By Zygimantas Mascinskas A floating swimming pool, thousands of residents and a growing restaurant scene are changing the Docklands financial district. But turning office footfall into a neighbourhood economy brings new risks for the businesses expected to make it work. Where Canary Wharf’s docks once served commerce and its towers later came to symbolise London…
A growing industry of Oxbridge-trained coaches is helping wealthy Chinese families navigate British university admissions — and charging huge sums for their services Peter Cui was working in finance in 2017 when he started coaching students back in his home country of China to get into Oxford and Cambridge on the side. The pay in…
by Christopher McEvedy https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WH0xUPIdz5LmytiGJy6osRQpklOsAy47/view?usp=share_link The utility and wisdom of the EPL has been raised once more since the Israel-US war on Iran began, and the consequent rises in oil and gas prices. The UK’s EPL was introduced by the Conservative government of Boris Johnson in 2022, in the wake of large energy company profits following…
WeWork was expected to fail in the flexible offices. Rather, the co-working market in London is redefined by corporate demand, increasing prices and the reality of working hybrid. A different kind of office Image from Adobe Stock © The rhythm of work is no less familiar, but slightly changed, on a weekday morning in Clerkenwell….
TikTok and Social Media Post: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRCFgTG1/ Main Article: If you have spent time in a chain coffee shop recently, you might have noticed something off. Especially if, instead of rushing out after securing a caffeine-fix, you decide to sit down with a laptop and linger. While the ambience of a central-London Pret A Manger has…
Geopolitics is becoming more and more uncertain. As the US and China leverage their economic might, the EU is increasingly focused on de-risking from the two countries. The US has dominated headlines recently with their attacks on Iran and Trump’s incendiary remarks on European allies who are reluctant to support. The White House has persisted…
The chancellor announced that lower taxes for retail and hospitality businesses will be funded by higher charges on large commercial properties, shifting more of the tax burden onto the UK’s biggest industrial and infrastructure sites. By announcing rate reductions for 750,000 shops, cafés and leisure venues, Rachel Reeves has brought business rates for the retail,…
