Investment into UK ‘tech for good’ surges amid climate crisis October 27, 2020 UK impact tech firms have received nearly ten times more investment in the past five years as European investors turned their attention to issues such as climate change. Investment into these ‘tech for good’ startups has increased 9.5 times between 2014 and 2019, according to the latest research by Tech Nation and Dealroom. An impact [...]
The architectural legacy of Queen Elizabeth II: Which buildings will define the reign of the current monarch? April 27, 2017 Looking over Westminster from Albert Embankment, a Victorian transported to the 21st century might be confused by the city before them. A host of tall, shiny towers clutter the South Bank; a great revolving wheel looks like a fairground attraction; and in the distance, a peculiar shard of metal emerges out of the mist. These [...]
Heathrow vs. Gatwick expansion: Airports decision still stuck on the tarmac October 10, 2016 The question of where to build a new runway in the south east is an issue that has been stuck in the hangar for years. The current choice, between Heathrow or Gatwick, is just the latest instalment in a long-running capacity saga. Since 1963, no fewer than 12 policy documents, commissions or white papers have been produced [...]
First Legoland in Japan set to open in 2017 June 30, 2014 Merlin Entertainment has announced an agreement to build a Legoland theme park in Japan. The plans represent an attempt to capitalise on Japan's status as the second biggest theme-park market in the world, worth around £4bn annually. The park will cost £185m, and will be built using Merlin's operated and leased framework, where the [...]
CITY SUPER WOMAN BEATS THE BIG BOYS November 3, 2010 CITY SUPER WOMAN BEATS THE BIG BOYS THIS past year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park for corporate financiers, with company IPOs dropping like flies – particularly in the first half of the year – as nervous investors quaked in their boots. But in that kind of climate, of course, the best really [...]