Venture capitalism not politics was the brains behind Britain’s vaccine success February 24, 2021 The largely unsung hero – and perhaps the unlearnt lesson – of Britain’s vaccine success is venture capitalist turned government adviser Kate Bingham and how other venture capitalists like her can create the agile, entrepreneurial policies that ‘Global Britain’ needs. It was not politics as usual that allowed Britain to have the fastest vaccine rollout [...]
Weave support for minorities into the fabric of the City to empower them to thrive May 10, 2021 DiverCity® Podcast · Representation and Recognition of the ‘Model Minority’ The #StopAsianHate campaign sprung up in response to a sharp increase in the number of assaults, both physical and verbal, on Asian communities globally over the past year. In the US, former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric around China – he even referred to Covid-19 as [...]
Lilian Thuram: Gareth Southgate sets a good example of what white people can do November 20, 2021 A bespectacled Lilian Thuram reaches for a map of the world and turns it upside down to illustrate his point. France’s most capped footballer is sitting at the desk of his office for this video interview, his studious appearance and the shelf full of books behind him indicating the direction he has taken since retiring [...]
Ed Warner: Sewing ruling bodies together is not always the answer November 18, 2021 I’m a late adopter of LinkedIn, only joining this summer as a means of promoting Sport inc. Compiling my profile, I paused for just a second before deciding not to include my inglorious 52 days as interim chair of the British Basketball Federation back in 2018. On Sunday, as the T20 World Cup neared its [...]
Meet Kasper Hjulmand, the ‘tactical geek, football idealist and world-class coach’ of Denmark plotting England exit in Euro 2020 semi-finals July 6, 2021 A joke doing the rounds in Denmark is that if Kasper Hjulmand stood for election now he would be voted in as prime minister by a landslide. Hjulmand’s rocketing popularity is partly down to his steering of the national team to a Euro 2020 semi-final, where they will meet England at Wembley on Wednesday evening. [...]
Why transparency is key to see through the greenwash March 22, 2021 Adam Robbins, senior investment relationship manager at Triodos Investment Management, offers his view as to why transparency is so important when you’re exploring the many shades of ‘green’ impact investments. Globally, there are undeniable changes shaping our future, such as climate change, ecosystem collapse, population growth, and scarcity of natural resources. Add to those the [...]
Valsana Hotel in Switzerland is a geothermal Alpine retreat February 22, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. Today we revisit Noo Saro-Wiwa’s stay in The Valsana, Switzerland’s first geothermal hotel. ••• These days, a sense of wellbeing isn’t just about body and spirit but also about leaving a lighter carbon footprint. Which is why [...]
The City is stepping up to offer mental health support January 11, 2021 The start of 2021 brings hope that this year will be a more positive one but there is no denying that the next few months will be tough as we deal with the national lockdown brought in by the Government to control the spread of COVID-19. So many of us are already feeling isolated and [...]
Vaccine taskforce chief spends £670,000 on PR team November 8, 2020 The chair of the government’s vaccine taskforce has reportedly used £670,000 of the taxpayers’ money on her own team of PR consultants. Kate Bingham was appointed in May and since June has used eight-full time PR consultants, on the equivalent of £165,000 salaries, to oversee her media strategy, according to the Sunday Times. Documents leaked to [...]
Apple’s new privacy features may finally trigger a more transparent tech ecosystem March 6, 2021 A new feature in Apple’s operating system has received relatively little attention in the wider media recently, yet it is set to kick start a new era of transparency in the tech industry and hopefully instil more respect for consumer and enterprise privacy. With the launch of iOS 14, Apple introduced a privacy information section [...]