Pig farmer calls for a ‘rural revolution,’ as Greggs and Costa Coffee warn of low welfare US imports

Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation.  Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more

Pig farmer calls for a ‘rural revolution,’ as Greggs and Costa Coffee warn of low welfare US imports

Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation.  Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more

Revolution Bars to close six venues after Covid restrictions caused its takings to fall by a third

Another casualty of the 10pm curfew: Revolution Bars will close six venues putting 130 jobs at risk after Covid restrictions caused its takings to fall by a third Six Revolution bars will close as company looks to lower rent at seven other sites Bar sales at the company are 50 per cent lower compared to … Read more

Fund tech revolution, Bank chief tells Chancellor

By Andy Haldane, chair of the Industrial Strategy Council, and Sir Charlie Mayfield, chair of Be The Business  UK GDP had, by July, recovered around half of its Covid-related losses, rebounding further and faster than anyone expected. That’s the good news. The bad is that the economy remains 12 per cent smaller than at the start … Read more

Deliveroo for fashion: Toshi plots online clothes-buying revolution

Deliveroo for fashion: Online retailer Toshi claims to make choosing clothes as easy as dialing up a pizza By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 14 September 2020 Fashioning a revolution: Sojin Lee, the brains behind Toshi  A new service promises to bring the fitting … Read more

Mr Sushi serves up a fast food revolution at Itsu

There is no pause as Itsu founder Julian Metcalfe answers how his sushi empire is faring in the wake of the pandemic: ‘It’s been completely decimated.’ The East Asian-inspired fast food chain is almost completely reliant on the lunchtime trade and well-heeled office workers paying up to £10 for a box of sushi. Some 35 … Read more

Revolution Bars sees sales rise 188% thanks to Chancellor’s discount scheme

Chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme helps Revolution Bars to an August sales surge – and it will continue offering discounts this month But, bar group warns that 11 of its sites may not reopen any time soon Social distancing rules and rental costs making trading tough for businesses  AIM-listed Revolution saw its share … Read more

Pictures of hero British captain’s tank corps during Russian Revolution uncovered in garden shed

Remarkable pictures showing hero British captain’s tank corps alongside Cossack warriors during the Russian Revolution are uncovered in a garden shed 100 years on A collection of photographs taken by British Army Captain Reginald Shaw MBE were found in a garden shed The photos were taken in South Russia between 1919 and 1920 when British … Read more

Green roads revolution ‘will risk lives’, paramedics warn

Green roads revolution ‘will risk lives’: Paramedics warn extra cycle lanes, road closures and one-way systems will cause traffic chaos and longer ambulance response times College of Paramedics has expressed concern over plans to transform UK roads Grant Shapps’ green transport revolution could delay ambulance response times Environmentally friendly plans involve enlarged bike lanes, wider pavements   By … Read more

Idyllic Lewes in Sussex is hotbed of revolution, according to social media group 

The Maoist town hall ‘infiltrators’: Idyllic Lewes in Sussex is hotbed of revolution, according to social media group Riverside town of Lewes, East Sussex is a ‘hotbed of revolution’, say online group The Lewes Maoist Action group claim three followers ‘infiltrated’ local council The group have even produced new versions of the town’s historic shield … Read more