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(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) With each passing day, the government’s insistence that economic growth is its “number one priority” sounds...
The government defines a high net worth individual as someone with an income of at least £170,000 and net assets of more than £430,000. Such people...
BP seems poised to row back from recent pledges on Net Zero I remember when I first encountered a hard copy FTSE 100 annual report. I was a first...
Play Video If the Chancellor was still on a high from last week’s big growth-focused speech, the Bank of England has just pulled her...
Boxed in: the Chancellor faces tough choices Rachel Reeves has a deep respect for officialdom and institutions and was aghast at the way Liz Truss...
It’s Trump’s world now and the rest of us are just living in it Things happen quickly in Trump’s America. On Saturday, the US President...
Play Video This was the week when Barclays became the latest big employer to tighten up its work from home policies, now requiring...
Successive British politicians have reached for Silicon Valley – or the idea of Silicon Valley – every time they’ve wanted to project a vision...
Growthbusters: Starmer and Reeves have embarked on a contradictory growth agenda In the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 (stay with me)...
Play Video It’s a funny old world when the pleas of pensioners, farmers and shopkeepers fall on deaf ears but a Labour chancellor...
In the words of the Lord Mayor of London, “the only way you get growth is via risk.” Alastair King made this observation early in November last...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Isabel Infantes/PA Wire After all the excitement of a ministerial resignation, it’s time to check in on the...
A short-lived ministerial career Yesterday, I asked whether Tulip Siddiq would still be the City minister by the end of the day, and just as the sun...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson (Photo by Richard Pohle – WPA Pool/Getty Images) A long time ago I got...
Mark Zuckerberg outside Meta HQ (Source: MZ FB) Will Mark Zuckerberg’s drastic policy changes tempt me back to Facebook? Nope. I quit the platform...
(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) From a news perspective, the Christmas break was more Deck the Halls than Silent Night. Keir Starmer ended last...
Yang Tengbo insists that he is not a spy and that he would “never do anything to harm the interests of the UK.” He was speaking yesterday after...
Labour’s policy changes have already had a clear negative impact on the economy Missions, milestones, foundations and pledges; Keir Starmer has...
Raise a glass to a Deputy PM on a mission to build Since Christmas is a time for hope, it’s worth appreciating the good news when we see it. The...
Tuesday December 3, 2024. PA Photo. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire There are plenty of reasons to be cheerful at this time of year, but the state of the...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer giving a speech shortly after taking office (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire) It doesn’t take a huge stretch of the...
Storms are coming. Jeff Moore/PA Wire Temperatures are set to fall again as a mid-week cold snap muscles in, bringing icy winds to accompany the...
Any growth over there? Well, that didn’t last long. Barely 48 hours after the Chancellor told the CBI conference that the tax-hiking Budget was...
The FCA needs to restore trust What unites firebrand socialist MPs and stalwarts of the Tory establishment? The answer – somewhat unbelievably –...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference at the QEII Centre, London. Picture date:...
The British car maker has taken new cars off sale to the general public for more than a year as it reinvents itself to launch three new electric...
Farmers protest in central London over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the recent budget. PA Photo. Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA...
President Biden infuriated China by calling Jinping a “dictator” The Prime Minister has been mingling with world leaders in Brazil, and while his...
Labour’s first few months in power have caused huge concern among employers The weekend’s papers groaned under the weight of business leaders’...
WFH, or join the commute? Given the City of London is a major destination for commuters (especially those working in professional services) the...
At last month’s Investment Summit in the City, Keir Starmer set out an admirably clear view of how he wants this country’s regulatory bodies to...
The government’s first Budget heaps hundreds of millions of additional costs on business No politician could actually get away with telling...
A huge majority of Americans felt the economy wasn’t working – and they wanted change In the end, the race for the White House was not determined...
The Budget has hammered hospitality and retail with massive cost increases As Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget one week ago, the loudest cheer...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post, which this year hasn’t endorsed a presidential candidate The US election has given rise to a...
Kemi Badenoch is congratulated by her husband Hamish after she was announced as the new Conservative Party leader (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire) One...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses for photographs as she leaves 11 Downing Street, London, before delivering her first Budget to the...
Businesses are right to be nervous about the Budget Today, the Chancellor will attempt to write this government into a grand historical narrative...
The rest of this week is going to be dominated by the Budget, so permit us a diversion today as this column focuses not on capital gains tax,...
Can Labour really claim to be running the most pro-business government ever? Rachel Reeves once vowed that if Labour won they “would be the most...
It will take more than an IMF growth upgrade to make the Chancellor’s life easier With just one week to go until the Budget (arguably one of the...
Do you have a job? Are you in work? You might be one of Labour’s “working people.” Then again, you might not be. Politicians do like to lump...
Is it possible that Labour likes big business more than founders? With half term holidays upon us, Portugal is a safe bet for a bit of winter sun....
Ultimately, employer national insurance is paid by employees One of the many problems the government has got itself into over tax rises that may...
Jonathan Brady/PA Wire It rained pretty much all day in the City of London yesterday, but this didn’t stop Keir Starmer basking in the warm glow...
The Guildhall will host Starmer’s Investment Summit The Guildhall, in the heart of the City of London, has been a vital commercial centre for...
When it emerged that Boris Johnson reportedly muttered “f**K business” during a meeting as Prime Minister, he was rightly castigated. For many...
Rachel Reeves By tradition, Chancellors are allowed a stiff drink at the despatch box as they deliver their Budget. Parliamentary records tell us...
Keir Starmer hasn’t had an easy three months Kremlinology is an old Cold War concept referring to the study of key individuals high up in the...
Renewables now account for 40 – 50 per cent of UK electricity – but is it secure? A quiet revolution occurred in the very earliest moments of this...