General Election 2015: There’s a deafening political silence around those who opt to go private April 9, 2015 Anthropologists argue that, to explain a situation, you have to examine its “silences”. The General Election is no different. In almost every area where government remains active, there is a growing group of voters who pay their taxes and then “go private”, but remain politically unacknowledged. In healthcare, the UK is already a world away [...]
Forget Shoreditch: How to turn an industrial relic into a home in shabby chic Archway April 9, 2015 As residential values in London have sky-rocketed, more disused commercial buildings are being converted into homes. A few years ago, it would have been unheard of for apartments to be more profitable than office space but there are a few boroughs in London where this is increasingly true. And there are no spaces more suited [...]
Apple just muscled ahead of Samsung on … EE’s Wi-Fi Calling April 8, 2015 Is this the latest installment in the high-stakes world of smartphone politics? Smartphone rivalry between Apple and Samsung has been simmering for years, spanning different continents, and even a few court cases. And in a further sign it won't be dying down anytime soon Apple has beaten its rival to … being able to say [...]
Ukip legal battle: Nigel Farage could face High Court fight with Amjad Bashir April 7, 2015 Nigel Farage could be facing an intense legal battle with a former Ukip MEP. Amjad Bashir, who defected to the Conservative Party in January, has had his lawyers write to the Ukip leader asking him to withdraw allegations made earlier this year. Bashir's lawyers said Ukip could be taken to the High Court for possible [...]
Grapes and wrath: Why wine critic Robert Parker is skipping the famous Bordeaux tasting April 2, 2015 It’s tasting time in Bordeaux, when the wine world flocks to the banks of the Garonne to discover what the latest vintage has to offer. For the next few weeks critics and merchants will sniff, snort, swill and spit their way through hundreds of tastings before passing judgement on the wines of 2014. This [...]
What to do in London this Easter weekend April 1, 2015 The long Easter weekend is almost upon us and here’s what London has to offer. 500 Years of Hampton Court Palace Historic Royal Palaces is throwing a birthday bash for King Henry VIII’s former residence. Visitors during the day will be greeted by five royal carriages, specially created for the occasion, while William Shakespeare and [...]
HP’s claims against Autonomy management and Mike Lynch just made us even more confused: Here’s who’s suing who April 1, 2015 After years of HP and the former management of Autonomy merrily hurling various threats at one another, yesterday HP finally made the first move, filing a lawsuit in the High Court alleging "fraudulent activity" by former Autonomy executives Mike Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. The move came after nearly three years of to-ing and fro-ing between [...]
HP seeking $5bn in High Court case against Autonomy bosses March 31, 2015 HP has filed a lawsuit in the High Court alleging fraudulent activity by the founder of Autonomy, the British company it bought in 2011. The US tech firm confirmed yesterday that it had launched a claim against Mike Lynch, as well as Autonomy’s former finance chief Sushovan Hussain, for damages of around $5.1bn (£3.4bn). The [...]
HP files lawsuit against Autonomy execs claiming billions in damages March 31, 2015 HP has filed a lawsuit in the British High Court alleging fraudulent activity by the founder and finance chief of the British company Autonomy which it bought in 2011 for $11bn. The US tech firm which later took an $8.8bn writedown on the acquisition is claiming damages from Autonomy founder Mike Lynch and former CFO [...]
High Court ruling on taximeters could spell the end for Uber as we know it March 28, 2015 An application by Transport for London (TfL) to the High Court could put the brakes on Uber services in London, and it all comes down to taximeters. These are the small boxes with which taxi drivers calculate the fare over the course of a journey, and the law states that in London they can only [...]