Reshuffle sees Lib Dem Scottish Secretary given the boot October 7, 2013 Less than a year before Scotland's vote on independence, today's reshuffle has seen Michael Moore replaced with Alistair Carmichael as the minister responsible for Scottish affairs. The Tories, Lib Dems and Labour are all are looking to maintain the status quo when it comes to next September's referendum on independence. But, with the Scottish National [...]
Women’s fashion: summer style May 28, 2014 JW Anderson x Versus Versace top, £POA, uk.versace.com; Antonio Berardi trousers, £440, antonioberardi.com; Christian Louboutin shoes, £545, 08432274322; Cartier bracelet, £55,500, 020 3147 4850; Theo Fennell ring (purple stone) £1,550, ring (red stone), £1,550, and ring (band) £1,650, all available at theofennell.com; Pippa Small earrings, £3,100, 201 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2SB Antonio Berardi [...]
The BMW M235i is the perfect all-rounder coupe September 23, 2014 The M235i may be the best all-rounder coupe on BMW’s books – we drive it from New York to Montreal I’m powering along Interstate-87 in upstate New York, skirting the navy lakes and emerald mountains of the Adirondacks when I pass a police car hidden behind the trees and see its red lights [...]
Institute of Directors’ summer party an alternative to Cool Britannia June 30, 2014 It was a remarkably wintery night at for the Institute of Directors’ summer party on the Parliament Terrace Pavilion yesterday evening but it certainly did not stop play. Attendees may not have been at David Cameron’s Cool Britannia party, but the aforementioned event didn’t go without a nod. “David Cameron is busy hosting a party [...]
Bombing IS in Syria was always going to fail – and Washington knew it all along October 12, 2014 In his magisterial work The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam makes clear that the essential tragedy of the Vietnam War was US decision-makers’ inability to see beyond the Potomac river in Washington, DC. Every policy debate concerned what would sell in the city’s foreign policy community, rather than what might make sense on the [...]
The Hut Group in line for £100m KKR investment July 21, 2014 US private equity firm KKR, the owner of Boots, is set to take a major stake in online retailer The Hut Group, its first foray into the burgeoning online fashion market. A group of investors led by KKR will buy just under 20 per cent of the Manchester-based company from existing shareholders for about £100m. [...]
Marks & Spencer boss Alan Stewart jumps ship for Tesco after sales drop July 10, 2014 Alan Stewart, chief financial officer at Marks & Spencer, is leaving the struggling retailer for supermarket giant Tesco, it was announced yesterday. Stewart will fill former Tesco CFO Laurie Mcllwee’s shoes at the retailer, where his pay packet is set to rise from £579,000 to £750,000 a year. Mcllwee stepped down from his role at Tesco [...]
Why it’s high time to revisit the maligned Muscadet August 28, 2014 I was lucky enough to spend a few hours of the bank holiday enjoying a stellar meal at Rick Stein’s Seafood restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall – that place has really moved up a gear or two since I was there last. After the pleasantries came the rather pressured task of examining the wine list; all [...]
Beautiful tech-nique in Brazil May 14, 2014 The world’s best tournament will showcase some of the best new technology. Here’s our World Cup tech top six: Knit-wear It’s not just the teams that go head-to-head every four years. Just as competitive is the battle waged between Adidas and Nike over who can bring out the most eye-catching boots. This year both companies [...]
Cricket Comment: England still facing uphill task to win series July 31, 2014 IMPRESSIVE though it was, yesterday marked England’s first victory for almost a year and talk of them now steamrolling India and winning the series is premature. Positives weren’t hard to come by, though, so let’s enjoy those first. Alastair Cook got big scores and won the match, and nobody is questioning his captaincy skills. He [...]