Putin’s war with Ukraine is unwinnable but as a leader, he cannot afford to lose December 8, 2022 Ten months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one simple fact has become abundantly clear: set against its original goal to completely conquer Ukraine, Moscow cannot win the war but neither can Putin afford to lose it. Ukraine has fought heroically to repulse the original Russian invasion and to push back Putin’s forces. But, for all [...]
I went on a dog holiday with my terrier – it was way better than going with humans July 8, 2024 I went on holiday with my dog - it was way better than going with humans
The Notebook: Susannah Streeter talks Brits’ love of brands, ready meals and Eurovision May 16, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s the turn of former journalist and now Hargreaves Lansdown’s head of money and markets Susannah Streeter. Our love of big brands helps fuel inflation fires Brand power is the much-lauded virtue of the world’s most successful companies. But this much-admired characteristic is partly [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Jim Wood-Smith on impostor syndrome, City shenanigans and a birthday redundancy August 17, 2023 Our weekly feature digs into the careers of the City’s great and good: this week, Hawksmoor Investment Management’s Jim Wood-Smith takes us down a most eventful memory lane What was your first job?I never did the Saturday paper round or the gap year saving-the-sloth thing. I was classically middle class and went to work for [...]
Square Mile and Me: Jim Wood-Smith on all-day breakfasts, birthday redundancies and why the City needs to watch Monty Python August 17, 2023 Every week we ask the financial services industry’s great and good to delve into memory lane. This week, it’s Hawksmoor Investment Management’s Market Commentator and Head of Climate Transition Jim Wood-Smith who gives us an insight into a City left behind in more ways than one… What was your first job? I never did the [...]
Square Mile and Me: Harry Hyman on building Primary Health Properties – and his love for the opera December 7, 2023 Harry Hyman, CEO of Primary Health Properties, tells us about his career, opera and working with his family.
Sadiq Khan calls on UK to do more for Ukrainian refugees March 26, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the UK to “do more” for Ukrainian refugees. “It is important throughout the next few days, weeks to make it far, far easier, and much more easier for those who are fleeing Ukraine to come here,” he told PA news agency before joining a demonstration in support of [...]
Square Mile and Me: Centrus CEO Phil Jenkins on what drew him to the City May 30, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, it's Phil Jenkins, CEO of corporate financial advisor Centrus.
Liz Truss says Queen was ‘the spirit of Britain’ as tributes pour in September 8, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II was the “very spirit of Britain” and the “rock on which modern Britain was built”, Liz Truss has said in a tribute to Her Majesty. The Prime Minister said outside Number 10 that “our country has grown and flourished under her reign” and that “Britain is the great country it is today [...]
Exclusive: FTSE100 companies grossly overestimate their performance on diversity, equity and inclusion May 17, 2022 Nearly two years on from the BLM protests, companies of all sizes are failing to enact the cultural and operational changes that they promised at the time. An audit of the FTSE100 by agility firm Agility in Mind found that despite almost all (99 per cent) having an inclusive mission statement, less than half (48 [...]