I love Northern Ireland and most of its people, and find it heartbreaking to see the province in the news today not in commemoration of its centenary year but once again because of vicious communal violence. The law-abiding majority feel betrayed, and a new generation of young people is being encouraged by criminals to run … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Might there be a baby bounce-back when the coronavirus is vanquished? Let’s hope so for all our sakes Deaths from Covid have taken a grim toll, with 2.8million fatalities worldwide But the more profound demographic – and economic – effect is likely to come from births, or rather the lack of them We … Read more
Tottering steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta vowed yesterday that no UK steel plants will close on his watch. His resolve is commendable, but his options are limited. The problem for Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and the Government is what to do about Gupta’s Liberty Steel plants. Kwarteng has already – quite rightly – turned down a … Read more
Deliveroo’s float on the London stock market was one of the City’s most eagerly-awaited events. Investors had hoped shares would soar – but instead watched them plunge by a stomach-churning 30 per cent when trading began. They recovered a little, but the firm’s stock market debut was, in truth, nothing more than a big fat … Read more
The packed scenes in parks and the latest data on GDP tell us the same thing: there is a huge amount of pent-up demand in the economy. People are desperate to get their pre-Covid lives back and they will be spending in pubs, restaurants and shops the minute they are allowed. Many can afford to … Read more
Compare and contrast. Two high-profile floats in London: one a takeaway food business, shunned by several big investors because of its reliance on gig economy riders, the other an Oxford University spinout run by super-brains in lab coats. The cultural gulf could not be wider between Deliveroo and Oxford Nanopore, the biotech business that yesterday … Read more
‘I was flashed, followed and a man put his hand up my skirt’: Ruth Langsford, 61, reveals she was sexually assaulted as an 11-year-old schoolgirl in London Ruth opened up about the incidents which took place when she was a schoolgirl 61-year-old wanted to speak out in the aftermath of the death of Sarah Everard … Read more
‘I was flashed, followed and a man put his hand up my skirt’: Ruth Langsford, 70, reveals she was sexually assaulted as an 11-year-old schoolgirl in London By Amie Gordon For Mailonline Published: 10:48 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 10:54 BST, 30 March 2021 Ruth Langsford has revealed she was sexually assaulted repeatedly as … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why are fund managers singling out Deliveroo while investing in other companies engaging in questionable behaviour? How fascinating that some of the UK’s leading investors have succumbed to a fit of pearl-clutching over Deliveroo’s employment practices Top fund managers, including Aviva, M&G and Legal & General, are shunning the float This sudden concern … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Instead of protecting the public, regulators appear more concerned with protecting themselves The irony is their narrow mindset makes it certain they will be criticised There are signs things are improving, but at the FCA, however, evolution is not happening fast enough It is not good enough for regulators to take a jobsworth … Read more