Britain’s small businesses deserve a simpler, fairer tax system May 21, 2019 “When you look after small business,” Sajid Javid said last week, “you look after Britain”. But too often, he admitted, the government has focused its attention elsewhere – big government finding it easier to talk to big business than small. Britain has an enviable record of company creation. Indeed, alongside our stellar job creation rates, [...]
Ted Baker expected to boost revenues despite high street worries September 30, 2018 Retailer Ted Baker is expected to show it has raised revenues in results released this week, despite tough high-street conditions. Analysts suggest the clothing company’s half-year revenue will be shown to have gone up around 4.5 per cent when it announces results this Thursday, as luxury goods continue to escape the bloodbath at the lower [...]
Selfridges defies high street turmoil with sparkling Christmas sales January 7, 2019 While other retailers look set to report miserable Christmas trading periods, Selfridges has posted record-breaking results over the festive period. The luxury department store best known for its flagship Oxford Street store bucked the trend of decline on Britain’s high streets with an eight per cent sales boost across its physical and online business in [...]
Chef’s Table: Flor’s James Lowe invites My Dad Wrote a Porno creator Alice Levine for lunch November 4, 2019 The Lunch: Bread; Anchovy toast, lardo di colonnata, marjoram; Scarlet prawns, orange yuzu kosho; Palourde clam flatbread, spenwood, vin jaune, lautrec garlic; burrata, chestnut, pickled walnuts; Turbot, cultured butter, ‘les molates’ savagnin Alice Levine: Thanks for having me James. I remember when we first met – it was when I was doing supper clubs and [...]
Interiors: We delve into the world of knitted furniture, a crafty homeware solution with women at its core March 22, 2019 If you know your Mayfair art galleries, then Hauser & Wirth and Messum’s will be familiar territory. In the past few years both have established art centres in the English countryside – Hauser & Wirth in Somerset and Messums in Wiltshire – destination idylls to tempt us city folk into bucolic bliss. An exhibition on [...]
Train delays hit 12-year peak amid timetable and weather disruption September 18, 2018 The punctuality of Britain's trains has reached its worst level in 12 years this year following disruption from severe weather and a botched timetable change in May. One in seven trains missed the industry’s public performance measure (PPM) in the year to 18 August, according to the rail regulator, the Office for Road and Rail (ORR). PPM measures whether [...]
Train delays hit 12-year peak amid timetable and weather disruption September 18, 2018 The punctuality of Britain's trains has reached its worst level in 12 years this year following disruption from severe weather and a botched timetable change in May. One in seven trains missed the industry’s public performance measure (PPM) in the year to 18 August, according to the rail regulator, the Office for Road and Rail (ORR). PPM measures whether [...]
Easyjet founder offers £5m reward for Airbus deal ‘whistleblower’ May 12, 2020 Easyjet’s founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is offering a £5m reward to any “whistleblower” who can provide information leading to the cancellation of the airline’s 107-plane deal with Airbus. Haji-Ioannou has been attempting to force Easyjet’s board into scrapping the deal for months, saying the £4.5bn deal will leave the carrier without enough cash to survive the [...]
Asos bosses snap up cheap shares after day of horror for fashion sector December 18, 2018 Asos boss Nick Beighton and chairman Adam Crozier have snapped up thousands of shares in the company in a show of confidence following the retailer’s profit warning. The two executives each bought shares worth roughly £100,000 this morning after the company saw £1.3bn wiped off its value in a disastrous day of trading. Beighton and [...]
Direct Line operating profits slip as it warns on impact of no-deal Brexit March 5, 2019 Direct Line posted a fall in full-year earnings this morning, with the blue-chip insurer striking a cautious tone over threats of a "disruptive Brexit". In outgoing boss Paul Geddes’ final annual results statement for Britain's largest motor insurer, operating profits dipped during the 12 months and the total dividend payout was slashed. "The increased focus on [...]