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Switch off? Here’s the books to read to stay switched on this summer

Hate to switch off? Fear not, How To Make A Billion author Richard Harpin has put together his holiday reading guide to stay switched on this summer...

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Richard Harpin

UK-India trade deal will be major boost for financial services

Rachel Reeves and Piyush Goyal, India’s commerce and industry secretary, after the UK and India signed a free trade agreement at Chequers |...

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Rachel Reeves

Here’s what private equity and venture capital need from Rachel Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves hit back at her critics during a hearing at the Economic Affairs Committee. Changes to carried interest, non-doms and...

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Michael Moore

British Airways has become a national embarrassment

British Airways is our country’s flag carrier and should be a source of national pride, instead it’s beset by delays, cancellations, bad service...

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Jamie Bullen

On this day in 1974: US supreme court orders Nixon to hand over Watergate tapes

Image generated by Chat GPT On this day 51 years ago, the US supreme court dealt a serious blow to executive privilege when it ordered to hand...

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Eliot Wilson

Rachel Reeves is lost in space

Image generated by Google Gemini Rachel Reeves said was steering the economy past a black hole but her calculations are off and we’re heading for...

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Helen Thomas

Caroline Wayman: How I got through tough times at the Financial Ombudsman

Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Caroline Wayman, global head of financial services at PA consulting and...

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Anna Moloney

Office Dating Rules: What to Do (and Not Do) After that Coldplay Kiss Cam

Office dating? Here’s how to handle romance at work – from HR rules to red flags – without risking your job or dignity A viral video showing the...

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Anna Moloney

Kemi Badenoch shuffles deckchairs on the Tory Titanic

(Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet reshuffle saw plenty of promotions for yesterday’s men – but the party is...

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William Atkinson

Supreme Court judgment hardly draws a line under Libor

Tom Hayes Photo credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire It would be convenient to think that yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment draws a line under the...

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Simon Hunt

Could a tourist tax ever work in London?

A tourist tax could fund transport infrastructure Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner, but I reckon there are few better tourist destinations. Our...

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Simon Hunt

Labour’s plan to gerrymander London’s mayoral election will backfire

Giving the vote to teenagers may be getting the headlines, but Labour are also planning to rig London’s mayoral elections by restoring...

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James Ford

Context is king when it comes to AI

Division of robot faces using network frames and semiconductors. AI tools won’t unlock real value or recurring revenue until they can...

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Lewis Z Liu

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

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

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

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?

(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

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

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

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

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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