Anna Brailsford, the candid chief executive of Code First Girls, does not mince her words when it comes to her sometimes unpopular business philosophy: doing good for the world can, …
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Square Mile and Me: So Energy’s Simon Oscroft on disrupting the energy industry
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Simon Oscroft, CEO and co-founder at So Energy, takes us through his career, from serving …
HS2 investigating possible misconduct tied to ‘serious’ data breach
HS2 has launched a formal investigation into allegations of gross misconduct tied to a “serious” data breach earlier in the year, City A.M. understands. Sources allege the incident took place …
‘VAT? What VAT?’: Private school boasting it will absorb Labour’s tax hike propped up by Chinese investors
A Shropshire private school that has boasted it would not pass on Labour’s planned VAT hike to fee-paying parents is being propped up by Chinese investors, City A.M. can reveal. Adcote School, an independent school for girls, courted controversy in April …
Big-ticket ad campaigns are back as UK economy brightens
Big-ticket advertising campaigns, including those on television and radio, are making a comeback as the UK’s economy continues to improve. Marketing budgets have experienced their largest upward revision since the …
FTSE 100 today: London markets poised to open higher as UK job creation likely slows
Moving markets today: Asian stocks fall amid trade tensions; Australia sees June jobs surge; focus turns to UK employment, ECB and AJ Bell earnings The Nasdaq Composite experienced its largest …
London’s hospitality heroes need support to thrive
By accident more than design, our pages over the past few weeks have featured more than a few hospitality businesses. Today is similar: the CEO of global giant Sofitel, and …
Lessons in leadership: How to manage, according to monkeys
Think your office is full of monkey business? According to a study, that could be a good thing, with new research showing we could learn a few things from our …
Rublev and others should be banned from Paris 2024 Olympics over pro-Russia stances, say Global Rights Compliance
Olympics chiefs have been urged to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes – including tennis stars Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva – from Paris 2024 after they were accused of violating …
Zharnel Hughes: Team GB sprinters like me, Azu and Hinchcliffe can win medals at Paris 2024 Olympics
In just 17 days’ time British sprinter Zharnel Hughes will hope to be one of eight men lining up for the biggest race of all: the Olympic 100m final in …