‘Somebody lives there?” My taxi driver is so astonished by the size of Holdenby House that we nearly miss the turning. Yet Holdenby, eight miles from Northampton, stands at just an eighth of its original size. Pronounced “Holmby”, it was built by Lord Chancellor Sir Christopher Hatton in 1583 to […]
Day: October 11, 2020
Elderly forced to bank online in pandemic
T he speed of the switch from physical to online banking is creating a societal divide just as vulnerable people need more support than ever due to the pandemic. Poorer, elderly, disabled people and those who live in rural areas are the most likely to be left behind, as more […]
Boohoo faces a fight to stay in fashion
His task now is to help Boohoo move on, with Kamani still in the chairman’s seat. Employees say the chief executive works with Kamani’s support. Keri Devine, general counsel at the firm, told Levitt that they “get on well and [John] has his own ways of standing up to him”. […]
Care UK fearful of what the future may hold
Accounts for the year ending September 2019, published last week, show Care UK made sales of £352.7m and a pre-tax loss of £61m, with finance expenses of £61.7m. Directors said occupancy improved between July and September, but were still below pre-Covid levels. They have prepared financial forecasts out to the […]
Privatisation battle looming for Channel 4
Channel 4 is bracing for another privatisation battle as the Government weighs whether to bring in a “deep-pocketed” investor to support the broadcaster through a deep advertising recession and the accelerating shift towards streaming. Ministers are laying the groundwork for a review of the state-owned broadcaster that could lead to […]
Women shoulder burden of Covid’s childcare crisis
In the UK’s lockdown spring, Capital Economics’ Jennifer McKeown found herself juggling her job and the new roles of “teacher, entertainer, cook and cleaner” overnight. “It was extremely difficult. You just constantly feel guilt about either not being with the children… or about not doing your job.” For all that […]