(Photo from : Southbankleeds.co.uk) Chances are, you’ve rarely ventured to the industrial South of Leeds, perhaps only on a night out to Beaver Works or if you were blessed with the opportunity to live in […]
All is not how it Queens…
(Photo from : Evening Standard) Can you believe it? The Queen will be getting a complete refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, costing around £369 million and we are going to be paying for it! Well no, […]
Teaching Excellence Fiasco
In November of 2015, the government published a paper titled “Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice”. This was followed up by a Green Paper (“The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing quality in […]
Why is HS2 so Controversial?
(Photo from : Leedslist.com ) Therese May recently voiced her plans to help those who have been left behind by globalisation and improving productivity is central to restoring this imbalance. The productivity gap is clear, […]
Crowdfunding Your Degree
(Photo from : realbuisness.co.uk) Since the financial crisis, many people have grown weary of the traditional banking system and the amount of power it seems to have over the economy. There is now a growing […]
Leeds Bradford Airport Flying High With Record Results
Considering the Yorkshire and Humberside region represents the 3rd largest business centre in the UK and is home to over 5.3 million, the need for a proper ‘international airport’ here has never been higher. With […]
Breaking the Stigma: Businesses Move to Employ Ex-Offenders
(Photo from : thespecialised.com) As privileged students attending a Russell Group University, we have been offered every opportunity to make a success of our lives. Despite the overwhelming negative rhetoric in the media surrounding the […]
Everything You Need to Know About Black Friday
(Photo from : Queit.com) With the arrival of the German markets, depressingly more hours of darkness and those dreaded heating bills, we might aswell accept that the famously bitter winter of Leeds is fast approaching […]
Business cyberattacks: Are your details safe?
(Photo from : Musings of a Mario Minion) Another few weeks go by, another seemingly secure, reputable business has a cybersecurity breach. This month Tesco Bank fell prey, £2.5million was drained from around 9,000 current account […]
Riding the waves of change: Adidas is leading the way towards a sustainable future.
(Photo from : i1.wp.com) Can Green Business provide a profitable future for big name brands? Adidas certainly seems to think so, and is pioneering a new wave of responsibly produced trainers using recycled plastic sourced […]
Marks and Spencer: Shake up or shut down?
(Photo from : meetinleeds.co.uk) As a business founded in our beloved Leeds, it is shocking to receive reports of Marks and Spencer’s profit loss of 88%. Michael Marks, a Polish migrant founded the dominant high […]
The art of budgeting : Travelling
(Photo from : crohnsandcolitis.org) As students it’s more than likely your time away from university is going to be spent travelling in some way, may it be around the country, around Europe or around the world. […]