London’s population has grown 7.5% in just five years. The capital contained approximately 13% of the total UK population in 2016. Inner London’s population has increased by 300,000 since 2011 to 3.5 million while Outer London’s has increased by 350,000 to 5.3 million. These numbers are projected to grow to 3.7 and 5.6 million respectively…
Amateur rocket builder and daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes suffered a fatal launch accident on the 22nd, during filming for the Science Channel’s (which has yet to comment on whether or not production will continue) show “Homemade Astronauts.” The purpose of the project was to launch Mike 5,000 feet (1.5 kilometres) towards the atmosphere via his…
So, what’s the tea? Top UK tea brand Yorkshire Tea was charged with treason by Twitter trolls and swamped with hate and calls for boycotting on social media after the Chancellor posed with a multi-pack of the popular brew. These people took the photo as product placement, and forced Yorkshire Tea to publicly defend themselves….
Phil and Adam discuss if there are any benefits to TV licenses, namely the UK’s BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and what it means to the nation – which may not be very much. They also explore what has changed since the inception of the TV license model, the political aspects of the BBC and the…
Whenever a celebrity casualty occurs, fingers start pointing. In recent cases, this has been directed towards the media – namely tabloids and social media such as Twitter, which is itself a hotbed of controversial conversation. Everyone likes to weigh in on the topic of a public figure, especially when that individual has committed a wrongdoing…
In this 2-part installment, Adam and Phil sit down with Sean O’Neill, the founder of Adore Group, to hear about his work and life ethos, and how he has established his successful business ventures. Sean has had nearly 18 years of success in managing several businesses within the United Kingdom. He specialises in fundamental analysis…
Clearview AI is a new American startup specialising in facial recognition technology. They have just been hit with a cease and desist from Facebook after the company secretly collected billions of images of individuals without their consent. https://www.cnet.com/news/clearview-ai-hit-with-cease-and-desist-from-google-over-facial-recognition-collection/ As well as this, the software can track individual social media activity which businesses could use to…
A recent governmental decision made by Boris Johnson allows Chinese tech giant Huawei to continue its limited role in British telecommunications and contribute to building the UK’s new 5G networks. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51283059 This video summarises the best benefits we can gain from widely implementing 5G; the next generation of network connectivity that enables you to connect…
As we make our way through the new decade, we are already being bombarded with new tragedies and challenges, as well as ever-increasing questions. Should we be trying harder or less? Are things getting worse? Or are we actually doing pretty good and we just don’t know it? In this rather philosophical episode of the…
Are you doing everything you can to grow your business? Or, if you are an entrepreneur thinking of beginning a start-up, have you considered these essential elements to implement for peak performance? The SwiftCase Productivity Podcast brings you this checklist, with advice devised by Dr Adam Sykes, to question whether your business structure is as…