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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, shadow culture minister and Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, Labour MP Steve Race and City AM columnist Jamila Robertson.

How many more u-turns will we get from this government?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, shadow culture minister and Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, Labour MP Steve Race and City AM columnist Jamila Robertson.

What happened to Jo-Ann (the massive fabric/craft store chain)?  In many places, it was the only game in town.  It had a captive audience.  And sewing and mending are on the rise.   So Amanda set out to find out who killed Jo-Ann.  It's a lot more complicated than you think! In this episode we take a journey full of twists and turns:Was it just private equity? And WTF is private equity anyway?What do Jo-Ann and Red Lobster have in common? Unfortunately it's not Cheddar Bay Biscuits.How has society's relationship with sewing changed over the last 80 years?Who is Faith Popcorn and why is Amanda obsessed with her?Where are the mechanized hugging booths?Does anyone remember Cargo Express?Where did Jo-Ann's leadership go wrong?How would Amanda "save" Jo-Ann?What is the future of fabric stores? And how are we all a part of it?So many sources and so many links for this episode.First: some suggested fabric stores from Amanda:Firecracker FabricsL'Etoffe FabricsNacho Ann's FabricsMake & MendCheck out Oddly Specific with Meredith Lynch Sources and additional reading:"How private equity rolled Red Lobster," Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News."How trend forecasting keeps the biggest brands on top," Peter Firth, City AM."Faith Popcorn's predictions five years later," Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times."The Essence of Cocooning," Beth Ann Krier, Los Angeles Times."Cloth World stores sold to chain," Alan Goldstein, Tampa Bay Times."Fabri-Centers Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle Charges," Leslie Eaton, The New York Times."Staff Said The Free Mask Kits At Jo-Ann Fabrics Are Just Scraps From The Clearance Bin," Amber Jamieson, Buzzfeed."Did private equity kill Joann fabrics?" Sam Becker, Fast Company."How Joann Fabrics went from a cult-favorite retail darling to a bankruptcy disaster," Lila Maclellan, Fortune."Sixty-seven years of fabrics and crafts," Janet H. Cho, The Plain Dealer."Sixty Years of Serving Creativity," Marsha McGregor.Get your Clotheshorse merch here: https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/If you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it's a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.worldDid you enjoy this episode? Consider "buying me a coffee" via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/clotheshorseClotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses:The Pewter Thimble Is there a little bit of Italy in your soul? Are you an enthusiast of pre-loved decor and accessories? Bring vintage Italian style — and history — into your space with The Pewter Thimble (@thepewterthimble). We source useful and beautiful things, and mend them where needed. We also find gorgeous illustrations, and make them print-worthy. Tarot cards, tea towels and handpicked treasures, available to you from the comfort of your own home. Responsibly sourced from across Rome, lovingly renewed by fairly paid artists and artisans, with something for every budget. Discover more at thepewterthimble.comSt. Evens is an NYC-based vintage shop that is dedicated to bringing you those special pieces you'll reach for again and again. More than just a store, St. Evens is dedicated to sharing the stories and history behind the garments. 10% of all sales are donated to a different charitable organization each month.  New vintage is released every Thursday at wearStEvens.com, with previews of new pieces and more brought to you on Instagram at @wear_st.evens.Deco Denim is a startup based out of San Francisco, selling clothing and accessories that are sustainable, gender fluid, size inclusive and high quality--made to last for years to come. Deco Denim is trying to change the way you think about buying clothes. Founder Sarah Mattes wants to empower people to ask important questions like, “Where was this made? Was this garment made ethically? Is this fabric made of plastic? Can this garment be upcycled and if not, can it be recycled?” Signup at decodenim.com to receive $20 off your first purchase. They promise not to spam you and send out no more than 3 emails a month, with 2 of them surrounding education or a personal note from the Founder. Find them on Instagram as @deco.denim.Vagabond Vintage DTLV is a vintage clothing, accessories & decor reselling business based in Downtown Las Vegas. Not only do we sell in Las Vegas, but we are also located throughout resale markets in San Francisco as well as at a curated boutique called Lux and Ivy located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jessica, the founder & owner of Vagabond Vintage DTLV, recently opened the first IRL location located in the Arts District of Downtown Las Vegas on August 5th. The shop has a strong emphasis on 60s & 70s garments, single stitch tee shirts & dreamy loungewear. Follow them on instagram, @vagabondvintage.dtlv and keep an eye out for their website coming fall of 2022.Country Feedback is a mom & pop record shop in Tarboro, North Carolina. They specialize in used rock, country, and soul and offer affordable vintage clothing and housewares. Do you have used records you want to sell? Country Feedback wants to buy them! Find us on Instagram @countryfeedbackvintageandvinyl or head downeast and visit our brick and mortar. All are welcome at this inclusive and family-friendly record shop in the country!Located in Whistler, Canada, Velvet Underground is a "velvet jungle" full of vintage and second-hand clothes, plants, a vegan cafe and lots of rad products...

Ask me a QHello Bright Minds, my guest today is 53 year old journalist Samantha Downes, who last year took up the post of senior news reporter at The Express after many years working freelance. She joined The Express in November after specialising in pensions and investment journalism as an investigative reporter for both trade and national publications including the Financial Times, City AM, and Pensions Expert. She's a mother of two teenage girls and writes about midlife, parenting and money issues for her own substack. She's written two books and has another underway and is also a financial commentator on TV and radio. We met a couple of months ago at the House of Lords at a breakfast hosted by another podcast guest, Baroness Helena Morrissey – episode 102 – to launch a report about the gender ISA gap.I think you'll love Samantha's honesty about returning to employment and her raw self-reflections about ambition. I really could have listened to her for much longer than we had time for and at the end of the episode I share my thoughts on why and how mothers careers come in and out of bloom – and it's not to do with the age of their children.ReferencesThe power of small wins – HBR article by Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer. Visualisation podcast episode with Maya Raichoora.ADHD & Hormones - episode 207 of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing podcast with Kate Moryousef.Danna Greenberg paper - Identity and the Transition to Motherhood: Navigating Existing, Temporary, and Anticipatory Identities. MORE FOR YOU DM Jessica on instagram @comebackcommuk Get Caremail (free, every other Sunday at 7am) Read Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work by Jessica Chivers. Watch five coachees talk about working with us Connect us to your HR team - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative peer Lord Ranger, City AM opinion editor Alys Denby and imam and broadcaster Ajmal Masroor.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls!Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative peer Lord Ranger, City AM opinion editor Alys Denby and imam and broadcaster Ajmal Masroor.

Rachel Reeves entered her first Budget with a familiar refrain—blaming the Conservatives for the difficult choices ahead. But now, the focus has shifted to her own decisions, particularly the impact of tax rises on business confidence, jobs, and growth. Can her latest fiscal measures break Britain free from economic stagnation, or have they only deepened the challenge? CapX Editor-in-Chief Robert Colvile leads a live discussion with Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride, David Miles from the OBR Budget Responsibility Committee, and Alys Denby, Opinion and Features Editor at City AM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A reality check for Britain's economy? Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement reveals growth forecasts have been slashed in half. Can Labour still deliver on its economic pledges? City AM's Alys Denby weighs in. Plus: a bold call for reform from Andrew Griffith, Shadow Secretary for Business and Trade, as he sets out his vision following the latest Looking for Growth policy summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Long hours and broken turnarounds... are TV and film crews being squeezed to breaking point? Plus film critic and broadcaster Rhianna Dhillon joins us to look at the issue - and how the Oscars' TV show is still searching for a younger audience.Also on the programme: City AM is one of the last freesheets standing. Editor Christian May is here to reveal its staying power.All that plus: the BBC gets another grilling from MPs, Channel 4 News gets caught up in the Gaza doc controversy... and, in the Media Quiz, our pundits try to score a perfect ten.That's all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at themediaclub.comA Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery.We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIA CLUB at podshoponline.co.ukWhat The Media Club has been reading this week:Tim Davie 'open minded' about streamer levy in MP grillingChannel 4 also features Hamas minister's son in Gaza doc BECTU campaigns for more rest breaksPaul Marshall Floats Jounalism School to rivalsTelegraph pays £10/pic for social media picturesScrabble to become a TV Game ShowLeft Bank revenues dive post-Crown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Keir Starmer just hit the reset button on his struggling government, but will voters buy it? We break down his six-hour crisis meeting, the economic warning signs, and whether Labour can regain control of the narrative. Plus: The Conservatives are staring into the political abyss—can they claw their way back? And with tech giants eyeing greener pastures abroad, how can Britain stay in the game? Sharp analysis from Conservative Home's William Atkinson and City AM's Alys Denby. No spin, just the hard questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another bumper episode this week as Ed speaks with Deputy Sports Editor for City AM (and fellow Gloucester supporter) Matt Hardy about rugby, business and how clubs interact with journalists and the press. As usual, the lads also chat through the weekends results and another good result at home for Gloucester - this time over Scarlets in the Challenge Cup. We discuss the performance, where it leads the Cherry and Whites in terms of qualification for the knockouts and the improving defence. We also discuss Glos-Hartpury returning to the top of the PWR with a hard fought win over Loughborough Lightning as friend of the pod, Zoe Aldcroft, is appointed as Red Roses captain. Ed Price Jim Harley Matt Hardy Cherry Jam is kindly sponsored by PGT LLP.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening Labour MP Catherine Atkinson, barrister and former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes, historian Tessa Dunlop and Alys Denby from City AM.

What's the risk of further escalation with Russia? And are celebrity charity campaigns problematic?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening Labour MP Catherine Atkinson, barrister and former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes, historian Tessa Dunlop and Alys Denby from City AM.

Reporters Jack Benjamin and Ella Sagar look at the stories that mattered most in media and advertising this week.The pair discuss Google's reversal on cookie deprecation, plus coverage around the latest earnings from Alphabet, Spotify, Netflix and others, as well as an odd match for Teads and Outbrain.Highlights00:21: Google's U-turn on cookie deprecation6:46: Alphabet earnings 8:23: Netflix earnings 11:22: Spotify earnings14:30: Warner Bros Discovery considers split16:45: Teads and Outbrain's potential merger15:45: News round-up: Publicis Groupe's stronger-than-expected Q2 earnings; Vivendi's plans to list its business on separate stock exchanges; Ofcom fines TikTok; City AM agrees content-sharing deal with Reach; UK Q1 adspend according to AA/Warc

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, former Labour policy adviser Andrew Fisher, City AM's Alys Denby and pollster Joe Twyman.

What will Labour's first hundred days look like?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, former Labour policy adviser Andrew Fisher, City AM's Alys Denby and pollster Joe Twyman.

In this episode of the Why Invest? podcast, hosts James Carter and Luke Hyde-Smith welcome Christian May, a media and communications expert with a notable background in journalism and corporate affairs. Christian shares his unexpected journey into journalism, his experiences as editor-in-chief of City AM, and insights into the evolution of media consumption. The conversation delves into the future of print newspapers, the impact of social media, and the current state of the City of London as a financial hub. They also discuss the potential implications of a Labour government for the business community and broader economic landscape.This podcast is issued by Waverton Investment Management Limited, 16 Babmaes Street, London, SW1Y 6AH. Registered in England No. 2042285. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.The information provided in this podcast is for information purposes only and Waverton Investment Management Limited does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may arise directly or indirectly out of use or reliance by the client, or anyone else, on the information contained in this recording. This podcast should be used as a guide only is based on our current views of markets and is subject to change.The information provided does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor's particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon.Where Waverton's advice is given it is restricted to discretionary investment management services. We do not provide advice on the use of tax or financial planning products (even if the service which we are managing is held within such a product) or non-discretionary investment.All materials have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. There is no representation or warranty as to the current accuracy of, nor liability for, decisions based on such information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The third, and final part of this Silk Road trilogy puts arguably the most popular of the 'Stans in the spotlight: Uzbekistan. Jonny is joined by Sophie Ibbotson, a writer and consultant specialising in Central Asia, Uzbekistan's Ambassador for Tourism, and Chairperson of the Royal Society of Asian Affairs. She has written six guidebooks for Bradt Travel Guides and is also a regular contributor to publications such as Wanderlust, Lonely Planet, City AM, and the Daily Telegraph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GUEST OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr Piers Robinson is a political scientist. He is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, co-editor of Propaganda in Focus and was previously Chair/Professor in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield. Dr. Piers Robinson is a co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies, convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Media and Propaganda, associated researcher with the Working Group on Propaganda and the 9/11 Global ‘War on Terror', member of Panda and BerlinGroup21. He researches and writes on propaganda, conflict and media and was Chair/Professor in Politics, Society ad Political Journalism, University of Sheffield, 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (University of Manchester 2010-2016) and Lecturer in Political Communication (University of Liverpool, 1999-2005). X: @PiersRobinson1

Die viermalige Major-wenner, Rory McIlroy, het berigte verwerp dat hy op die punt staan om by LIV Gholf aan te sluit. Die Londense finansiële oggendblad, City AM, het die naweek berig die Noord-Ierse speler is 16,3 miljard Namibiese dollar aangebied om by die Saoedi-Arabiese toernooireeks aan te sluit. McIlroy, wat een van LIV Gholf se mees uitgesproke kritici is sedert dit in 2022 bekend gestel is, sê hy sal vir die res van sy loopbaan aan die PGA-reeks deelneem:

GUEST HOST: Lembit Opik filling in for Marc Morano. GUEST OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Marland, City AM's Alys Denby, Labour candidate Kevin Craig and political commentator Jonathan Lis.

Should protesters stay away from Keir Starmer's house?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Marland, City AM's Alys Denby, Labour candidate Kevin Craig and political commentator Jonathan Lis.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Danny Armstrong is a Political Commentator on both Russian and Ukraine politics, having spent years living in Russia and being a reporter there. He is a frequent guest on GB News.

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Jenny Southan, who is Editor, Founder and CEO of Globetrender, the world's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine dedicated to the future of travel. She's also an award-winning freelance travel journalist, contributing to the likes of Conde Nast Traveller, LUX, Baku, The Telegraph, Monocle, Mr Porter, The Times, Elle, City AM, Forbes, Business Traveller, and Soho House's "House Notes" among others. During our conversation, she discusses a wide range of issues impacting the industry, from the perspectives of hotels, aviation, oceans, dining, wellness, technology, and queer travel. Along the way, she also talks about space tourism, a dynamic personal idea for innovation and...a recent trip to Necker Island. To put it mildly, it was difficult not to feel rather envious.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Tony Gosling is an independent-minded investigative journalist who follows the story to its own conclusion, however uncomfortable.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Patrick Chalmers was born in Fife, central Scotland in 1966, spending most of his first two decades in Moray, further North. He studied engineering and French at Bath University and journalism at London's City University before starting as a freelance reporter in Brussels. In 1994, he joined Reuters, where he spent 11 years on postings in London, Kuala Lumpur, and reporting assignments elsewhere. His topics included global climate change, world trade, and various financial crashes and their impacts. Slowly, he learned something of the political threads joining them all. Grown disillusioned with the lack of balance at Reuters, he secured redundancy and moved to SW France. From there, he wrote Fraudcast News in 2012, a confessional critique of politics and journalism. Since then, his work has included freelancing for The Correspondent, among others. In 2017, he co-founded All Hands On, an independent film maker looking at people practicing radically better politics for everyone. He is currently focused on how everyday individuals can learn the necessary skills to practice politics themselves, even in war zones such as Israel-Palestine. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: John Hulsman, author of The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism, is the President and Managing Partner of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, a prominent global political risk consulting firm. Literally, the sun never sets on John's political risk analysis: He is Senior Columnist for City AM, the newspaper of the city of London, while also writing regular columns on geopolitics, macroeconomics, and politics for Arab News in Riyadh, The Hill newspaper in Washington, Aspen in Rome, and various outlets in New Delhi.

Welcome to a special episode that delves into the intersection of business and politics, offering a unique perspective on the significant political landscape of 2024. Join me and my great friend Christian May, former editor of City AM, as we unravel the dynamics where business and politics intertwine, shedding light on aspects often overlooked by the mainstream political media. Having experienced the frustration of business not receiving the coverage it deserves during my time in Downing Street, I felt compelled to create this new series. Our conversations, reminiscent of those shared over drinks at the pub, are now reaching a wider audience. We've always wondered why people aren't listening to us during these discussions, so we decided to turn up the volume and share our insights with you. In this episode, we dive into the recent developments, including Labour's big business day and the Prime Minister's announcement of a new business council, along with initiatives to reboost growth. The week's events provide a captivating backdrop to explore the intricate relationship between business and politics. Join us on this journey as we navigate the fascinating world of helping individuals and businesses understand and navigate government policies. With over a decade of experience in both business and politics, Christian and I reflect on our time at the Institute of Directors, where our journey began back in 2012. Tune in for a compelling discussion that goes beyond the headlines, offering valuable insights into the behind-the-scenes workings of the business and political realms. Welcome to a podcast where business and politics collide, creating a narrative that captures the essence of this pivotal year in politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We read the papers so you don't have to. Today: Cummings home to roost! Shocking revelations from the Covid inquiry – with sweary Dominic Cummings getting plenty of attention. Business Casual. City AM dives into the fashion of city boys. Plus – Bacon, Lettuce and Time Travel. The Guardian reveals how sandwiches have changed throughout history – and makes the beloved food… boring.  Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Rob Hutton of the Critic Magazine and comedian Marcus Brigstocke. Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts and extended ad-free editions: back.papercutsshow.com Follow Paper Cuts: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow • Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshow Illustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com  Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Simon Williams. Production: Liam Tait. Assistant Production: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Socials: Jess Harpin. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before we get started today, if you haven't already seen it, check out my interview with Alex Langer of Sierra Madre. There could be quite an opportunity setting up with this silver mining company.There are just a handful of tickets left for my lecture with funny bits about gold in London on October 19. I'm not sure when I will next be doing this show so book early to avoid disappointment and all that.And, if you haven't yet seen Programmable Money, I think you will be amused.Right, house prices. They are in free fall …“Fastest fall in 14 years” said the Guardian on the back of the latest numbers from the Halifax, which reported year-on-year falls of 4.7%. The Telegraph was similarly gloomy. ”London house prices slump,” said City AM. “6 months of consecutive declines,” noted the FT. The latest Nationwide numbers showing declines of 5.3% are even worse.But, some context. Here are house prices since 1950. Relentless. The current declines are a mere blip, though it may not fee like that. I have long-argued that houses are, in effect, financial assets whose prices are largely determined by the availability and cost of money. When lending is loose and money is cheap, house prices rise. When lending tightens and the cost of money goes up, so do house prices fall. With rising rates, the reality of this is now plain to see.It would seem that the housing market peaked in summer 2022. I know nominally it was November, but in reality it will have peaked 6 to 9 months before that because of the various lags in house price data reporting. (There is a chap called Charlie on Twitter, who is very good on this by the way). Housing data lags the market because moving home is such a slow process: you decide to move, you put your house on the market, you wait for a buyer, it takes time to exchange and complete, then there are several months more before the Land Registry actually reports the transaction. But from August 2022 to August 2023, according to Bank of England data, mortgage lending has fallen by 43%, while the number of approvals is down 36%. Of course house prices are falling.How far do house prices fall?The answer to that lies with the Bank of England Monetary Policy committee, gilt markets, interest rates and all the rest of it. Sterling also has issues, which is going to put upward pressure on rates. But with another million or so cheap fixed rate deals coming to end in the next year, and another million the year after that, something like two million households are going to be hit with much higher mortgage costs. Just how much will those costs be? The genius that is Merryn Somerset Webb, as always, has the answer: “Mortgage on 350k at 2%: £1484 a month and total payment £445,126. Mortgage on £350k at 5.5%: £2149 a month and total £644,745. To get payment back to £1484, you can only borrow £243k (total payment 447k). And that's why house prices are falling.”Considerable problems lie ahead. All in all, I don't think the worst is over by a long chalk and, a year from now, I think we will see distressed selling, along with opportunities for bargain hunters. This could all have happened in 2008, but the powers-that-be saw fit to suppress rates and print money. Then we got Help to Buy. I don't quite know what they will do this time around - no doubt something is being planned - but in the meantime it seems we are seeing the beginning of the unwinding of a 30-year, generational bull-market/bubble. By way of reference, here is the that infamous Jean-Paul Rodrigue illustration of the lifecycle of a bubble. (I used to have this on my wall, I liked it so much). I would argue that we are probably in the fear stage, with the bull trap having come during Covid, but it may be we are still in the denial phase. As with so much academic projection, real life is never quite as neat and tidy.At the same time, as those of us who were around in 2008 will testify: all ye who call the end of the UK housing market bubble, beware. The housing market has a nasty habit of making bears look stupid. Some see a correction of 35% or more in nominal terms. Others are more muted at 5-10%. Both are possible. In the short term I think housing goes lower. A 1989-94 scenario looks more likely than 2008-11, though I reserve the right to change my mind, as events unfold. So to gold Here you can see gold vs sterling since 1999 when Gordon Brown sold ours for £150/oz or thereabouts. Today, such is the rise of gold (or the decline of sterling more like), we are at £1,500/oz.Josh Saul of Pure Gold Company has reported to me numerous times over the past year how many buy-to-let and other property investors have been selling real estate and buying gold. When will they flip back into property?Gold is the oldest money in the world, it is a constant, so I like to take a periodic look at house prices measured in gold. Of course, we do not use gold to buy houses. We use sterling. But as the verse goes:“Money is a matter of functions four.A medium, a measure, a standard and a store.”While gold may no longer have much use as a medium of exchange, as a store of value, a standard of deferred payment and a measure of relative value (ie unit of account) it remains and will always remain a far more effective form of money than fiat, because it is permanent, constant and you can't print it. If the average UK house is now £288,000 (it isn't - it will be lower because of time lags) and gold is £1,500/oz, then the average UK house price in gold is 192 oz.Here, courtesy of Nick Laird at goldchartsrus.com, we see the cost of UK house prices, measured in gold, since 1950.It's a rather different story to nominal UK house prices, as displayed above. By this measure, the peak of the UK housing market was 2004. Sterling was (relatively) strong at more than $2 . The UK housing market was booming. Gold was sitting around $400/oz.The depths of the market came in 1979. The UK economy was weak. There was civil unrest. Gold was at the end of its epic bull market of the 1970s when it hit $850/oz. The average UK house could be bought for around 50 ounces of gold.How much have we been ripped off by fiat ? If gold is to increase by say 20% against sterling, and nominal house prices are to come down 10%, then those 2008-11 and 2020 lows of 150oz for the average UK house look pretty nailed on. If house prices come down 30 or 35%, however, as they did in 1989-94, and the gold price were to double, then those late 1970s and early 1980s numbers around 50oz for the average UK house suddenly come into play. Barring a full-blown sterling crisis (don't rule it out), I'd say that was unlikely. For no particular reason, other than round-number-itis, I have a target of 100oz.Of course, the other possibility is that gold falls, and house prices resume their uptrend. How many ounces of silver to buy the average UK house?Here, for the silver bugs, is the same ratio but for silver.Look how cheap houses in silver were in the 1970s. You could get the average UK house for about 1,000oz!Will silver ever go back to those levels? I doubt it. It has the potential, but, as we know, silver always disappoints.Finally, for American readers, are US house prices in gold and silver.Post 2008 they almost went back to 1980 levels.Here they are in silver. Tell your friends about this amazing article This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Before we get started today, if you haven't already seen it, check out my interview with Alex Langer of Sierra Madre. There could be quite an opportunity setting up with this silver mining company.There are just a handful of tickets left for my lecture with funny bits about gold in London on October 19. I'm not sure when I will next be doing this show so book early to avoid disappointment and all that.And, if you haven't yet seen Programmable Money, I think you will be amused.Right, house prices. They are in free fall …“Fastest fall in 14 years” said the Guardian on the back of the latest numbers from the Halifax, which reported year-on-year falls of 4.7%. The Telegraph was similarly gloomy. ”London house prices slump,” said City AM. “6 months of consecutive declines,” noted the FT. The latest Nationwide numbers showing declines of 5.3% are even worse.But, some context. Here are house prices since 1950. Relentless. The current declines are a mere blip, though it may not fee like that. I have long-argued that houses are, in effect, financial assets whose prices are largely determined by the availability and cost of money. When lending is loose and money is cheap, house prices rise. When lending tightens and the cost of money goes up, so do house prices fall. With rising rates, the reality of this is now plain to see.It would seem that the housing market peaked in summer 2022. I know nominally it was November, but in reality it will have peaked 6 to 9 months before that because of the various lags in house price data reporting. (There is a chap called Charlie on Twitter, who is very good on this by the way). Housing data lags the market because moving home is such a slow process: you decide to move, you put your house on the market, you wait for a buyer, it takes time to exchange and complete, then there are several months more before the Land Registry actually reports the transaction. But from August 2022 to August 2023, according to Bank of England data, mortgage lending has fallen by 43%, while the number of approvals is down 36%. Of course house prices are falling.How far do house prices fall?The answer to that lies with the Bank of England Monetary Policy committee, gilt markets, interest rates and all the rest of it. Sterling also has issues, which is going to put upward pressure on rates. But with another million or so cheap fixed rate deals coming to end in the next year, and another million the year after that, something like two million households are going to be hit with much higher mortgage costs. Just how much will those costs be? The genius that is Merryn Somerset Webb, as always, has the answer: “Mortgage on 350k at 2%: £1484 a month and total payment £445,126. Mortgage on £350k at 5.5%: £2149 a month and total £644,745. To get payment back to £1484, you can only borrow £243k (total payment 447k). And that's why house prices are falling.”Considerable problems lie ahead. All in all, I don't think the worst is over by a long chalk and, a year from now, I think we will see distressed selling, along with opportunities for bargain hunters. This could all have happened in 2008, but the powers-that-be saw fit to suppress rates and print money. Then we got Help to Buy. I don't quite know what they will do this time around - no doubt something is being planned - but in the meantime it seems we are seeing the beginning of the unwinding of a 30-year, generational bull-market/bubble. By way of reference, here is the that infamous Jean-Paul Rodrigue illustration of the lifecycle of a bubble. (I used to have this on my wall, I liked it so much). I would argue that we are probably in the fear stage, with the bull trap having come during Covid, but it may be we are still in the denial phase. As with so much academic projection, real life is never quite as neat and tidy.At the same time, as those of us who were around in 2008 will testify: all ye who call the end of the UK housing market bubble, beware. The housing market has a nasty habit of making bears look stupid. Some see a correction of 35% or more in nominal terms. Others are more muted at 5-10%. Both are possible. In the short term I think housing goes lower. A 1989-94 scenario looks more likely than 2008-11, though I reserve the right to change my mind, as events unfold. So to gold Here you can see gold vs sterling since 1999 when Gordon Brown sold ours for £150/oz or thereabouts. Today, such is the rise of gold (or the decline of sterling more like), we are at £1,500/oz.Josh Saul of Pure Gold Company has reported to me numerous times over the past year how many buy-to-let and other property investors have been selling real estate and buying gold. When will they flip back into property?Gold is the oldest money in the world, it is a constant, so I like to take a periodic look at house prices measured in gold. Of course, we do not use gold to buy houses. We use sterling. But as the verse goes:“Money is a matter of functions four.A medium, a measure, a standard and a store.”While gold may no longer have much use as a medium of exchange, as a store of value, a standard of deferred payment and a measure of relative value (ie unit of account) it remains and will always remain a far more effective form of money than fiat, because it is permanent, constant and you can't print it. If the average UK house is now £288,000 (it isn't - it will be lower because of time lags) and gold is £1,500/oz, then the average UK house price in gold is 192 oz.Here, courtesy of Nick Laird at goldchartsrus.com, we see the cost of UK house prices, measured in gold, since 1950.It's a rather different story to nominal UK house prices, as displayed above. By this measure, the peak of the UK housing market was 2004. Sterling was (relatively) strong at more than $2 . The UK housing market was booming. Gold was sitting around $400/oz.The depths of the market came in 1979. The UK economy was weak. There was civil unrest. Gold was at the end of its epic bull market of the 1970s when it hit $850/oz. The average UK house could be bought for around 50 ounces of gold.How much have we been ripped off by fiat ? If gold is to increase by say 20% against sterling, and nominal house prices are to come down 10%, then those 2008-11 and 2020 lows of 150oz for the average UK house look pretty nailed on. If house prices come down 30 or 35%, however, as they did in 1989-94, and the gold price were to double, then those late 1970s and early 1980s numbers around 50oz for the average UK house suddenly come into play. Barring a full-blown sterling crisis (don't rule it out), I'd say that was unlikely. For no particular reason, other than round-number-itis, I have a target of 100oz.Of course, the other possibility is that gold falls, and house prices resume their uptrend. How many ounces of silver to buy the average UK house?Here, for the silver bugs, is the same ratio but for silver.Look how cheap houses in silver were in the 1970s. You could get the average UK house for about 1,000oz!Will silver ever go back to those levels? I doubt it. It has the potential, but, as we know, silver always disappoints.Finally, for American readers, are US house prices in gold and silver.Post 2008 they almost went back to 1980 levels.Here they are in silver. Tell your friends about this amazing article This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Former Utes star Mitchell Schow adds to his State Am and City Am victories with a runaway win in the Summit Sotheby's International Realty Salt Lake City Open at Bonneville. Schow and tournament sponsor Thomas Wright join the pod. 

Meta debuts Twitter-rival Threads, Ofcom investigates right-wing news channels... and IPSO deems Clarkson's Markle column ‘sexist'. Media news and analysis with host Warren Nettleford and guests, writer Jane Ostler and broadcaster Scott Bryan.Also on the programme - City AM looks for a buyer, Apple could be forced to pay for news, and Sir John Whittingdale raises concerns over Channel 4.All that, plus in the media quiz...we'll learn who's got a reboot and who's got the boot.That's all to come, in this edition of The Media Podcast. A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with support from Laura Elwood Craig.Love our look and sound? Hire thelondonpodcaststudios.com for your next recording - and get 25% off your first booking when you use the code MEDIAPOD. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TalkTV International Editor Isabel Oakeshott kicks off today's show to delve into the morning's top headlines as we enter day eight of the Covid Inquiry hearings, and the missing subversive vessel continues to run out of oxygen. Former Met Police Detective Mike Neville joins Mike shortly after to discuss how convenience stores are facing a staggering rise in theft incidents, prompting calls for the police to establish a "most wanted" list of offenders, according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Co-Founder of UsForThem Arabella Skinner returns to The Independent Republic to discuss further th3e after effects of lockdown as there have been 100,000 excess heart deaths since the start of pandemic in addition to a Sharp rise in teenage girls with eating disorders. Economics Editor for City AM joins shortly after to look ahead to the Bank of England as they prepare to raise interest rates for the 13th time. All that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among thought leaders – but especially among professional speakers – one of the most common questions is, "How do I get represented by a speakers bureau?"   We've danced around this question on this show and covered many of the surrounding questions, such as "How do bureaus work?" and "What is it like to run a bureau?"   But the one we're focusing on in this episode – and the one that leads to that core, first question – is simple: What do bureaus look for when they're adding a speaker to their roster?   Here to answer that is the Managing Director of Speakers Corner and the former President of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB) Nick Gold.   With 20+ years of consulting experience, Nick has worked with over 7,500 speakers and services 1,000+ events per year. He's also been published extensively across UK media outlets, including The Telegraph, City AM, Huffington Post UK, GQ.com, and Raconteur.   Needless to say, Nick knows the speaking bureau business like the back of his hand AND what can make you stand out as a speaker looking for bureau representation.   This episode is jam-packed with industry insights, recommendations, and forecasting – Hope you learn as much from it as we did!   Show Notes:   ✅ Check out Nick's book "Speaking with Confidence": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Speaking-Confidence-Penguin-Business-Experts-ebook/dp/B085RR6C9Y/   ✅ Learn more about Speakers' Corner: https://www.speakerscorner.co.uk/  

Among Ian King's guests are: Paul Martin from KPMG talking about retail sales; David Flandro from broker Howden about the sharp rise in the cost of reinsurance; City AM's editor Andy Silvester explains why the paper's going digital-only on Fridays; and the Sonova Group's Martin Grieder talks about speech-enhanced hearable technology

Welcome to this brand-new investing podcast from the London South East. My name is Peter Higgins, you can find me on Twitter @conkers3 and I will be your host for this series of Investing Matters podcasts. What can you expect from the Investing Matters podcasts? A great question. You will find long form interviews with noteworthy veterans and experts from the investment and fund management industry. During these interviews each interviewee will share and impart their knowledge, learning and insights on what aspects of Investing truly matters to them and what in their view should matter to investors. We hope this knowledge exchange benefits all and enables all those accessing and listening to these podcasts to achieve even greater investing success. With that in mind, welcome to episode twenty-nine, which is with the hugely talented Steve Clapham. Steve, is a globally recognised forensic accounting expert, author of the Amazon no.1 bestseller book, The Smart Money Method: How to pick stocks like a hedge fund pro and the founder of Behind the Balance Sheet, an investor training and research consultancy. That trains global institutional equity investment professionals and private investors. Steve trained as an accountant, started out in stockbroking, now he has over 25 years investment analyst experience including time as a partner, head of research at two multi billion dollar hedge funds. Among his many investment industry related activities, Steve is also an equity analyst at Hardman & Co. Where he was part of the group of investors that acquired Hardman & Co in late 2012. He holds a degree in Technology and Business Studies. He also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Because of his globally recognised forensic accounting expertise, Steve is regularly featured in the press, including the Financial Times, the Times, Sunday Times and City AM as well as on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. Steve also produces his own podcast: The Smart Money Method. Steve is passionate about helping every investor understand how to invest in equities and in this Investing Matters. He conveys: his investment industry journey, privatisation work, looking at new industries that had not previously been listed on the stock market, the essence of gearing, misconceptions of Hedge Funds, Long & Short side of the Hedge Fund book, aspects of Behind the Balance sheet courses and services, we discuss aspects of his book, "The Smart Money Method: How to pick stocks like a hedge fund pro", his 3 pronged investing checklist list, the importance of the "Collection cycle", the psychology of investing, "it is the end of the Ice Age", where can you find stock ideas, the importance of margins, how to spot red flags, his long-term investing exposure to Indian equities and much more. We hope you enjoy this podcast, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. Please subscribe to this podcast on your platform of choice and follow the @InvMattPodcast on Twitter.

Economists have been harshly criticized for their response to the recent financial crisis and the pandemic. Yet, they are willing to adapt to changing environments and take on new ideas but sometimes don't do it rapidly enough.Paul Andrew Ormerod is a British economist, best-selling author, a partner at Volterra Partners consultancy, and a founder and director of Algorithmic Economics. Additionally, he is a visiting professor at UCL's Department of Computer Science.Paul writes a weekly opinion column on economics and related topics for City AM, a newspaper aimed at workers in Central London.  Since May 2020 Paul Ormerod has been Chairman of the Rochdale Development Agency (RDA), responsible for economic development in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, which is in Greater Manchester.Greg and Paul discuss why misguided incentives can lead economists to turn a blind eye to shifting environments and fail to anticipate the chance of rare events which can be actually much bigger than predicted in economic risk models.Episode Quotes:Economics is not an empty box10:02: Mainstream economics is not an empty box. It does contain powerful insights. And so, the idea that agents or decision people respond to incentives is very powerful. And in particular, I think it's often caricatured that people think incentives must mean price, but in fact it could be a whole range of factors that people respond to. And if the incentive set changes, then behavior changes.06:44: Economics portrays a richer and more realistic portrait of how people behave –more grounded empirically, but at the macro level, it's really gone backwards.What's wrong with big data?42:36: Big data, one of the problems is the way it's often used. It might be very good at fitting particular circumstances, but it may not generalize very well. That's always a problem with any form of statistical analysis.As the pandemic unfolds, economists step out14:23: Economists do dominate public policy discourse. Whether it's at the national, state government, or international bodies, everything is filtered through the lens of economics. And on this one, they said, "Oh well, you know we pass; we'll step out."I think initially, because most of them didn't know anything about the models the epidemiologists were using, and now that they have done it, it's starting to appear.Show Links:Recommended Resources:Joseph SchumpeterFriedrich HayekArmen alchianHerbert simonLeonid kantorovicGuest Profile:Professional Profile at Volterra Partners LLPProfessional Profile at Rochdale Development AgencySpeaker's Profile on Chartwell SpeakersPaul Omerod's WebsitePaul Omerod on TwitterPaul Omerod on TEDxLSE 2013His Work:Article on EvonomicsArticles on City A.M.Against the Grain: Insights from an Economic ContrarianPositive Linking: How Networks Can Revolutionise the WorldWhy Most Things FailWhy Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and EconomicsButterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior

Hello, and welcome to this week in financial crime. I'm your host, Chris Kirkbride. Another busy week this week. Sanctions, money laundering, fraud, cyber, and regulatory enforcement. More life-affirming content from the world of financial crime. Let's make a start.These are the links to the principal documents mentioned in the podcast:City AM, Exclusive: The WhatsApp scandal in banking and its place in the City.Criminal Cases Review Commission, Fraud conviction overturned after latest CCRC Post Office referral.European Securities and Markets Authority, Report: Administrative and criminal sanctions and other administrative measures imposed under the Market Abuse Regulation in 2021.Financial Conduct Authority, Date set for trial against 5 individuals involved with Worthington Group plc.Financial Conduct Authority, FCA bans director from working in financial services after violent criminal conviction.Financial Conduct Authority, FCA issues Final Notice to former CEO for anti-money laundering failings.Guernsey government, Economic & Financial Crime Bureau now enshrined in Law.National Audit Office, Progress Combatting Fraud.Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘OFAC'), Treasury Sanctions Global Russian Military Supply Chain, Kremlin-linked Networks, and Elites with Western Fortunes.Payment Systems Regulator, Memorandum of Understanding between the Payment Systems Regulator (‘PSR') and the Lending Standards Board (‘LSB').Securities and Exchange Commission, Commission filed 760 enforcement actions and recovered record $6.4 billion in penalties and disgorgement on behalf of investing public.TRACE, Bribery Risk Matrix.UK government, UK and international partners announce further sanctions against Iranian officials.UK Insolvency Service, Suspended prison sentence for Bounce Back Loan fraudster.UK Legislation, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (HighRisk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022.UK Legislation, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (HighRisk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022: Explanatory Note.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Oil Price Cap Update.

În episodul 224 al podcastului „Un român în Londra” am vorbit despre posterul genial de la City AM, despre noul pas al Elizabeth Line și despre summer of discontent (winter of discontent).   Show notes: manuelcheta.com

Canary Cry News Talk #508 - 07.13.2022 LASER FLEXING Russian Laser Weapon, Burning Bill Gates, Post-Nuke Sim TAKE THE SURVEY HERE: https://bit.ly/39VCG4D LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' New Youtube: Facelikethesun Resurrection  Gonz' Video Archive: Facelikethesun.Live App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   Podcast T-2:29 LEAD RUSSIA/LASERS 5:30 V / 3:01 P Russia building new laser weapon to disable foreign satellites - report (J Post) Meanwhile in Ukraine: Ukraine to consider legalizing same-sex marriage amid war (BBC)  Meanwhile in US: First Laser Weapon For A Fighter Delivered To The Air Force (Drive/MSN) Meanwhile in the UK: 'Life-like' lasers can self-organize, adapt their structure, and cooperate   BILL GATES 29:43 V / 27:14 P Bill Gates-funded ‘green' grocer burns to ground, sparking conspiracy theories (NY Post)  Note: Guidestones, now Bill Gates, stoked worldwide revolution   WARS RUMORS OF WARS 36:21 V / 33:52 P What would nuclear war do to the Earth? - study (J Post) Note: Simulation, 33 alert   INTRO (M-W-F) 43:08 V / 40:39 P B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY 56:42 V / 54:13 P Robot that can perceive its body has self-awareness, claim researchers (New Scientist)   [Party, Ravel, Clips, Clue] 1:08:19 V /    GUN CONTROL 1:10:12 V / 1:07:43 P CLIPS: Footage of Uvalde released to public (KVUE) Note: 33 alert (Read Email?)   METAVERSE/CHINA  1:28:50 V / 1:26:21 P Shanghai $52 bn metaverse development, smart gadgets to help China's recovery (SCMP/Yahoo) Note: China corp. Metaverse pushing every nation to become open corporations (network state bleh) → The Making of Saudi Inc. (Bloomberg)  The Network State becoming mainstream (Tim Ferris)  Note: Description of the “Network State” (Foresight Institute)  People finding God through Bitcoin (Slate)   [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE] 2:04:15 V / 2:01:46 P   COVID/WACCINE 2:32:59 V / 2:30:30 P Desperate Long Covid Patients Paying Thousands for Unproven Blood Treatment (Gizmodo/MSN) Government braces to fund ‘substantial' number of Covid-19 vaccine liabilities (City AM)   BEAST SYSTEM/INDIA 2:46:02 V / 2:43:33 P National emblem: Ferocious lions' statue on new parliament raises eyebrows (BBC) 33 alert Three faced Goddess - Wiki CRISPR: Boston biotech Verve tests ‘CRISPR 2.0′ in a patient, first time (MSN / Boston Globe)    [TALENT] 3:02:29 V / 3:00:00 P   SPACE 3:19:33 V / 3:17:04 P Scientists Marvel at NASA Webb Telescope's New Views of the Cosmos (NY Times) Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses James Webb Tele of Making Other Galaxies Available to Jewish Lasers (New Yorker)  “The Left Can't Meme” (know your meme)   [TIME/OUTRO]  8:54 V / 6:25 P   Combined:   3:47:26 V / 3:44:57 P   EPISODE 508 WAS PRODUCED BY… Executive Producers Dame Lynn Lady of the Lakes** Doughty the Coyote** James D** Dustin H**   Producers Darrin S, TWINKIE#1, Benjamin S, LX ProtoCol V2, MORV, Sir JC Knight of the Technosquatch, Veronica D, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, Gail M, Runksmash   AUDIO PRODUCTION (Jingles, Iso, Music): LloydV   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runksmash: Basil vanishes in haste, knowing exactly whe the hooded figure is, but an unaware Rooster turns to the her. The giant digital bird locks eyes with her, “You must be a creation of his.” She says with a smile, “He taught me to love, laugh and survive.”   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C   Social Media: MissGBeauty   ADDITIONAL STORIES: People are finding God through Bitcoin (Slate) Biden Handshake With Netanyahu Muddles Plan to Limit MBS Contact (Bloomberg) The colour of democracy is green: Why a clean energy transition is also vital to liberty (WEF) Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers (NPR) → Japan may tighten gun control reg further in wake of Abe's assassination (Indy UK)  Chinese nationalists celebrate Shinzo Abe shooting online, feeling happy (SCMP) 'Have we learnt nothing!' Twitter users rage as WHO warns Covid 'running freely' again (Express)

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by Sokin. Sokin is the trusted global FX payment provider for some of the world's leading brands. With Sokin Premium you can send and receive unlimited international payments for one fixed monthly fee. Market beating rates, no commission, hassle-free. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Revolut is making its first venture into physical devices with the launch of a card reader for shops and restaurants. Revolut, which now caters to a global customer base of 18m and garnered a $33bn valuation in its latest funding round, told City AM it was launching the device in UK and Ireland. Customers will be able to make card payments via the reader and use services such as Chip & Pin, Contactless, Google Pay and Apple Pay. JUST IN: ‘Buy now, pay later' finance firm Payl8r is calling for open banking to be adopted as a legal requirement for credit assessment. ALSO: Quirk launches to the wider public this week after reaching 10,000 beta users. FURTHERMORE, The South Africa Reserve Bank is working on a new Rapid Payments Programme (RPP) which is set to significantly shake up payments in South Africa. LET'S HEAR ALL ABOUT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: Careem acquired start-up Denarii (Acquired by Careem) as it aims to expand its reach in the FinTech sector. Talenom announced its acquisition of Nomo from Innocells, the corporate venture arm and digital innovation hub of Banco Sabadell. AS FOR PARTNERSHIPS Veriff announced its partnership with Twisto, A Zip Company to provide identity verification services for online merchants. WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS? Reciprocal Ventures announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $70 million fund. Knox Financial plans to expand its lending business and loan products with $50 million in funding it received from a real estate advisory firm. The South African fintech Sava Africa has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding.

We celebrate the City Am from Bonneville on the live show on ESPN 700 with Gina Varni and Kelsey Chugg. Meet Tony's caddy Mark Urbanek. Sue Nyhus on Pine Needles. Elijah Turner on his win at Bloomington Am. 

In this episode George is joined by Alex Doak & Laura McCreddie-Doak, wife-and-husband freelance luxury-lifestyle journalists based in east London, with a particular bent for watches and regular contributors to The Telegraph, Times, MR PORTER, Wired, City AM, Evening Standard as they discuss the Corum Bubble and Franck Muller Crazy Hours.

How can we be professional speakers?  How has the world of speaking changed since COVID?  What are the things that make some speakers great?  What has Barbara done that has changed her world?  How can Lisa Stansfield be relevant for speaking? Join Em Stroud and her Clown Barabra as they chat all things Speaking with Nick Gold. Get in touch with Nick: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickgold/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakersNick About Nick Gold: With a firm belief that successful events which deliver maximum ROI for both attendees and organisers can be held anywhere, even a cow shed, Nick Gold draws on his 20+ years consulting experience working with 8,000 speakers and servicing 1,000+ events per year to address the pain-points and opportunities that exist for event professionals.  With a background in the era of the first dotcom boom and bust, and then some more ‘grounded' work life with a major FTSE100 company in IT and project management, Nick found himself in the mid-1990s looking for the opportunity to grow his own company and create something new.  And so his story with Speakers Corner began. Initially a bespoke entertainment bookings agency, Nick has turned the business into a market-leading speaker bureau and consultancy working with 6,500+ speakers and servicing 1,000+ events each year, which sits at the heart of the events industry  Nick also manages the business with his brother Tim, which also makes him well placed to comment on how family and business can work together!  Nick Gold was the first British President of the International Association of Speaker Bureaus (IASB) from April 2020 – April 2021. Nick was formerly the Chairman of the EASB (European Association of Speaker Bureaus). He has spoken at major industry events including Confex and The Meetings Show, and has been published extensively across UK media outlets, including: The Telegraph, City AM, Huffington Post UK, GQ.com and Raconteur. He has also been interviewed by the BBC and LBC radio.  Before his Speakers Corner adventure began in the mid-1990s, Nick previously worked in the energy sector at Power Costs Inc. (PCI) and Centrica, where he specialised in project management, business development, business analysis and bid tendering.   A warm character who speaks with passion and authority on content, the events industry and measuring ROI, not to mention entrepreneurship, managing SME's, creating an inclusive culture and motivating a workforce to go above and beyond, Nick inspires audience interaction with questions from the floor during his sessions and delights in sharing stories with delegates after the talk has finished. 

Today we're looking back and exploring some choice highlights from our pilot series with the help of this week's guest: Hannah Russell. Hannah is the co-founder of Mags Creative, one of the UK's most successful independent podcast producers responsible for some the most exciting shows in the UK with over 350,000 people tuning into their shows each week. We discuss how Hannah went from setting up Mags Creative with her sister a few years ago to running a fluid team of full-time staff and freelancers who even have their own Monthly podcast club. Through Hannah's entrepreneurial expertise we re-visit some of the most interesting points from our pilot series:Pip Jamieson, founder of @The Dots, on the emergence of skill swapping and the importance of creativity- both as a skill set and something to foster in the workplaceHayden Wood, founder of @Bulb, on renting talent and hiring experience- and why the creative industry is so good at thisSarah Wood, co-founder of @Unruly, on how founding a business actually improved her work/life balance Pete Flint, founder of @Trulia and @lastminute.com, on the importance of changing mindsetChristian May, former editor of @City AM, and his fantastic insight on how you make your own luck through hard workOur pilot season marked our first foray into the world of podcasts, speaking to some of the most brilliant minds in the UK about the future of work.It's only fitting that this reflection on the first series, as we near the end of our second season, is explored and dissected by a podcast mastermind and one of the most interesting guests I've had on this show. Hannah reflects that word of mouth is still king when it comes to growing podcasts, so if you enjoyed this week's episode, please do follow us on social and share your thoughts:Jimmy's Jobs of the Future is hiring, read more on our next chapter here and you can sign up to our newsletter here.A reminder you can follow us onInstagram: @JimmysjobsTwitter: @JimmysjobsAnd most importantly on LinkedInIf you'd like to see more information about the job roles being offered please look at my Twitter @jimmym

As many of you know, The Grace Tales, the company I’ve spent the last seven years building was recently acquired by AllBright, the career network for women. After an incredibly challenging 2020, I couldn’t be more excited about my next chapter. I launched The Grace Tales when my firstborn was a newborn, and at the time, I was also the deputy editor at Australian Vogue. The Grace Tales was almost like therapy for me, it gave me so much insight into the world of motherhood. I spent many years attending fashion shows all over the world, but I’d swap those shows any day for a Grace Tales shoot where I’d meet and connect with so many women. Connection is at the heart of what AllBright stands for. And today, I am so excited for you to meet Debbie Wosskow OBE, who along with Anna Jones, founded AllBright and I have the extreme pleasure of now working for. Debbie is, by her own admission, a serial entrepreneur. And an incredibly successful one at that. She sold her last business - subscription-based home exchange business Love Home Swap to Wyndham for $53 million. Aside from being a fierce supporter of women, she is a Member of the Mayor of London's Business Advisory Board and sits on the Board of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. In 2016 Debbie was awarded an OBE for her services to business. She won the Evening Standard’s Business Award for ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2018 and was shortlisted for City AM’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017. In this conversation we talk about the three ‘g’s’ which every entrepreneur needs, the ‘why’ of AllBright and how 80% of success is about turning up. AllBright Australia has now launched (make sure you check it out at allbrightcollective.com) and I can’t wait for you to get involved in this incredible platform – let’s meet Debbie Wosskow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian was appointed as the Editor at City AM five years ago, it has a brilliant reputation for nurturing exceptional talent, the likes of Oliver Shah, Sunday Times business editor, kate McCann of Sky News, Julian Harris and Tom Welsh of the Daily Telegraph all started their careers at the paper. it has been an incredible five years in the UKs history and we get his reflections on how journalism has changed in that period. The core skills still remain of curiosity, judgment, fearlessness, scepticism but not cynicism remain key to being a good journalist. Christian also made clear that the more traditional skills of writing good copy can be taught on the job.We hear how the young journalists pitch themselves in a much broader sense. This is the penultimate episode of the pilot series, so I am keen to hear feedback, particularly from those starting out on their careers such as students or.A reminder you can sign up to the newsletter here. We are on Insta and Twitter @JimmysJobsAnd you can follow me directly on Twitter @JimmyM Thanks for listening If you'd like to see more information about the job roles being offered please look at my Twitter @jimmym

This week I'm chatting to the wonderful Emma Mills. Emma is a meditation teacher and the creator of emmamillslondon.com. She is the mindfulness expert on the board of advisers at luxury brand, Neom Organics, and has contributed to the Telegraph, Lonely Planet, City AM, the Irish Enquirer, Amnesty International, MIND, Red Magazine and Cosmopolitan. She has a private practice in central London, as well as in the Midlands. She holds events and meetings across the UK. We cover: - How she got started - Her unique definition of meditation - Not planning and going with the flow - Why being curious is our secret weapon - How she uses affirmations and mantras - Her meditation tips for busy mums http://www.emmamillslondon.com/about/aboutemmamills/