Slap in the face January 6, 2011 DAVID Cameron delivered a remarkable snub to the City yesterday, after he excluded it from a list of Britain’s “high growth” industries. In a speech outlining where he expects growth to come from in the coming years, the Prime Minister said that tourism, green energy, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing and aerospace were the five “industries of [...]
Where to book if you’re planning the ultimate honeymoon February 27, 2011 Jade Mountain, St Lucia JADE Mountain is about the most spectacularly situated hotel in the Caribbean. Facing out across a bay towards the Pitons, St Lucia’s iconic pair of dramatically steep mountains, it hangs against the side of a jungle-covered mountain like an eagle’s nest. Some nest. The rooms – or “sanctuaries” as they are [...]
Brewing up a storm February 21, 2011 LIKE so many people, I take my food and wine seriously. I won’t drink unnaturally pink California zinfandels and I turn my nose up at Jacob’s Creek. Wine-tasting courses and many meals in good restaurants have left their imprint. I care about quality – I’m a snob, and I’m not afraid to show it. Why [...]
Graduates start to look East January 26, 2011 Always do what you are afraid to do”. American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson believed this was the best advice to give to youngsters. With increasing competition for highly paid graduate jobs and the hyperbolic reputation of the City, it is understandable why starting your career in the Square Mile might be a fearful prospect. I [...]
City should lead globally and show benefits locally December 5, 2010 The Square Mile and London are key international assets for the UK, generating export earnings, taxes and corporate profits. But the business that is done in the City and in other centres throughout Britain has a major domestic impact and we must look to maximise this. Therefore we need to find ways of sharing the [...]
City should lead globally and show benefits locally December 5, 2010 The Square Mile and London are key international assets for the UK, generating export earnings, taxes and corporate profits. But the business that is done in the City and in other centres throughout Britain has a major domestic impact and we must look to maximise this. Therefore we need to find ways of sharing the [...]
Blanc goes bland in the Square Mile April 19, 2010 Brasserie Blanc 60 Threadneedle Street, EC2R 8HP Tel: 020 7710 9441 Cost per person without wine: £26 IT has the name Raymond Blanc attached, but don’t be thinking Brasserie Blanc has anything to do with the French celebrity chef’s haute cuisine flagship, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in Oxfordshire. Brasserie Blanc is a chain of [...]
SUPPORT THE TROOPS AND GIVE YOUR BRIGHT YOUNG THING A CITY JOURNALISM START February 2, 2011 WITH Apprentice Week kicking off on Monday, readers should be wise to a special charity sale going on next week as City A.M. gives some bright young thing a two-week internship to kickstart their business journalism career. The auction is taking place at the Square Mile Salute, a charity banquet supported by City A.M. next [...]
SUPPORT THE TROOPS AND GIVE YOUR BRIGHT YOUNG THING A CITY JOURNALISM START February 2, 2011 WITH Apprentice Week kicking off on Monday, readers should be wise to a special charity sale going on next week as City A.M. gives some bright young thing a two-week internship to kickstart their business journalism career. The auction is taking place at the Square Mile Salute, a charity banquet supported by City A.M. next [...]
Saracens far too strong for USA November 9, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Saracens enjoyed a 20-6 victory over USA yesterday when the Premiership high-fliers returned to the City. Tries from Don Barrell and James Short ensured victory in a match played at the Honourable Artillery Company grounds in the Square Mile. Former England captain Steve Borthwick led Sarries, while Schalk Brits also featured.