Letter to the editor: Brits must break up with banks February 27, 2024 Re: More than £1trn languishing in low-interest savings accounts I’ve always struggled to understand why kids in the UK don’t learn about managing their finances at school.A lack of financial education means lots of millennials have had a long-term, one sided relationship with their bank. They’ve grown up to believe that the right thing to [...]
Letter to the editor: Seeing red at Labour’s green U-turns February 26, 2024 Re: Labour confirms £28bn green investment pledge has been scrapped Labour’s recent U-turn on green investment is disappointing but not unexpected. With the general election less than a year away, this does nothing to provide businesses and investors with clarity on the UK’s green agenda.” It’s a reminder that businesses cannot rely solely on government [...]
Letter to the editor: Confessions of a corporate jargon user February 22, 2024 Thanks for your hilarious corporate jargon column! My colleagues and I find it particularly relevant (and triggering) due to our profession.
Letter to the editor: Throwing out standards is not the way for the City to reclaim its crown February 21, 2024 CityUK’s open letter highlights a pressing issue - if London wishes to remain a premier global financial centre, it must evolve to support the changing needs of businesses seeking to go public.
Letters: Don’t let hackers steal our future January 12, 2023 [Re: As we modernise education, we can’t allow hackers to target our kids’ future, yesterday] Rosie Beacon is absolutely spot on in her assessment of the UK government’s prioritisation of cybersecurity preparedness. For too long, it has been an afterthought, and this has resulted in a number of high-profile attacks on businesses and other organisations. [...]
Letters: A birthday wish for the internet January 11, 2023 [Re: As the Internet turns forty, we must invest in digital skills, Jan 4] With the internet turning middle-aged this year, the importance of data for businesses has never been more central. The 40th birthday of the internet should act as a call to arms for business leaders as online innovation enters a new stage. [...]
Letters: Digging us out of a recession January 10, 2023 [Re: Recession in “full swing” as inflation puts small businesses in “critical” state, Jan 4] The British Chambers of Commerce research last week highlighted the impact of the current economic climate on the UK’s small businesses. Mastercard’s own research shows that small businesses need more support – not just financially, but with technology, skills and [...]
Letters: Students and AI can collaborate January 9, 2023 [Re: Fears of cheating prompt Ofqual to ‘look into’ use of AI chatbot ChatGPT, January 3] It’s right that exams regulator Ofqual investigates how ChatGPT will impact the future of school exams and students’ writing, critical analysis and creative skills, if Artificial Intelligence proves it can do the same to a high level. The emergence [...]
Letters: Britain’s private health woes December 14, 2022 [Re: Fears of privatising the NHS are stopping us from saving our health service – and lives, Dec 2] Fears around the collapse of the free NHS are not new. The past few years has seen increasing worry over staff shortages and the ageing population. Services have been overwhelmed. Jumping the NHS ship and opting [...]
Letters: Still clinging on to Bitcoin December 9, 2022 [Re: Bitcoin ‘on the road to irrelevance’, says ECB, November 30] Recent comments by the ECB and other banking stakeholders show that many central banks along with the regulators are missing the key point: Bitcoin is already being used to pay for goods while they are still debating whether crypto is an asset class or [...]