UK’s online anti-vaccine movement growing rapidly February 16, 2021 The number of people who follow social media accounts that promote anti-vaccine messages is rising sharply. On Instagram alone, major anti-vaccination accounts grew nearly fivefold in 2020, reaching over 4m followers in the UK, according to new research by BBC Monitoring, shared in BBC Panorama last night. On Facebook, anti-vaccination pages grew by 19 per [...]
The culture wars in numbers: we’re not as divided as we think we are June 12, 2021 “These days you get arrested and thrown in jail if you say you’re English, don’t you?” This opening gambit from a taxi driver in a Stewart Lee routine is an extreme example of the belief that speech is increasingly, and literally, policed “these days” – but it works because it reflects a real divide. The country is [...]
Amazon retains crown as world’s most valuable brand June 21, 2021 Amazon has retained its place as the world’s most valuable brand, growing 64 per cent this year to $684bn – equivalent to the GDP of Poland. Amazon’s value grew by $268bn in the last year, according to data from Kantar, as a locked down world turned to the retailer for their online shopping. After Amazon, [...]
Boris Johnson plays down UK-EU rift over Northern Ireland at G7 summit June 13, 2021 Boris Johnson has tried to play down tensions between the UK and EU over Northern Ireland, after days of tense exchanges with European leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall. Johnson said at his closing press conference that “the vast majority of the conversations we’ve had over the past three or four days have been [...]
Facebook splashes out $23m on Mark Zuckerberg’s security April 14, 2021 Facebook forked out more than $23m (£16.6m) on security for its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg last year. In a filing published this week the tech giant said it handed the boss $23.4m in compensation in 2020 to cover personal security at his homes and during personal travel. Of this, $13.4m represented a security allowance while [...]
Hong Kong races ahead of London and New York in bid to get bankers back in the office June 21, 2021 Hong Kong races ahead of London and New York in bid to get bankers back in the office
The CA Summit 2020: inspirational speakers discuss the effect of impact investing and the importance of self-purpose August 18, 2021 Ahead of CA Summit 2021, revisit the Inspire Chapter of last year’s event which saw a range of innovative and inspirational speakers discussing topics ranging from the effect of impact investing to the importance of self-purpose. Book your place now for CA Summit 2021 The CA Summit, held on 8 October 2020, brought together the [...]
Dominic Cummings to say PM said ‘Covid is only killing 80-year-olds’ to delay lockdown May 25, 2021 Dominic Cummings will tomorrow tell a joint parliamentary committee that Boris Johnson justified delaying a second lockdown last autumn by saying “Covid is only killing 80-year-olds”. The Prime Minister’s former aide will reportedly tell the meeting that Johnson said last September that he would not repeat March’s lockdown and that he said: “I’m going to [...]
Wounded Boris Johnson to call emergency Cabinet meeting as Tory rebels refuse to back down after worse-than-May vote June 7, 2022 It is understood Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to call his Cabinet together this morning as the embattled Tory leader seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him. The Prime Minister insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite 148 of his own MPs voting to oust him [...]
HSBC to trial ‘Zoom-free Fridays’ to combat fatigue May 10, 2021 HSBC is planning Zoom-free Fridays for some of its employees in a bid to tackle pandemic fatigue, following in the footsteps of other leading banks. Companies have been forced to reconsider working practices during the pandemic as the lines between home and work have been blurred as a result of lockdowns. A spokesperson confirmed it [...]