Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid ‘London renaissance’, says minister March 9, 2021 Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid 'London renaissance', says minister
London needs offices to thrive to secure its global future January 15, 2021 Are cities dead? There are plenty who think so – but Britain should hope they’re wrong. “The history book has not yet been written for cities” is the rallying cry emanating from Government. Those were Rishi Sunak’s words, echoing the Prime Minister’s faith when he spoke with FTSE 250 leaders last week that, post-pandemic, we [...]
England Netball chief Fran Connolly on the sport’s huge growth, plans to professionalise, and interest from private investors February 20, 2021 Few sports can have had their momentum checked by the pandemic quite like netball in the UK. A decade of extraordinary growth in which participation doubled and exposure at elite level reached unseen heights was jeopardised when Covid-19 hit, forcing a premature end to the Superleague season and halting grassroots netball. Almost a year on, [...]
Screenshot: Will London ever be ready for tech IPOs? April 2, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Volkswagen’s awkward U-turn **Will London ever be ready for tech IPOs? **Amazon goes bonkers for bots Media Moment of the Week: Volkswagen’s awkward U-turn There are few things as grating as the forced joviality of April Fool’s Day and it should, in this writer’s opinion, be cancelled. That [...]
Sunak pledges £100bn in capital spending to fund ‘once in a generation’ infrastructure investment November 25, 2020 Capital spending will increase to £100bn next year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged today, as the government looks to make a “once in a generation investment” in its infrastructure. The plans, which were announced as part of today’s Spending Review, will see new money for housebuilding, a “levelling-up” fund for local projects, and a new national [...]
Relationship hacks for surviving lockdown with your partner November 18, 2020 After eight months straight of living, working and socialising at home, is it any wonder that our relationships are under strain like never before? Indeed, over half of people say they have felt angry with loved ones due to the stress of Covid-19, 31 per cent think their relationship has deteriorated in the pandemic, and [...]
From drill music to Baby Shark: The record label plumbing profits from subculture hits November 19, 2020 There is, on the face of it, very little to connect Baby Shark with Headie One. The first is an infuriatingly catchy children’s song that is now the most-watched Youtube video in history. The other is a drill rapper from Tottenham who was jailed in January for carrying a knife before releasing a chart-topping debut [...]
In centralised finance we distrust June 27, 2021 Crypto AM columnist Dr Chris Kacher talks about his lack of faith with centralised finance and how BTC can beat the FUD.
In centralised finance we distrust June 15, 2021 Dr Chris Kacher reflects on the history books and explains his use of metrics as a buying guide to Bitcoin.
Fear, Anxiety, Doubt – FUD January 27, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Beware FUD! Last week’s barrage of mistruth reportedly claimed a major victim in software company NexTech AR Solutions, which sold off all 130 of its Bitcoins (worth roughly $4 million), citing reports of a possible “double spend” on the blockchain. The supposed double spend has now been shown to be nothing [...]