From gluten free pet food to bespoke granola – the startups funded with taxpayer money September 12, 2013 A range of chewable baby bangles, a perfume for teenagers called ‘Pink Addiction’ and an alternative diet practitioner are all recipients of loans from the £69m government scheme Start Up Loans, which is supported by David Cameron. A list published by Downing Street has detailed the various new startups and New Enterprise Allowance [...]
Don’t blame foreigners for our self-inflicted housing shortage October 28, 2013 LONDON’S housing policy is in a mess: rules, restrictions and levies make it hard and expensive to build homes in the right places, crimping supply. Combined with growing demand, this has pushed prices up. While the coalition’s reforms have helped slightly, making it easier to convert old offices and simplifying some rules, and more public [...]
Well worn November 6, 2013 Having a watch is one thing; collecting watches and wearing them well is quite another. So allow the editors of The Prodigal Guide, the watches and lifestyle site, to offer guidance on the best wrist stance for sophisticated gents 1 Let’s dispense with the obvious stuff from the off, shall we? In one fell swoop, [...]
Sarah Brown joins Harrods board November 22, 2012 SARAH Brown, the wife of former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Harrods, the luxury department store said yesterday. Brown will work within the marketing and corporate social responsibility division.
Join an exclusive club in the City October 10, 2013 Luxury developments are stocking up on facilities normally found in five-star hotels HOLIDAYS are great. Want to go to the gym without stepping outside in jogging bottoms? Fancy a swim at 2am? Want to relax in your own private bar? And on top of that, there’s someone on the end of the phone waiting to [...]
Innovation Diary: The Valley vs the Roundabout: London is starting to close the gap August 11, 2013 WHEN I met David Richards – the British founder of Silicon Valley success story WANDisco – last year, I asked him whether he thought London’s Silicon Roundabout could compete with its San Francisco equivalent. Richards replied: “It would be ridiculous to contrast the two.” Richards – who recently brought his product development team from the [...]
What the other papers say this morning February 4, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Whitehall departments face big cuts Several government departments will have lost more than £3 in every £10 they once had available for spending, by the time of the next election, according to Financial Times research. SGX in talks over LCH.Clearnet stake SGX, the Singapore stock exchange, is in discussions about taking a stake [...]
Italy’s Lavazza poised to give UK high streets a caffeine boost January 28, 2013 ITALIAN coffee brand Lavazza is taking on the likes of Starbucks, Cafe Nero and Costa with plans to open up 400 shops across the UK over the next 10 years. Property agents Cushman & Wakefield said yesterday it has been hired by Lavazza to advise on the roll-out of its new coffee shops, called Lavazza [...]
Car talk October 16, 2012 The new Turbo S Porsche is a powerful upgrade on the V8 Porsche has introduced a new flagship Cayenne SUV, the Turbo S. The 4.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 has had its power increased by an additional 10 per cent over the Turbo model. The extra 50bhp translates to a 0-62mph time of 4.5 seconds and a [...]
Look after your watch November 1, 2012 Mechanical watches need to be serviced. Over time the oil inside the movement degenerates – if it thickens it can slow down the timekeeping, and if it thins it can speed it up. To ensure the watch continues to run reliably, you need to maintain it at regular intervals to prevent any damage. It varies [...]