Coronavirus: Government decision to take over rail network raises questions over Williams review March 23, 2020 The government’s decision to bring the UK’s rail network under the management of the Department for Transport for the duration of the coronavirus crisis has raised questions over the future of the rail franchising system. Former chairman of British Airways Keith Williams is currently conducting a “root and branch” review of the current system ahead [...]
Combined Just Eat and Takeaway.com shares start trading February 3, 2020 The combined shares of Just Eat and Takeaway.com began trading this morning, despite a competition watchdog probe into the merger. Just Eat’s shares were suspended this morning and the merged company Just Eat Takeaway.com began trading on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker Jet. However, a full integration of the two takeaway platforms is [...]
Facebook and Google ad revenue to surpass TV for first time February 27, 2020 Brands are set to splash out more advertising dollars on tech titans Facebook and Google than the entire global TV sector this year, according to figures released today. Advertising revenue for Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet is forecast to reach $231.9bn (£185bn) in 2020, according to industry body Warc. TV ad spend is set [...]
A life of photography on the verge of stepping into the blockchain ring July 7, 2021 Crypto AM writer Jillian Godsil meets Christina Jansen, photographer and artist who forged a special bond with one of the world's greatest ever athletes.
An open letter: Two things the government must do to save UK charities April 14, 2020 Charities play a vital role in communities across the UK. But at this time of crisis — when they are needed most — many are experiencing a sharp drop in income. This is harming their ability to support people during the crisis and threatens their survival. The government’s £750m package is a welcome first step, [...]
Marks & Spencer hires ex-Tesco exec to fix struggling clothing division November 22, 2019 Marks & Spencer has named a new clothing boss to replace its ousted former head of the struggling division. Tesco’s former F&F clothing chief Richard Price will join as M&S’s new managing director of clothing home after Jill McDonald left the role in July. Read more: Poor clothing sales knock M&S’s half-year profit lower Marks [...]
M&S bolsters menswear team after skinny jeans fiasco February 12, 2020 Marks & Spencer (M&S) has appointed a new menswear buying director, after the retailer’s Christmas sales were dented when it ordered too many skinny jeans in the wrong sizes. M&S chief executive Steve Rowe has been battling to turn the clothing and home division around, but total revenue slumped 3.7 per cent in the third [...]
Labour’s private jet ban plan makes ‘little sense,’ says industry November 4, 2019 The private aviation industry has criticised a Labour-backed proposal to impose a fully-fledged ban on private jets in the UK as soon as 2025 as making “little sense”. In a move which would remove London as Europe’s most active player in the industry should it come to fruition, shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald yesterday backed [...]
Ed Miliband returns to Labour shadow cabinet under Keir Starmer April 6, 2020 Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has returned to the frontbench as shadow business and energy secretary in Sir Keir Starmer’s new look shadow cabinet. Miliband will join Anneliese Dodds, announced as shadow chancellor yesterday, and new shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry in Labour’s key economic and business portfolios. Starmer appears to have purged the [...]
A Machiavellian mastermind or a naïve kid? The story of the Flash Crash Trader June 5, 2020 On a cold morning in April 2015, half a dozen FBI agents and police officers pulled up outside a modest semi-detached house in Hounslow to arrest a man they considered to be among the most prolific and dangerous market manipulators in the world. Their target, Navinder Singh Sarao, had accumulated $70m buying and selling futures [...]