What started as a peaceful protest in Tottenham (in the London Borough of Haringey) on August 6 over the police shooting of a local resident, has since erupted into spontaneous riots across the capital and elsewhere in England (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have so far been largely unaffected). Given the rapidity with which new… [Read more]
Not only were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK among the first to be hit by the global financial crisis, but they are also some of the last to be invited back to the party that is the recovery. Lagging the wave of bullish sentiment which has buoyed corporate activity so far this… [Read more]
With South Africa’s World Cup well under way, concerns that infrastructure would not be up to scratch have fallen by the wayside. The investment required to prepare South Africa was substantial, running in the billions of dollars, and far exceeding that of previous host nations. The impact of all this has been a tremendous –… [Read more]