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Hostile to Growth

Britain: a Culture Hostile to Growth

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

This month Liz and I have had the fascinating experience of visiting the places where Winston Churchill – Britain’s wartime leader and its best-known statesman – grew up, lived and became famous, including Blenheim Palace, the Houses of Parliament and the Cabinet War Rooms, with his grand-daughter Celia Sandys as our guide. [Read more...]

Fiesta Studio Wins Small Hatchback Award

Fiesta Studio 1.25

Fiesta Studio 1.25

The Ford Fiesta Studio three-door, 1.25-litre petrol is the UK’s most cost effective Small Hatchback of the Year under £13,000 according to a leading car buying website, Parkers. [Read more...]

UK Roofs A Ticking Bomb

UK Roofs a Ticking Bomb

Despite being ravaged by recent high winds and inclement weather, 86 per cent of UK homeowners neglect to periodically inspect their roofs for damage, according to a new survey conducted by consumer advice website Roofapedia.com. [Read more...]

Investment Traps for Expats to Avoid

Investment Traps for Expats

Investment Traps for Expats

Those working/living abroad are a promising target for promoters of packaged investments. They usually have large savings to invest, lack the expertise and information flow to invest wisely, and need good advice on tax planning for their home countries… yet they’re far from their usual sources of personal advice. [Read more...]

Beyond Sport Awards 2012 Open For Entries

Beyond Sport

Beyond Sport

Beyond Sport, the global organisation that promotes, develops and funds the use of sport to create positive social change, is delighted to announce that entries are now open for this year’s Beyond Sport Awards – with the winners to be unveiled at the Beyond Sport Summit, to be held in London in July. [Read more...]

BP Increase Graduate Recruitment

BP increase Graduate recruitment

BP increase Graduate recruitment

BP, one the UK’s leading graduate recruiters, announced today that it is increasing its annual UK graduate recruitment by 50 per cent, to nearly 250 graduates, in 2012.

BP has also confirmed that it will offer all of these graduate recruits an opportunity to work with the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) before they start their careers in September. BP is the only UK employer to offer such an experience to graduates, who will start working with LOCOG in June. [Read more...]

Winter in Barnsbury

 

Winter in Barnsbury

Winter in Barnsbury

Barnsbury in London, which is the Islington area in the UK, experiences winter

Photo Credit: Tange

New Recruitment Fair At Tnt Travel Show

 

TNT Show

TNT Show

As jobless figures soar to an all-time high in the UK, The TNT Travel Show sponsored by Flight Centre is bucking the gloomy economic trend by launching a dedicated Recruitment Fair at its March show. [Read more...]

The Fig Tree welcomes back star chef

The Fig Tree

The Fig Tree

Following on from the huge success of an earlier guest chef slot, The Fig Tree in Penarth is delighted to welcome back David Tomlinson, the vegetarian chef loved by veggies and meat eaters alike. [Read more...]

Bespoke celebrations fire festive spirit

Paul Williams Events

Paul Williams Events

Paul Williams Events, in partnership with the SWALEC Stadium,  is producing a series of bespoke corporate Christmas parties at the Indoor Cricket School, running from December 2-17. [Read more...]