10th January 2019
What hope does 2019 have of reaching the same levels of excitement and intrigue as 2018? Our talented senior team across six of our key sectors dust off their crystal balls.
10th January 2019
What hope does 2019 have of reaching the same levels of excitement and intrigue as 2018? Our talented senior team across six of our key sectors dust off their crystal balls.
Behind the Headlines: Why Cambridge’s dire diversity needed tackling by a music icon
20th August 2018
The ‘Stormzy Scholarship’ has brought concerns around the lack of diversity inside Britain’s most prestigious universities back under the spotlight. Our Senior Consultant, Kate Begg, looks at how Cambridge University can use this recent crisis as a springboard to elicit real change. What happened? Renowned grime artist Stormzy added an extra layer of excitement to […]
Trump’s truths hit home in a UK political system stifled by spin
18th July 2018
Following an eventful visit from Donald Trump, Liam Parker thinks this one will be chalked up as a victory for the President.
A Hundred bad ideas? How the ECB can launch its new tournament
17th July 2018
Following the launch of Pagefield Sport, Sam Barnett opens the batting for a new series of sports blogs. Sam considers how the English and Wales Cricket Board could launch ‘The Hundred’, a controversial new tournament set to start play in 2020. Cricket is dying, apparently. Figures show that 58% of Brits find the sport ‘dull […]
Gender Pay Gap: PR exercise or serious business commitment?
6th April 2018
This week, the gender pay gap has dominated news headlines as businesses rush to publish their figures ahead of the Government’s deadline. Now it’s been revealed that, on average, 78% of UK companies pay women less than men Ellie Riddles looks at what’s next for businesses who need to prove they are effectively tackling the […]
23rd March 2018
With the UK-Russia diplomatic crisis boiling over, it was going to take a big news story to knock this off the front pages…enter stage left Chris Wylie. Wylie lifted the lid on his former employer, data firm Cambridge Analytica, revealing their misuse of Facebook data – revelations that have sparked debate on the use of personal […]
Philip Hammond’s Speech on EU/UK Financial Services: Deal or no Deal?
8th March 2018
Yesterday Philip Hammond outlined the Government’s ambition to include financial services as part of a wide ranging free trade deal with the European Union. Pagefield’s David Leslie analyses what this means for institutions and what to look out for as negotiations rumble on. What happened? Following the Prime Minister’s speech last week in which she […]
Oh Snap! Kylie Jenner knocks £1bn off Snap’s shares
5th March 2018
A single tweet from Kylie Jenner wiped £1bn off Snap’s shares, leaving investors confused and concerned. Olivia Crawford takes a look at what it means for Snapchat and assesses the growing trend of celebrities influencing stock markets. What Happened? Recently, Kylie Jenner, the American reality TV star, social media personality and entrepreneur, tweeted: “sooo does […]