A street-sized art gallery, a library – and a building in Elephant & Castle. Are these the UK’s most beautiful new buildings? July 14, 2016 Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but that hasn't stopped the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba to its friends) from shortlisting what it perceives to be the UK's most beautiful new buildings. Yep: the shortlist of the annual Stirling Prize has been unveiled – and while two of the buildings are in [...]
Selfridges’ tills ring with record full-year profits November 1, 2015 Selfridges has post record profits of £155m for last year as the upmarket department store chain pushed ahead with its online expansion overseas and expanded its UK stores. The retailer, which has just unveiled its famous Christmas window displays on Oxford Street – this year inspired by the 12 signs of the zodiac – said [...]
Christmas gift ideas 2015: Bad news, no one likes getting charity donations and socially responsible gifts for Christmas December 24, 2015 Did you get sick of consumer madness and opt to give your friends a donation to charity instead this year? Choosing to give a charity donation might seem like a great antidote to consumer mania – not least because you avoid having to battle it out with other frenzied last-minute shoppers over the final pair of Star [...]
Two groups of rival EU protesters are set to clash outside parliament in just over a week August 25, 2016 Rival protesters are set to clash in London early next month when the campaign group March for Europe stages a second anti-Brexit demonstration in Westminster. The group's last protest in July saw thousands of marchers take to the streets in the aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the EU. And now demonstrators will return on [...]
Let’s leverage Britain’s heritage as a great trading nation to lead the world in free trade again November 17, 2016 Britain has a trading legacy that few countries can rival, for hundreds of years sitting at the heart of global maritime trade, with our ports serving as a marketplace for the world. To many, this is just a legacy, alongside other traditional British hallmarks such as bowler hats and red phone boxes. But the truth [...]
One year until The EU General Data Protection Regulation: The business world speaks out about the biggest ever overhaul of data legislation May 25, 2017 Exactly one year from today, “the most lobbied piece of legislation in history” – the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – will be enacted, radically overhauling the relationship businesses have with personal data through a raft of new obligations and consumer rights. The way firms collect, store, process and protect the personal information of [...]
Mapped: The grimiest parts of London’s Tube network September 9, 2016 Ever resisted holding on to handrails on the Tube because of the prospect of germs, even if it means you find yourself stumbling around every time the train judders? You might be on to something: new analysis has revealed London’s germiest Tube lines – and the Northern Line takes top spot with almost three times [...]
Boxing day sales 2015: UK shoppers expected to spend over £3bn as John Lewis and Selfridges enjoy strong starts December 26, 2015 British shoppers are expected to spend heavily in this year's Christmas sales, with stores such as John Lewis already boasting of strong trading figures. According to figures from the Centre for Retail Research and vouchercodes.co.uk, around 22m shoppers will spend £3.74bn in sales this festive period – a six per cent increase on last year. Department [...]
Autumn Budget 2017: Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech in full November 22, 2017 You can read the chancellor's Budget speech in full here: Mr Deputy Speaker I report today on an economy that continues to grow, continues to create more jobs than ever before and continues to confound those who seek to talk it down. An economy set on a path to a new relationship with our European [...]
Christmas markets London 2015: Guildhall in the City gears up for the season November 22, 2015 Want to know something depressing? Christmas is only 33 days away. But don’t worry, the folks at Guildhall are here to help, as the British Red Cross Christmas market hits the historic plaza next week. Packed with everything from basket-weaving to haute couture from British designers like Amanda Wakeley, this year City dwellers need only pop [...]