Amazon public service contract “a joke”

If Amazon really wanted to help our public services, they'd pay taxes properly and treat their workforce better says GMB Union GMB, Britain’s general union, has branded Amazon’s £600million public sector deal ‘a joke’ The internet giant has secured a contract to sell everything from paper clips to bandages to Yorkshire’s schools, social care providers and emergency services. Amazon signed the five-year deal with Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO), a procurement body owned by local authorities which helps to drive the...

Wine of the Week: El Tesoro de la Montañas Malbec

With a likeness to the Lord of the Rings, this week we go in search of a hidden treasure in the foothills of the Andes near Mendoza. The Argentinian region from which this wine hails consists of desert-like and dusty, barren soil, that was forgotten about for many years until the mountains finally revealed their treasure. Thanks to its resilience Malbec found a fitting home some 900 metres above sea level, creating a rich, intense and full bodied Argentinean Malbec that is the perfect...

BoE’s interest rate hike is ‘premature & unnecessary’ & could be ‘motivated to protect reputations’

The Bank of England’s interest rate hike has been slammed as “premature” by the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, who added the rate decision could be “motivated to protect reputations.” Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, is speaking out after the governor of the UK’s central bank, Mark Carney, announced today (Thursday) a rate rise from 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent, taking the UK's base rate of interest to...

Beer of the Week: Innis & Gunn Mangoes on the Run IPA

Innis & Gunn has become one of the UK’s most successful international craft beer businesses since launching in 2003. In 2016, for instance, the brewery sold more than 27 million bottles of beer around the world. Operating from a site in Perth, Scotland, Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp and his team develop and barrel-age an assortment of beers sourced to over 28 countries. In addition to their core range, Innis & Gunn also brew a constantly developing programme of limited-edition, barrel-aged beers. The brewery also opened...

Vintage Collection – The New Hype

It can be said with certainty that fashion is popular, and every few decades, the clothes of the old lady become the gold for the young people of that age. In fact, in the second half of the 20th century, people were increasingly concerned about preserving and rediscovering old clothes. But how old is the vintage? Obviously, everything before the 1920s was too old, and anything newer than the 80s was too new. So, ladies and gentlemen, please stop postponing...

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