Banks are saying au revoir to UK due to Brexit
It is news that will panic many in the UK financial sector, it has been claimed that UK banks will be leaving the UK for Paris, once Brexit begins. Talks are in already at an “advanced’ stage, according to the French financial regulator. The secretary general of the AMF Benoit de Juvigny has said that UK banking institutions have been in touch asking for information about how they would be regulated if they made the move across the Channel. He...
Restaurant Review – Nutbourne
With two successful restaurants already open on the west-side of the city the Gladwin Bros have already proven that people will travel (albeit only a short tube journey or bus ride from everywhere else in London) for good food. Yet with their latest opening - Nutbourne – it seems as though the team behind Rabbit and The Shed have set themselves their biggest challenge to date, in an attempt to entice customers to visit their new neighbourhood restaurant. Battersea is...
Secret Chef – The joys of dealing with “eccentric” clients
I have spent two decades being a private chef for High New Worth (HNW) and Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients all over Europe and on super yachts. What I have become experienced at is keeping secrets. Here is what I remember about cooking for the Italian Genius and his Unbalance Canadian wife. To protect the innocent, the guilty and myself, nothing I tell you will be quite true. I'd been sent to an interview by my agency to meet the...
Remembering: When ITV Digital Collapsed
On 27th March 2002 ITV Digital went bust. Despite the best efforts of Johnny Vegas and his monkey the first ever TV service to air on a digital terrestrial television network went under, with the owners blaming the cost of football league rights as one of the principal reasons for the broadcaster’s failure. The fallout of the collapse had wide-reaching ramifications. ITV Digital had bid a staggering £315 million for three years exclusive rights of Championship, League One and League...
Here is list of MPs who voted AGAINST invoking Article 50 before April 2017
The house has been debating the Brexit since in Parliament since PMQs finished just before 1pm today. The MPs went into vote and a huge 461-89 decided they wanted Article 50 triggered sooner rather than later, and starting the two-year process to exit the EU. However, they also backed a Labour that means May must disclose her Brexit plan before the process begins. This decision also meant that the PM will need to reveal her Brexit plan, and many are...
Beer of the Week – Weird Beard Brew Co. ‘Black Christmas’
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 Sorachi Ace hops from Japan and malted barley with the addition of cranberry juice, ‘Black Christmas’ is Weird...
Food & Drink Christmas Gift Guide
December is here, and with Christmas just around the corner we’ve compiled a gift guide of all of the best food and drink gifts to buy for your favourite foodies and drinks connoisseurs this Christmas. What's more, everything listed is available to buy online. Mac & Wild's Ready-to-Drink Scottish Cocktail Range Chosen from our favourite Scottish restaurant in London, Mac & Wild’s pre-mixed range of cocktails are an ideal stocking filler. Hand crafted in small batches by the restaurant’s own mixologist Luke...
PMQs 7th December – Universally Challenged
The PM was in Bahrain to “turbo-charge” the UK’s trade in the Gulf, I guess that is code for “sell more heavy weaponry to the Saudi Government to shoot civilians.” To be fair she can drop off a bit of hardware for the Bahrainis while she is there, rude not to. Additionally the main debate today was after PMQs, regarding Brexit (after finally being allowed to do it) so this was a bit of a non-event, sorry. However, sombre as...
It’s not all overpaid Ferrari drivers…Premier League shows its true worth to UK’s economy
Sport News 24/7 It would take someone earning the average UK salary of £27,600 more than three-and-a-half years to earn what Harry Kane earns in a week at Tottenham Hotspur after the England striker recently became the highest paid player in the club’s long history, putting pen to paper on a cool £100,000 per week deal that sees him contracted at White Hart Lane until 2022. Such hiked-up wages are, of course, not exclusive to Spurs. Collectively, the Premier League...