QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the companies mentioned. Kindly sponsored by Martin Currie. October Economic and Political Roundup Roundup Sterling bounced against the US dollar during...
Football team from Indian slums haven’t lost a game during big UK tour
A football team from the slums of India is touring Britain - and are so far undefeated. The fifteen impoverished youngsters from Mumbai are currently on a unique soccer tour of the UK - and haven't lost yet. They are playing against school teams in Britain in a series of games set up by he Oscar Foundation, an organisation for 'social change and awareness'. On Monday they played against a team of fee-paying schoolboys at Beaudesert Park School in Stroud.,...
Beer of the Week: Weird Beard Brewing Co. Dark Hopfler
Launched at the beginning of 2013, Weird Beard Brew Co. operates from a site near Ealing and produces a number of hop-driven beers alongside classic styles. With the aim to “satisfy, enthuse and be enjoyed by whoever the drinker,” Weird Beard offer a number of core beers as well as some occasional specials and one-off brews that push creative boundaries. Brewed with the second runnings from their fierce imperial stout – Sadako – Weird Beard Brewing Co. Dark Hopfler is...
Superhead at top school says not enough is done to promote education in poor areas
A super headteacher of one of the best schools in the country says there are not enough top schools in deprived areas. Simon Elliott leads Forest Gate Community School in Forest Gate, Newham, an area with high levels of poverty and gang violence, which was today ranked the sixth best in the country. Last month, 14 year-old Corey Junior Davis was gunned down in broad daylight in what is thought to have been a gang related attack less than 50...
A campaign was launched for an official ‘Minister for men’ – and look what happened:
A controversial event to debate the idea of a 'Minister for Men' in Westminster flopped - after just SIX people showed up. Posters invited people to attend a meeting in Bath, Somerset, to discuss the notion that "men and boys have become second-class citizens". Organiser Swayne O'Pie switched the event from public to invite-only after the posters were defaced, sparking fears of angry protests. A hoax sign outside the meeting for the "Society to establish a Minister for Men" in...
Residents stunned after spotting a DEER nonchalantly roaming the streets of Birmingham
This is the bizarre moment a DEER was spotted nonchalantly roaming round an inner city suburb The huge animal was spotted on South Street in built up Erdington, Birmingham, at around 10pm. The bizarre footage shows the animal – which could be a stag or a doe – prowling down the residential road, sticking keenly to the pavement. At one point in the 23 second video the deer is seen peering round at the cameraman, before continuing to make its...
This is the real reason Theresa May is clinging on to power
Theresa May is clinging to power because she's the best of a bad bunch, it would seem. According to the latest odds Boris Johnson remains the favourite to replace the Prime Minister, leading the market in terms of bets placed accounting for 21.3 per cent of bets. Ruth Davidson, despite being 16/1, comes next in the market in terms of bets placed, accounting for 9.8 per cent of bets. Brexit Secretary David Davis is 5/1 and Home Secretary Amber Rudd is priced at 8/1, with...
Foresight Solar investing in Queensland
Foresight Solar investing in Queensland - Foresight Solar Fund Limited has entered into binding contracts with Canadian Solar Inc., to acquire three construction stage assets in Queensland, Australia, representing 117MW of peak capacity once installed. The assets are Longreach Solar Farm (17 MW), Oakey 1 Solar Farm (30 MW) and Oakey 2 Solar Farm (70 MW) with the fund acquiring 49% interests in each of Longreach and Oakey 1, and a 100% interest in Oakey 2. Foresight's share of the equity...
Love These Six Unusual Uses for Industrial Steel Frame Buildings
The building industry is undergoing an unrivalled explosion of energy and creativity. Oddly enough, this renaissance is driven in large part by a trend towards industrial steel frame buildings, a surprisingly versatile shell once relegated to a few well-worn niches. Not anymore. Steel frame buildings now enjoy a slew of acceptable uses, including these out-of-the-box ideas that might just anchor your next business idea. 1. Indoor Car Lots Steel frame buildings are cheap, quick, and easy to erect. With sufficient...