Sadiq Khan should remember there’s no such thing as a free lunch Alys Denby Free school meals for the children on multi-millionaires is classic Khan – superficial, unevidenced and the wrong priority for London, says Alys Denby Sadiq Khan has made the promise of permanent free school meals the centrepiece of his reelection campaign. It’s typical of the Mayor’s approach to governing, being utterly superficial, unevidenced and the wrong [...]
Mission Government: Why Starmer must think bigger and bigger if he wants real change patrick king Insane targets, missions CEOs and big thinking - this is the framework Starmer must adopt if he wants real change, writes Patrick King.
Mortgages are up but don’t get too excited Steven Macdonald What should we read into recent signs of a gradual recovery in the mortgage market? The answer is, it depends. Taking into account distortions caused by the work-from-home exodus from London and the cost of living and it looks like we may simply be returning to precedented times, says Steven MacDonald When it was announced [...]
The Post Office is struggling to recover from ITV’s dramatic Mr Bates knockout blow April 18, 2024 Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, four months on – exactly how damaging was the TV show to the brand? CEO of YouGov, Steve Hatch, explains.
Square Mile and Me: Natasha Frangos on becoming Haysmacintyre’s first female managing partner April 18, 2024 Natasha Frangos, managing director at Haysmacintyre, tells us about her career in the City and becoming the firm's first female partner.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Action April 18, 2024 Action this, soldier: the obliteration of all cursed corporate jargon from our lives.
Our prison system is an economic and moral failure April 18, 2024 Few politicians want to talk about prisons. They should be braver
Tu-dums and ba-da-ba-baa-baas: How the jingle got usurped by the ‘sonic logo’ April 18, 2024 With music's powerful link to memory, advertisers would be crazy to let the jingle die - and that's why they haven't, writes Anna Moloney.
Let’s be honest, Tesco making big profits is a good thing April 18, 2024 Instead of criticising Tesco for having a bumper year, we should praise it for providing cheap food and jobs for millions, says Matthew Lesh There’s an unorthodox tourist sight that I always tick off on trips abroad. It’s not that I don’t check out the historic squares, the museums and galleries or even the nightlife. [...]
Brutalist gatekeepers should remember people need homes too April 18, 2024 Another building project, another planning delay. It is as predictable as rain on a bank holiday. And it does the same thing to the mood of investors. London needs to build. The UK needs to build. It also needs to repurpose buildings, find new ways of linking up communities, and generally put the bricks and [...]