London 2030: An optimist’s vision of the next urban renaissance April 1, 2014 LONDON faces acute problems of growth. We are building barely a third as many new homes as we need. Yet there is no credible plan for the other two-thirds. In 17 boroughs, the average rent is more than half the average wage, and the typical first time buyer is 32. Peak congestion is unbearable across [...]
Thrills, spills and Brazil: We’re in for vintage 2014 January 5, 2014 Sports editor Frank Dalleres looks forward to a World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Winter Olympics and much more FOOTBALLWorld Cup, 12 June – 13 JulyGold and green, questionable samba references, sweltering temperatures: this year is all about the World Cup in the Beautiful Game’s spiritual home, Brazil. The hosts, Argentina, Germany and Spain are the favourites, [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 19 November 2013 November 18, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Data reveals indebted generation The earnings of recent English graduates have deteriorated so rapidly since the financial crisis that the latest class is earning 12 per cent less than their pre-crash counterparts at the same stage in their careers. They also owe about 60 per cent more in student debt. These are the [...]
Indecisive Europe is acting too late to save Ukraine from Kremlin discipline February 19, 2014 LIKE a slow-motion car wreck, the tragic violence that has erupted in Ukraine over the last few days – which some fear could result in bloody civil war – has been inexorably coming for some time. In November 2013, the country’s President Viktor Yanukovych abruptly broke off talks with the EU over a political and [...]
The 24 hour Tube is a triumph for London – but we can go further November 21, 2013 IN AN open letter to passengers, the mayor and Transport for London have committed themselves to a 24 hour Tube. It’s an exciting announcement, and will undoubtedly deliver a boost to London’s £8bn a year dining and entertainment industry. But there are wider implications for the capital. For decades, the Underground has run New Year’s [...]
Becker raises doubts over Federer’s Olympic ambition October 21, 2013 LONDON 2012 silver medallist Roger Federer hopes to play at the Rio Olympics in 2016, but former world No1 Boris Becker believes that ambition is “far fetched”. Federer reached the Swiss Indoors second round yesterday to maintain his charge towards the World Tour finals at the O2 Arena. But after a forgettable year for the [...]
A room with a view December 1, 2013 Hotels in which you don’t need to leave your bedroom for a spectacular vista WHETHER you prefer Manhattan’s ever-changing cityscape or the rolling, green mountains of St Lucia, there is a perfect hotel for you. Check out some of the most stunning vistas on the planet through the windows of these super-luxurious hotels. 1. Arts [...]
Pro-business London beats Paris to title of best capital in Europe September 1, 2013 LONDON’S status as a business centre and its high quality of life mean other countries see it as the “capital of Europe,” according to an Ipsos Mori poll to be published this week. The capital was voted third best city to live in, fourth for tourists and fifth for business, making it the most consistent [...]
Cafe Royal: The life and times of a London institution | City A.M. December 1, 2013 FEW INSITUTIONS can boast a history as rich as this one. Such a louche and libidinous past, with so many stories playing out as some of the greatest figures of modern times drank and (occasionally) dined – scandal, intrigue and ruin just a breath away. And rarely has a place been so studied, conceptualised, remodelled, [...]
Hotel industry to face slower growth in 2013 January 13, 2013 THE HOTEL sector is set to slow down in all of the major European cities this year, as continuing economic headwinds and increasing competition combine to hold back growth, a new study shows. PwC’s latest European hotel forecast published today predicts that though 2012 proved a resilient year for the sector, revenue per available room [...]