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April Economic Round-Up
By Mark Richards. As we do at the beginning of every month, CL News looks back over the month just ended. What did April bring us? [...]
Reasons to be Cheerful – Part 4
By Mark Richards We are slightly late this month, thanks to Easter, but here it is. Moneygap’s round-up of the month’s good news. And in the [...]
Seaside Towns on the Rocks
By Mark Richards. A House of Lords’ report has just suggested that poor broadband is harming the UK’s seaside towns. In truth, the malaise goes much [...]
What Changes will 5G Bring? And What will it Cost us?
By Mark Richards. 5G is going to bring major changes to connectivity and download speeds. Some industries will be changed out of all recognition. So what [...]
March Economic Round-Up
By Mark Richards. As we do at the beginning of every month, CL News looks back over the month just ended. So what did March bring [...]
Book an Airbnb While You Can?
By Mark Richards. Airbnb has changed the face of many cities and ‘destroyed communities.’ Now the residents are [...]
Can all the Streaming Services Survive?
By Mark Richards. Disney is about to launch a streaming service – entering a highly competitive market. Can [...]
The Real Price of the Subscription Economy
By Mark Richards Disney is about to launch a new streaming service. Meanwhile more and more of us [...]
The Rise and Rise of Esports
By Mark Richards. This is a busy weekend of sport, with the Grand National and the FA Cup [...]
“Would you Like a Large Bot With That?”
By Mark Richards. Is your job at risk from AI, robotics and automation? Estimates of the number of [...]
Testing the Right Personality
By Mark Richards. Personality tests are being used more and more frequently in business. The traditional approach was [...]
Is it the Beginning of the End for the Tech Giants?
By Mark Richards. At first glance, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, and an article written by a Democratic wannabee [...]
The Pace of Change Accelerates
By Mark Richards. All my life there have been three fundamental facts about cars. Now all of them [...]
The Office Dress Code: to Tie or not to Tie?
By Mark Richards. Is there an office dress code where you work? Does it make sense? Eight years [...]
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?
By Mark Richards. Will artificial intelligence bring us untold benefits – eliminating traffic accidents, developing customised learning and [...]
Personal Finance
Protecting Man’s Best Friend
By Mark Richards If you have a dog or a cat it makes sense to have it insured. As figures from the Association of British Insurers show, vet’s bills are [...]
I Love You: Give me your Money
By Mark Richards. As we all know, yesterday was Valentine’s Day, but for thousands of people around the world it will have been the day when they fell victim to [...]
Men’s Health or Lack of It: We don’t all Live in London
By Mark Richards. There has been much made recently of ‘wellness in the workplace.’ But very little specific attention paid to men – who are far more prone to suicide [...]
Link Announces Subsidy Plan To Save Rural Cash Machines
By Trevor Clawson. Two years ago, the West Sussex village of Billingshurst boasted three banks on its high street, each with a convenient ATM. And if shoppers were disinclined to [...]
Business News
Book an Airbnb While You Can?
By Mark Richards. Airbnb has changed the face of many cities and ‘destroyed communities.’ Now the residents are fighting back – and it looks like the legislators are on their side. But there are signs [...]
Can all the Streaming Services Survive?
By Mark Richards. Disney is about to launch a streaming service – entering a highly competitive market. Can all the streaming services survive? Will Netflix continue to grow its subscriber numbers? Can Apple work out [...]
The Real Price of the Subscription Economy
By Mark Richards Disney is about to launch a new streaming service. Meanwhile more and more of us have devices like Alexa in our homes. Is this a fantastic new era of entertainment and convenience? [...]
The Rise and Rise of Esports
By Mark Richards. This is a busy weekend of sport, with the Grand National and the FA Cup semi-finals. But what will the sporting scene look like in ten years’ time? Will traditional sports have [...]
“Would you Like a Large Bot With That?”
By Mark Richards. Is your job at risk from AI, robotics and automation? Estimates of the number of jobs at risk vary widely, from 800m worldwide to none at all. Yes, some jobs will undoubtedly [...]
Testing the Right Personality
By Mark Richards. Personality tests are being used more and more frequently in business. The traditional approach was to dread them and deride them as a waste of time. But as companies and organisations increasingly [...]
Is it the Beginning of the End for the Tech Giants?
By Mark Richards. At first glance, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, and an article written by a Democratic wannabee in the US and Facebook’s longest period of ‘down’ time for ten years have little to do [...]
The Pace of Change Accelerates
By Mark Richards. All my life there have been three fundamental facts about cars. Now all of them are under threat, and the changes they will bring will threaten the car industry as we know [...]
The Office Dress Code: to Tie or not to Tie?
By Mark Richards. Is there an office dress code where you work? Does it make sense? Eight years ago a Swiss bank was telling female employees what colour underwear they should choose. Now an investment [...]
Politics
The Irresistible March of the Bots
By Mark Richards. Can we trust what we read any more? We have all heard the term ‘fake news:’ but as artificial intelligence becomes ever more powerful and the use [...]
Costs for driving abroad set to soar because of Brexit
By Mark Fairlie. Britons are expected to spend £36,190,000 on international driving permits if an agreement over the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union. The sum was [...]
Brexit threatens Christmas
With little over three months, until the UK leaves the European Union, a clear transition and plan ought to be in place by now. However, Brexit is in the midst [...]
Huawei’s finance director facing extradition to the US
By Mark Fairlie. The daughter of the founder of one of the world’s biggest firms, Huawei, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in providing US-origin goods to countries sanctioned [...]
Should We Worry about China Spying on Us?
By Mark Richards. Should we worry about the Chinese state spying on us? Plenty of countries around the world are so concerned that they are now refusing to buy Chinese [...]
Brexit deal “would leave the UK £100 billion-a-year poorer” by 2030
By Lauren Howells. The government’s proposed Brexit deal would leave the UK £100 billion-a-year poorer by 2030 compared to staying in the EU, a new study by the National Institute [...]
90s Students Offered Loan Settlement Deal, But There Is A Catch
By Trevor Clawson. Student loans are in play again. In January of this year, the Prime Minister announced a review of student finance and the Higher Education Commission appointed to [...]
Brittany Ferries sees drop in bookings due to Brexit uncertainty
By Lauren Howells. Brittany Ferries has told the BBC’s Wake Up to Money that it is seeing a drop in bookings for next summer, as customers are concerned about what [...]
Technology
What Changes will 5G Bring? And What will it Cost us?
By Mark Richards. 5G is going to bring major changes to connectivity and download speeds. Some industries will be changed [...]
The Rise and Rise of Esports
By Mark Richards. This is a busy weekend of sport, with the Grand National and the FA Cup semi-finals. But [...]
“Would you Like a Large Bot With That?”
By Mark Richards. Is your job at risk from AI, robotics and automation? Estimates of the number of jobs at [...]
The Irresistible March of the Bots
By Mark Richards. Can we trust what we read any more? We have all heard the term ‘fake news:’ but [...]