RIP to the humble business lunch? Two thirds say working lunches aren’t what they used to be June 2, 2016 What does one have to do to get a three course meal and a bottle of wine these days? Bad news for PRs. British business is under threat from the death of the business lunch, according to new research. If the appetite for Deliveroo's office lunch competition was anything to go by, work lunching just isn't what it used to be. [...]
Lineker joins the ranks of celebrities’ ballsy pledges August 14, 2016 Gary Lineker has taken the Twittersphere by storm after honouring his promise to present Match of the Day in his underpants, and in doing so has joined the ranks of ballsy celebrity pledges. The 55 year-old former footballer took his kit off for the first episode in the new series last night after making a vow last December [...]
Brexit, what Brexit? UK economy grows by 0.5 per cent – slower than the previous quarter but better than economists had expected October 27, 2016 GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of the year, in a sign the economy has – so far – shrugged off the effects of Brexit. The statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are the first to cover the full three months after the UK voted to leave the [...]
Detoxers spell the death of the party holiday, while Heineken innovates to serve beer from the keg on planes July 19, 2016 If you thought you might be able to escape “clean eating” and all the other health and wellbeing fads cluttering up your inbox while you were on holiday this summer, I’m afraid you’re about to be disappointed. Or maybe you wouldn’t be. The Capitalist was more than a bit dismayed to learn 78 per cent [...]
This is what you should be eating based on your job, according to healthy fast food chain POD April 26, 2016 Keeping up a healthy diet in the City has never been easier, but are we eating the right food for our jobs? News reaches us from healthy food chain POD that London workers should be making diet plans based on what they do for a living. There's plenty of evidence to suggest what we eat [...]
Coffee nation: The UK’s caffeine addiction revealed as coffee chains take over May 19, 2016 Over-caffeinated Brits are fuelling a boom in coffee shops, according to new data from CBRE. Over the past 17 years, there has been a massive 20-fold increase in coffee chain outlets, from just 215 in 1998 to 4,234 in 2015. And the coffee shop trend shows no sign of abating, with an increase of six per [...]
Heading to Dublin? Here’s how to get the most out of your trip September 2, 2016 As an Irishman living in London, it’s vitally important to maintain links with the motherland by annually submerging myself in the grand culture of my people, before returning to London fresh and thrumming with renewed Celtic energy. Today, I will share with you my meticulously curated itinerary. How to get there: Fly Aer Lingus, of course. [...]
With Nigel Farage off the scene, will it be easier to reach a compromise with the EU on free movement? July 5, 2016 Rachel Cunliffe, deputy editor of CapX, says Yes. Nigel Farage posed in front of a Brexit poster featuring a road of migrants with the caption “Breaking Point”, in what has become an iconic image of the campaign. He has blamed immigrants for everything from the strain on the NHS to traffic on the M4. And after [...]
Just Eat shares plummets as founding shareholders sell 7.7 per cent stake December 3, 2014 Takeaway site Just Eat became the biggest faller on the FTSE 250 this morning, after its founding shareholders sold a 7.7 per cent stake in the company. Shares fell 8.64 per cent to 309p in mid-morning trading as it emerged shareholders including Index Ventures, SM Trust and Vitruvian Partners sold off part of their share [...]
Five things entrepreneurs and founders need to know before joining a growth business accelerator programme February 4, 2016 British entrepreneurs have a lot to be excited about at the moment. With over half a million businesses started in the UK in 2013 alone – helped by a business environment with the fewest barriers to entrepreneurship in the world – and the number growing, it’s a good time to be a British-based business. Unsurprisingly [...]