Everyone has a view on charities. Whether you see them as saviours, sinners or something in-between, it is most likely that your opinions have been shaped by a mix of big budget fundraising campaigns and shock-factor press coverage. However, in reality most of the stories we’re exposed to involve just...
A 20-year-old has been sentenced after pleading guilty to supplying cocaine and heroin - after he posted pictures of himself holding wads of cash. Mohamed Bazi was given a 24 month prison sentence suspended for 24 months and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. Police conducted a...
As a new captain takes the helm of the richest and most powerful country in the world, it is time to take stock and analyse the position of the United States relative to its two largest adversaries: China and Russia. There’s been lots of loose talk of a so-called “underclass”...
Working as a chef in the hot and fast environment of a kitchen can be both physically and mentally draining, but one of the most exhaustive experiences as a sous chef is working tirelessly on perfecting a dish only for the head chef to take the credit. A top dish...
Since its Christmas, here is a Christmas story. To protect the innocent, the guilty and myself, nothing I tell you will be quite true. My qualification for being your secret chef is spending two decades as a private chef for High Net Worth (HNW) and Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW)...
The cure for the issues facing the Peer to Peer lending industry isn’t regulation, but community. By Matt Haycox Last week, the Financial Conduct Authority released their interim feedback of their review of their crowdfunding and peer to peer lending rules. And it didn’t sound good. Andrew Bailey, CEO of...
Yorkshire entrepreneur helps secure future of Hartlepool FC as it expands into property development Leeds entrepreneur and funding consultant Matt Haycox, a consultant for Access Commercial Finance, has helped Hartlepool football club secure funding to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal and Reading FCs - into property development. The club...
Well, it’s that time of year again. The Christmas adverts which have been up since September, like a clock that’s stopped and momentarily has its time twice a day to be bang on cue, are finally relevant; we’ve been badgered to buy cards for anyone we’ve ever met, and kept...
An ICM poll has found that over a quarter of people (28 per cent) who use a racial slur at someone due to their race is not a hate crime. The same number also thinks that hate crime laws are an attack on freedom of speech in the UK. Additionally ten...