Britain is unwell: Four charts explaining the UK’s long-term sick problem July 27, 2024 The topic of sick leave was back in the headlines this week after a health adviser to the government declared that the long-term sick must be forced to look for jobs to cut welfare costs and reduce the UK’s reliance on immigration.
A Stoke Newington gelato serves up a reminder that immigration makes London tick September 6, 2023 An 8pm queue for a Stoke Newington gelato joint may not be an obvious starting point for a column about the City’s competitiveness, but start there we will. Every evening, especially in this welcome burst of long-overdue sunshine, there is a line at least 10-or-so outside of Romeo & Giulietta. Amongst the families bribing small [...]
Love them or hate them, Memecoins are a new paradigm March 11, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets While all eyes are on Bitcoin and the question when, not if, it will break its All-Time-High price, another group of tokens has taken the market by storm: Memecoins. [...]
Cush Jumbo: On playing Hamlet and choosing which cake to eat October 3, 2024 There are two types of people: those who already know about Cush Jumbo, one of the finest British actors of her generation, and those who are soon to find out. The star of wildly successful TV shows including The Good Wife, Criminal Record and Deadwater Fell, Jumbo cemented her A-List credentials when she became the [...]
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt could back £450m ‘Hollywood of the North’ March 4, 2024 Plans for a £450m film and TV studio in the North East of England could be backed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt when he unveils his spring Budget later this week.
Approval for £144m US takeover of UK’s largest microchip plant Nexperia March 1, 2024 The £144m takeover of the UK's largest microchip plant by a New York-listed group has been approved by the Government.
Why Labour will need to fix the UK’s labour market to unlock economic growth June 10, 2024 Its easy to see why an economy's labour market is important for boosting economic growth, and indeed a growing labour market has been one of the major drivers of growth over the past few decades.
Ellis Wong and Caspar Fownes the Perfect Team at Sha Tin December 1, 2023 FROM looking at the jockeys’ roster in Hong Kong this season you might find yourself wondering why young 23-year-old Ellis Wong doesn’t get more rides in the territory? The former graduate from the HKJC trainee programme, was sent over to Australia in 2021 to sharpen his skills and returned back to his homeland this year [...]
The Independent film 2023 review: All-star cast fail to ignite this political thriller February 27, 2023 Political movies used to be a specialist subject, but whatever side of the aisle you sit it’s safe to say everyone is better versed in his world than they were a few years ago. Sky’s new original movie, The Independent, seeks to look into our polarised world. Jodie Smith-Turner plays Eli, an ambitious young reporter who [...]
Candace Bushnell: Grindr is great – I don’t want to travel for sex January 18, 2024 Candace Bushnell on sharing the London stage with Sarah Jessica Parker and why Grindr has got it right