fend off union criticism on pay. Employees will receive two instalments of £250, one this month and one later in December. It comes as Amazon has received [...]
European rugby attendances point to major issue for the sport December 14, 2022 Hopes of a newfound interest in the European Champions and Challenge Cups took a hit this weekend as home sides struggled to fill their terraces for what some argue are the best club competitions in world rugby. Attendances peaked at a bastion of European rugby in Munster’s Thomond Park where 21,884 watched the province lose [...]
Petrol prices drop slightly for first time since April, but motoring associations say it’s not enough July 6, 2022 Petrol prices have slightly dropped for the first time since mid-April, according to reports from motoring association the AA. Figures have shown that the average price of a litre of petrol at UK pumps went down by 0.3p between Sunday and Monday. The price of petrol yesterday was around 191.3p, well below Sunday’s record price [...]
Premiership rugby final: Winning, attendances and digital growth May 27, 2023 The Premiership rugby final is upon us. Favourites Saracens take on Sale Sharks at Twickenham this weekend looking to add to their respective trophy cabinets. But with the final set to offer a lot on the pitch, how does it look off it? Here we have looked at some playing statistics, attendance statistics and social [...]
As supermarkets rake in profits, Goldilocks would go hungry on the cost of oats April 18, 2023 The price of food is one of the main factors driving double-digit inflation. It keeps on going up, that's why industry leaders must finally step up to protect supermarkets' customers, writes Sue Davies
This year, there’s potential for businesses to find value in times of economic uncertainty January 5, 2023 “Uncertainty is bad for business” is a truism accepted by all economists. But whilst it applies across an entire economic system, it doesn’t need to apply to you in 2023. You can simultaneously agree that the year ahead feels horribly uncertain while also thriving. The Collins English Dictionary recently named “permacrisis” as the “word of [...]
The UK must lead a united front ready to tame the alarming global food crisis June 9, 2022 On Monday, the Russian ambassador walked out of a UN meeting after Charles Michel, the European Council president, accused Moscow of using food supplies as “a stealth missile against developing countries”. Michel was referring to the situation in Ukraine’s port of Odessa, where tons of wheat have been left to rot in containers because of [...]
Car insurance prices sink to lowest in seven years May 5, 2022 Car insurance prices have, on average, sunk to the lowest since 2015, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced today. Comprehensive prices, which are now at £416, dropped 5 per cent compared with 2021 levels following the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to offer both new and returning customer the same tariff, and end “loyalty premiums.” [...]