Why the ‘Age of Small’ businesses helps make Britain great
By Jane Ollis, MD of Rift Accounting Micro businesses and entrepreneurship are getting some great press lately and it’s fully deserved. There are now over five million firms in the UK with between 0-9 employees, a huge rise of 1.5 million since the turn of the century. The growth in micro businesses has helped drive the economic recovery and put entrepreneurs at the heart of British business. A new report from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and...
Restaurant Review – The Golden Arrow at Hotel Pullman St. Pancras
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With more than 4000 shades of achromatic grey allegedly available, the décor of the King’s Cross branch of Pullmans’ Golden Arrow Restaurant and Bar manages to showcase at least 30 of those variations, set towards the back of the hotel lobby, peering out onto the rigmarole of the constantly busy Euston Road. “Sleek” is the first word that springs to mind. It’s the sort of place that once the sun has set and the...
Wimbledon 2015 Semi-Finals: Classic vs Modern
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @davidjdewinter It’s the business end of Wimbledon and the men’s semi-finals has thrown together some intriguing match-ups. Andy Murray will take on all-time great Roger Federer whilst sinewy Serb Novak Djokovic will be up against enigmatic Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Two completely contrasting styles of play will be on display tomorrow – classic grass-court tennis against the modern baseline counter-puncher and it will be fascinating to see who prevails. Federer...
Recipe Box Delivery Service Marley Spoon To Introduce Summer BBQ Box
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With the rapid boom in popularity of food delivery services, providing carefully selected groceries and delivering them straight to your front door, Marley Spoon is a recipe box company that delivers delicious, balanced recipes with all of the necessary ingredients to cook at home, served in exact measurements as to avoid food waste. Beginning at £36 for a box that includes enough produce to make two meals for two people, subscribers are entitled to...
How to End this Greek Tragedy
By Ben Ramanauskas Greece has found itself in a modern day tragedy of Homeric proportions. However, this is a tragedy which is both very real and which has no heroes. There is no Achilles or Odysseus ready to save the day, only villains and victims. Whether it's previous Greek Governments who borrowed and spent far too recklessly, or the cunning investment bankers who helped them to hide their debt, or the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the German...
Baby Godzilla Ordered to Change Name by Japanese Cinema Giant
New name, same aim. Nottingham noiseniks Baby Godzilla have incurred the wrath of a Japanese cinema company thanks to their monster-inspired moniker. The band recently issued a statement to their fans, introducing them to HECK, the name they will perform under from now on. If you've ever caught these guys live I'm sure you'll agree that HECK is an apt title indeed. Read the full statement below. "Friends, This may seem abrupt but following some fairly conclusive and forceful instructions...
George Osborne’s Budget Broken Down By Someone The Chancellor Would Rather Forget
By Ben Gelblum, TLE Correspondent @BenGelblum What an excellent budget. As long as you are long-term employed, in a well paying job, under the age of 25, live in the South East and aren't ill or disabled then your chum George Osborne, king of the middle class elite, has delivered an absolute corker. Of course, that leaves a lot of people unaccounted for. The living wage (that isn't the living wage) is one of very few concessions offered to the...
The Real Reason You Should Be Annoyed Pewdiepie Makes A Shit Load Of Money
Today Pewdiepie released a video discussing recent discussions surrounding the discussion of whether or not discussing the amount of money he earns is disgusting or worth discussing. Got it? I don't care. Apparently someone figured out he earned a massive £4.8 million last year in his role as the biggest entity on Youtube. So what is the source of the vitriol against him? There are a couple of things at play, some of it simple and some of it under-the-hood...
Plastic Fantastic: I Am Acrylic workshop review
You can buy pretty much anything in London if you’ve got the money, but where’s the fun in that? A series of workshops in South East London aims to put a spotlight on craft, and on where objects come from, by encouraging people to get together and create things for themselves (with the help of the experts of course). LOIS founder, Helen Ward, says: “I know not everything we buy can be straight from source – I get my wardrobe basics...