Mapped: Which Phones 4u stores are being shut down? September 23, 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed the addresses of the 360-plus Phones 4u stores that are being shut down, and the number of staff being made redundant as the business is wound down. At this stage 1,679 people will lose their jobs, with a further 720 people staying on to help with the wind down. Some [...]
Shale will turbocharge UK Plc – but losers must be compensated May 23, 2014 QUESTION: What’s the diff-erence between the Home Counties and Texas? ANSWER: Nothing, if the predictions from the British Geological Survey that there are billions of barrels of oil in shale rocks in Sussex, Hampshire and Kent turn out to be true. It is obvious that this astonishing supply needs to be tapped; it could transform [...]
Shale will turbocharge UK Plc – but losers must be compensated May 22, 2014 QUESTION: What’s the diff-erence between the Home Counties and Texas? ANSWER: Nothing, if the predictions from the British Geological Survey that there are billions of barrels of oil in shale rocks in Sussex, Hampshire and Kent turn out to be true. It is obvious that this astonishing supply needs to be tapped; it could [...]
Clifford Chance and Norton Rose Fulbright name London partners April 23, 2014 CITY law firms Clifford Chance and Norton Rose Fulbright yesterday named a total of 17 new partners in their London office. As part of a 21-strong round of promotions across 10 offices, Clifford Chance said that Caroline Meinertz, David Towers and Barry O’Shea – all senior associates in the London finance team – will become [...]
Finding Garcia: It’ll take pluck to liberate yourself from micro-management July 3, 2014 CAN YOU carry a message to Garcia? Do you even know what it means? The phrase used to be household currency, at least in America, but seems to have rather dropped from view. Yet since it was coined by an inspirational essay in 1899, it has been the subject of two feature films and it [...]
The Woolf in Mayor’s clothing speaks out April 21, 2014 The Lord Mayor of the City of London tells Elizabeth Fournier how her historic role puts her right at the heart of UK plc THERE’S no such thing as a typical day in the life of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. On the morning that I meet the incumbent Fiona Woolf in [...]
City Matters: Why business must have a rational debate about the UK’s place in the EU September 22, 2013 THE EUROPEAN debate has always had a tendency to stir emotional responses on both sides that miss – or ignore – the real facts. That makes it all the more important to make the case for a rational analysis of our relationship with Brussels. And as part of this analysis, it is vital that we [...]
City Matters: St Jude’s storm was a stark reminder why we need more transport investment November 3, 2013 ONE week on from the biggest storm London has seen in nearly thirty years, and the capital’s railways are back on track. The travel chaos was an uncomfortable reminder of how crucial the smooth running of London’s transport is to Londoners’ ability to go about their business. The two largest transport projects currently on the [...]
Don’t worry – despite the name shame, Salesforce Tower’s in pretty good company May 27, 2014 Hardly a day goes by when one of London’s newest skyscrapers isn’t making headlines and this week it’s the artist formerly known as Heron Tower. Last week it emerged that the building, on the City’s Bishopsgate, had signed a deal welcoming a new (and largest) tenant, American CRM giant, Salesforce. As part of the [...]
Zoopla’s shares are moving to a new £1bn home May 22, 2014 ZOOPLA fired the starting gun yesterday on a float that could value Britain’s second largest property website at around £1bn. The stock market debut will trigger a windfall for Zoopla’s shareholders, including majority owner the Daily Mail & General Trust, Countrywide and its founder and chief executive Alex Chesterman, who will sell down their stakes [...]