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The Debate: Should the London Stock Exchange open 24-hour trading?

The Debate: Should the London Stock Exchange open 24-hour trading?

Could 24-hour trading revive the London Stock Exchange? We get two market experts to go head to head in this week’s Debate . YES: Extending trading...

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Anna Moloney

The River Thames is London’s largest public space. So why don’t we use it?

The River Thames is London’s largest public space. So why don’t we use it?

The River Thames is London’s largest public space, so why aren’t we using it? Swimmable Cities co-founder Chris Romer-Lee calls for us to make the...

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Chris Romer-Lee

Labour has given in to the blockers on planning reform

Labour has given in to the blockers on planning reform

The National Housing Bank will function as a subsidiary of Homes England Labour has watered down its Planning and Infrastructure Bill, putting new...

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Will Prescott

Starmer must face down the self-righteous clowns on his back benches

Starmer must face down the self-righteous clowns on his back benches

Keir Starmer has not ruled out a tax raid equal to that seen last year. Keir Starmer’s attempt to select compliant MPs has backfired, producing a...

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Paul Ormerod

Will Labour be our sewage saviour or find themselves up the creek?

Will Labour be our sewage saviour or find themselves up the creek?

(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Water companies need flexibility and lower compliance costs, not overzealous regulation that will...

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Kitty Thompson

City traders’ exoneration in Libor case proves the importance of jury trials

City traders’ exoneration in Libor case proves the importance of jury trials

Financial market trader Tom Hayes, who was jailed alongside Carlo Palombo over interest rate benchmark manipulation, outside the Royal Courts Of...

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Ellen Gallagher

Investors: brace for a breakdown in UK gilts

Investors: brace for a breakdown in UK gilts

Liz Truss has lost her seat to Labour Because the UK government is politically unable to pass necessary fiscal reforms, a bond market crisis is...

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Peter Spiller

Why oh why are we still debating open banking in the UK?

Why oh why are we still debating open banking in the UK?

Open banking needs urgency – not more debate, write John Glen, three years on from opening the conversation as City minister In the UK, open...

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John Glen

Environment secretary: Labour’s water revolution will give investors certainty

Environment secretary: Labour’s water revolution will give investors certainty

Abolishing Ofwat and streamlining water regulation will give the sector the clarity and accountability it needs to attract private investment, says...

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Steve Reed

The rise of slottification: Why can’t I have any fun in London without booking?

The rise of slottification: Why can’t I have any fun in London without booking?

When a boy cannot even go to a pond without booking it on a desktop app, something has gone wrong in London, writes Matt Waksman in today’s...

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Matt Waksman

The discrete joy of guerrilla swimming in the Thames

The discrete joy of guerrilla swimming in the Thames

Guerilla swimmers are defying the authorities to go swimming in the Thames – don’t listen to the gloomsters telling you it’s not safe, says James...

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James Bethell

Universities have woken up to AI reality. Can businesses now keep up?

Universities have woken up to AI reality. Can businesses now keep up?

Universities are moving from degree machines to AI-savvy, entrepreneurial training grounds. Businesses must keep up, writes Paul Armstrong...

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Paul Armstrong

Labour’s war on business is a gift to Nigel Farage

Labour’s war on business is a gift to Nigel Farage

Reform leader Nigel Farage has unveiled new non-dom policy known as the Britannia Card(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Labour’s paralysis is...

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Alexander Temerko

How much will the Afghan data leak really cost?

How much will the Afghan data leak really cost?

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – AUGUST 21: In this handout image provided by the Ministry of Defence, the British armed forces work with the U.S. military to...

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Eliot Wilson

The City welcomes reforms to make London more competitive

The City welcomes reforms to make London more competitive

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Mansion House speech this evening could turbo-charge overseas investment into UK sport, say industry experts. The...

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Chris Hayward

A silver lining for non-doms?

A silver lining for non-doms?

(Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images) Despite damning headlines in recent weeks about changes to the foreign chargeable gains regime, the outlook...

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Clare Pooley

Hiring Rishi Sunak is an ingenious move from Goldman Sachs

Hiring Rishi Sunak is an ingenious move from Goldman Sachs

Rishi Sunak’s Westminster to Wall St move is not a case of “jobs for the boys”, it’s a calculated, strategic hire by a firm that understands...

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Tim Focas

If you’re a CMO, make friends with the CFO

If you’re a CMO, make friends with the CFO

Image generated by Google Gemini Many CEOs now asking, ‘why are marketing metrics up, but sales and market share in decline’ – here’s how CMOs can...

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Kelsey Robinson

How can British businesses prepare for tariffs, and does Brexit help?

How can British businesses prepare for tariffs, and does Brexit help?

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: A poster board is seen as U.S. President Donald Trump talks with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on May...

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Jenna Glass

Businesses stand ready tackle long-term sickness – if only we let them

Businesses stand ready tackle long-term sickness – if only we let them

The huge spike in people being signed off work for mental health problems is a disaster for their individual wellbeing and for Britain’s economic...

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Nick Tyrone

A new LISA life: why the lifetime ISA needs reform

A new LISA life: why the lifetime ISA needs reform

While the Treasury Committee has criticised the Lifetime ISA (LISA) as poor value for money, helping young people get on the housing ladder remains...

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Oliver Dean

Mutual fund performance: a new way to pick a persistent winner

Mutual fund performance: a new way to pick a persistent winner

UK agencies are stepping up their enforcement efforts. A new academic paper introduces the MMT model, which improves upon standard methods by...

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Cesario Mateus