Hasta la vista! Boris waves goodbye but casts a shadow for his successor July 21, 2022 THERE’S always an awkward moment when you start a new job, and someone comes round asking you to contribute to a collection for someone you barely know. That moment came unusually quickly for the dirty double dozen that Boris Johnson shuffled into the Cabinet room, with ministers who had been serving him for less than [...]
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth (1926-2022) September 11, 2022 Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II - an enduring symbol of duty and leadership.
Admiral profits dented £33m by insurance regulation change August 14, 2019 Car insurer Admiral has taken a £33.3m hit to its profits following the introduction of changes to how compensation for those injured in accidents is calculated. The figures The government changed the Ogden rate, which governs how much insurers pay to people seriously injured in car accidents, in July. Admiral said the changes had cut [...]
Editorial: Go-Ahead’s cock-up doesn’t look good for anybody September 29, 2021 If ever a news story could capture a nation’s mood, the shooting of a stunning, rare white stag by police in Merseyside yesterday, apparently against the RSPCA’s advice, seems to sum up a general feeling of melancholy sweeping the shires. The stag, we are informed by the powers that be, could have become a menace [...]
Foxtons buys West London rival Douglas & Gordon for £14.25m March 2, 2021 London-listed estate agent Foxtons has confirmed it has acquired West London-based firm Douglas & Gordon for £14.25m. It comes just a week after the FTSE firm confirmed it was in discussions to “reflect the company’s stated ambition to acquire high quality businesses with strong lettings books.” Douglas and Gordon, which is run by former Foxtons [...]
Brit pays staggering £131,000 for Winnie the Pooh’s century-old Poohsticks Bridge October 7, 2021 A Brit coughed up more than £131,000 for the bridge made famous by the Winnie the Pooh stories. Bids for the century-old structure came in from all over the world, with a British nobleman coming out on top. Originally built around 1907, the bridge rose to fame after being included in Milne’s children’s books and [...]
Mayor of New York reveals he will be paid in Bitcoin November 4, 2021 Soon-to-be Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has declared he will be paid in Bitcoin when he takes office on January 1.
Uswitch owner RVU picks up Confused.com in effort to broaden reach December 29, 2020 London-based RVU, owner of comparison site Uswitch and financial planning outfit Money.co.uk, has announced a deal to buy Confused.com from Admiral Insurance. RVU will pick up Confused.com as well as the market leaders in insurance comparison in both Spain and France. Read more: Tech jobs boom as UK moves towards light at the end of [...]
If the monarchy wants to survive, it must learn from the Queen’s longevity June 1, 2022 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend has almost arrived. With over 16,000 street parties around the country, beacon lighting, a pageant and concert in central London, it’s set to be a bumper celebration for the whole nation. The journalist and author Walter Bagehot once wrote that “a royal family sweetens politics by the seasonable addition of [...]
Saturday Sitdown: Soho Housing’s chief on why ‘we need to rethink the way we use central London’ March 19, 2022 Insurance giant Admiral recently warned that nearly nine out of ten Londoners can no longer afford the average cost of rent in the capital. The demand for rooms to rent is much higher than the available supply, thereby leading to such increases that most Londoners cannot keep up with, the company cited as the main [...]