Euro 2016: Group stage property results
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent With the kick off of Euro 2016 on 10 June 2016, estate agent eMoov has taken a property view at how the teams match up, and what the potential outcome of the tournament could be. Each team is compared based on the cost of living in each country - take home income after tax, property price per square foot, cost of monthly utilities and monthly gym membership....
Education is the main cause of gender gap, say engineering professionals
The gender gap in the engineering sector is wider than ever, despite many other industries witnessing a significant increase in female participation. Engineering is the subject with the biggest gap in male to female ratios and these figures aren’t improving. Just 9 percent* of the engineering workforce is female. Furthermore, only 6 percent* of registered engineers and technicians (i.e. CEng, IEng, EngTech) are women. Newly released survey data has indicated that the lack of women opting for STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and...
Brexit endorsements explained by Wikipedia
While everyone else has been busy mudslinging, Wikipedia has produced a very balanced list of everyone who has made an endorsement during this EU referendum: Endorsements in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 Here are some highlights... BREMAIN BREXIT International Politicians President of the USA Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister of Norway President of China Prime Minister of India Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Bangladesh Prime Minister of New Zealand NATO G7 G20 The European Union Donald Trump Vladimir Putin...
Lunch With Jay Rayner – Britain’s Most Notorious Restaurant Critic
Photo: Bella West By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food It’s a humid Friday afternoon and I’m scanning through the menu of Dumplings’ Legend while awaiting the arrival of Jay Rayner, author, columnist, jazz pianist and, of course, one of the UK’s most celebrated restaurant critics. Located upon Gerrard Street, the epicentre of London’s ‘Chinatown’, this is a peculiar choice of restaurant to meet for lunch. Not only is the menu framed and proudly displayed on a board outside, various restaurant...
Pubs Cash In As Home Nations Progress
British pubs are set to cash in after all home nations progressed into the final 16 of the Euro 2016 championships. The tournament has been lucrative for watering holes across the country so far, with the England v Wales game seeing afternoon takings in pubs across the UK rise by an average of 163 per cent. Transactions during England’s opening match against Russia were 16 per cent higher than on an average Saturday night in English towns and cities, while the...
The EU is no Answer to Conservative Hegemony
By Babatunde Salau The hijacking of the EU referendum into a Tory civil war shows how divisive the issue is within the Conservative party. In an effort to definitively settle the issue, Cameron unleashed a eurosceptic sentiment that threatens not just his leadership, but also confidence in Brussels, as a growing portion of the European project begins to reflect on whether it is still fit for purpose. So far the race appears to be too close for Cameron's comfort, as polls show...
Rio Ferdinand: Brexit “an endorsement of the idea that it’s OK to blame all our problems on foreigners”
By Ben Gelblum, Contributing Editor @BenGelblum Rio Ferdinand has joined former England football stars David Beckham and John Barnes to announce he will be voting for the UK to remain in the EU today. Announcing that this would be the first time he has ever voted, in a blistering Facebook Post, Rio Ferdinand said he would be voting for the country he wants his three children to grow up in, and warned: "if Leave wins, it’ll be an endorsement of the...
There should be NO all female quotas, says industry workforce
It is widely accepted that the engineering industry is short of women, and within the engineering sector there is a huge gender pay gap. A survey by Energy Jobline, an Energy and Engineering job board, asked their engineering users if they agree in quotas to increase the participation of women in the industry, and the results were surprising. A resounding 71 per cent of those questioned said they didn’t think a quota was necessary. Even though only 9 per cent...
Brexit plane flies over MP Jo Cox’s memorial
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The referendum campaign sinks lower and lower and I think many would just like it to be over now. Now a plane flying a Vote Leave banner flew over Trafalgar Square as Jo Cox's husband paid an emotional tribute to her. The event this afternoon was arranged on what would have been her 42nd birthday, until she was brutal murdered last week. Mr Cox had been telling crowds his wife ‘lived for her beliefs’ and...