Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils London’s first hydrogen double-decker bus November 30, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled the capital's first double-decker hydrogen bus as part of a commitment to phase out diesel buses. They will be trialled on London's roads next year and the mayor wants other cities to follow suit. No more pure diesel double-decker buses will be added to the capital's fleet from 2018 [...]
FTSE 100 predictions, share tips… forget it all and consider the 2018 anti-forecast January 17, 2018 The start of January traditionally sees many investors trying to fill the blank slate the new year represents with forecasts of what the coming months will bring. Ever the contrarians, including us on The Value Perspective, a blog with value investing ideas, a more recent tradition has seen us offering up our own new year [...]
Testing Tesla: The EV company is as famous for the behaviour of its boss as it is for its silent motors; but what are they like to drive? July 5, 2018 If the scent of lavender and the feel of Lycra on clammy flesh are your kind of thing, you won’t find anywhere better than cycling mecca La Coquillade. Set in the hills of the Petit Luberon, a rosé-growing idyll between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, this hotel has been created by a Tour de France team owner [...]
LSE’s chairman bruiser Donald Brydon bruised but unbowed, another corporate Saga and N+1 Singer’s silence December 15, 2017 There are few more obvious boardroom caricatures than that of the trigger-happy chairman, so it hasn’t been difficult to cast Donald Brydon in the role of executive assassin. Next week, the effort to oust him from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will reach its damp squib of a denouement. To Sir Christopher Hohn, boss [...]
Tesla Model S 100D review: Only famous for its unpredictable boss or genuinely good to drive? July 2, 2018 If the scent of lavender and the feel of Lycra on clammy flesh are your kind of thing, you won’t find anywhere better than cycling mecca La Coquillade. Set in the hills of the Petit Luberon, a rosé-growing idyll between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, this hotel has been created by a Tour de France team owner [...]
Brexit minister David Davis to hold monthly talks with Sadiq Khan as the UK quits the EU November 14, 2016 Brexit minister David Davis has agreed to hold monthly meetings with London mayor Sadiq Khan in a bid to make sure the capital's voice is heard as the UK moves to quit the EU. Although a final timetable has yet to be confirmed, Davis has agreed to begin the meetings with Khan ahead of Theresa [...]
Step-free access on the Underground is getting a £200m boost from the mayor December 6, 2016 The mayor of London has announced step-free access on the Underground will get a financial boost to the tune of £200m over the next five years. Sadiq Khan said this will bring the total number of step-free access stations on London Underground to more than 100 stations and 40 per cent of the network. The [...]
Silvertown development in London’s Royal Docks gets planning permission October 24, 2016 Planning permission has been granted for the transformation of a 62-acre industrial site in the Royal Docks. The Silvertown Quays project is expected to deliver 3,000 new homes and 50 commercial buildings. It is thought the £3.5bn scheme will also create 21,000 new jobs. The Greater London Authority owns the site in Newham and is working [...]
Sadiq Khan reveals his spending plans for £3bn Treasury housing fund November 29, 2016 A huge injection of Treasury cash will be used to build a combination of homes to rent and buy in the capital following a deal between the government and City Hall. In the Autumn Statement, chancellor Philip Hammond revealed the Treasury has agreed to hand City Hall of control of £3.15bn in funding to develop 90,000 [...]
City of London chiefs have published new proposals for a London visa system October 20, 2016 The City of London has published plans for a new scheme to allow square mile businesses to recruit talented workers in the aftermath of Brexit. In a report published with PWC, the City has offered two models for future systems which would allow for regional systems, as long as live in the region in which [...]