Sadiq Khan launches £50m ‘green new deal’ fund in pitch to Green Party voters February 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan has created a £50m fund for green energy projects in a direct appeal to Green Party voters in the lead up to the mayoral election. The mayor of London today announced the fund as a part of his “green new deal for London”, with the funds set to be allocated to programmes to [...]
DEBATE: Is attempting to trademark a product’s shape, as Kit Kat tried to do, a good business strategy? July 27, 2018 Is attempting to trademark a product’s shape, as Kit Kat tried to do, a good business strategy? Elizabeth Finn, managing director of Cowan London, says YES. We live in an age where copycat products and brands are increasingly easy and cheap to produce. It is therefore vital that brands trademark as many aspects of their [...]
How exactly can Prince Harry and Meghan become financially independent? January 9, 2020 For most people the term “financially independent” means looking for a job after finishing high school or university in a bid to stop leeching off their parents. However, for 30-something-year-old Royals the reality is starkly different. Read more: Queen ‘disappointed’ with Prince Harry decision to step away from senior Royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle [...]
Easyjet buys Thomas Cook slots at Gatwick and Bristol for £36m November 8, 2019 Budget airline Easyjet has bought the take-off and landing slots of collapsed travel company Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Bristol airports for £36m. The company announced today it has bought 12 summer slot pairs and eight winter slot pairs at Gatwick and six summer slot pairs and one winter slot pair at Bristol, in [...]
Starling Bank ditches its trademark purple for a new set of fintech clothes | City A.M. July 23, 2018 Digital challenger bank Starling has revamped its debit cards, drifting away from its trademark purple colour and turning card design on its head. The new cards will be in portrait rather than landscape, designed to reflect the way consumers use their cards in real life at an ATM or in a card machine. “The reason [...]
Harry and Meghan could earn mega bucks outside the Royal Family January 12, 2020 Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back as senior royals could see them earn a huge amount of money in their first year of independence, brand experts said. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who announced they were stepping down as senior royals last week, said they are working to become “financially independent”. It remains [...]
Ikea to face back tax payment order from EU October 7, 2019 Ikea could be forced to pay millions of euros in back taxes by the end of the year as the European Union competition watchdog cracks down on unfair deals for multinational companies. The European Commission is preparing to complete its probe into Inter Ikea, the brand owner of the furniture store, however the investigation could [...]
Jordan B Peterson interview: The unlikely conservative superstar March 1, 2021 As Jordan Peterson’s new book Beyond Order is released, we revisit our 2018 interview with the unlikely conservative superstar, discussing the high price of fame, causing offence and that interview with Cathy Newman. ••• Professor Jordan B Peterson’s apartment smells of meat. It’s 8am and his wife, Tammy, is fastidiously slicing a pile of steaks, [...]
New York State Attorney General reportedly investigating Wework November 19, 2019 Embattled office space firm Wework is reportedly being investigated by the New York State Attorney General (NYAG). The issues NYAG is examining include whether Wework founder and former chief executive Adam Neumann indulged in self-dealing to enrich himself, Reuters reported. Read more: Wework losses ballooned to $1.3bn in quarter before failed float The investigation comes [...]
A Taste of Honey at Trafalgar Studios review: A kitchen sink drama with real heart December 13, 2019 I first heard about A Taste of Honey through Morrissey, who had a penchant for nicking its best lines. I’m clearly not the only one: the delivery of “I dreamt about you last night. Fell out of bed twice” and “The dream has gone but the baby is real” were met with a ripple of [...]