Premiership gets shot in arm as league attendances grow for most May 21, 2024 Premiership Rugby has received a welcome shot in the arm after the average match attendance across the league grew by almost 300. Excluding one-off matches at the likes of Twickenham and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the average attendance for regular home games – according to crowd data published by Premiership Rugby – rose from 12,569 in [...]
Letters: Fundraising in a recession July 4, 2022 [Re: UK to tip into ‘mild recession’ as cost of living crunch cools spending, June 27] When money gets tight, people rein in their spending. These types of decisions have a social impact as well. When disposable income decreases, people need to make tough decisions across their budgets, and how much they help others is [...]
The Expanding Ambit of Palestine Activism January 18, 2024 This Sunday, six activists from Palestine Action were arrested over an alleged plot to disrupt trading at the London Stock Exchange. They were taken in on suspicion of conspiracy to cause criminal damage. This action is the latest in a significant rise in global campaigning criticising Israel’s war in Palestine, with activists condemning governments as [...]
International students are a growth strategy, not an immigration problem May 14, 2024 Higher education is an export worth more to the UK economy than tobacco. Rebranding international students as an immigration issue will do real damage to businesses, say Jamie Arrowsmith and John Foster Since 2019, this government has been quietly delivering one of the most successful strategic policies in recent memory. The target: to drive a [...]
Openreach scales back UK ultrafast fibre broadband November 23, 2022 Openreach is to limit its investment in the rollout of ultrafast fibre broadband as BT pushes forward with an intense cost-cutting scheme. The telecom giant’s networking division has contacted suppliers to say it would build the network “narrower and deeper” and tighten timeframes, according to a letter seen by the Financial Times. “This will by [...]
Brits lose ‘staggering’ £580m to fraud in six months as banks urge Big Tech to do more October 25, 2023 After Fraudsters took £580m from Britons in 2023, the banking trade association UK Finance called the issue a "national security threat".
Goldman Sachs warns EU risks clean energy exodus as US lures investment January 10, 2023 Europe risks an exodus of clean energy investment to the US, unless it brings in its own inflation strategy, warns Goldman Sachs.
Sadiq Khan urges government to continue investing in future TfL projects January 10, 2023 The Mayor of London nhas called on the government to continue funding Transport for London’s future projects. Sadiq Khan told City A.M: “The history of London Underground shows that you’ve got to invest now for the future, you can’t stand still,” “We need government support for further investment in both the underground network and [...]
Skyrocketing rents are creating a new war between urban sprawl and the green belt August 17, 2023 Rents in London are at their highest, and this is pushing people further out from the centre. But striking a balance between bad urban sprawl and the cult of the green belt is not easy, writes Elena Siniscalco
London venture firm looks to scoop £83m for new climate fund August 17, 2022 A new venture vehicle has launched in London today with the aim of scooping up €100m (£83m) to pump into early-stage climate tech firms.