Build, Baby, Build: Let’s go for 20m Londoners July 18, 2024 Radically upzoning London and allowing millions more people to move to the capital could make Britain as rich as America with a welfare state surpassing that of Denmark or Sweden, says Sam Bowman
It’s not just Brexiteers who should worry about the European Political Community July 18, 2024 The new government views the European Political Community as a stalking horse for a bilateral deal with the EU that meaningfully deepens operational security. This is a mistake, argues Will Cooling One of the visible signs that the election caught everyone within the former government by surprise is how busy the international calendar has been. [...]
Lessons in leadership: How to manage, according to monkeys July 18, 2024 Analysing the lives of 66 rhesus macaques, growth-minded scientists looked to discover what traits made for a good leader. The results? Revealing.
London’s hospitality heroes need support to thrive July 18, 2024 By accident more than design, our pages over the past few weeks have featured more than a few hospitality businesses. Today is similar: the CEO of global giant Sofitel, and the man behind the effervescent Sushi Samba. No industry has had a rougher ride than hospitality over the past few years. The pandemic, of course, [...]
Labour’s Employment Reform Unveiled: Insights for City of London Employers from the King’s Speech July 17, 2024 | Sponsored In today’s King’s Speech [17th July 2024], King Charles III outlined the UK government’s legislative agenda for the new parliamentary season, highlighting Labour’s ambitious plans for employment reform, particularly on race equality and workers’ rights. Sir Keir Starmer, in his inaugural King’s Speech, reiterated his commitment to enhancing workers’ rights and empowering trade unions. The [...]
Donald Trump assassination images are perfect photojournalism – and that’s the problem July 17, 2024 The pictures of defiant Donald Trump fist-pumping having survived a shooting are so stunning they could have been produced by AI – no wonder they’ve sparked so many conspiracy theories, says Andy Blackmore There are days when I hate my job, and then there are days when I love it. Days when the hairs on [...]
The Notebook: Can Labour reform public services? The early signs are encouraging July 17, 2024 Today’s King’s Speech is when Labour’s airy rhetoric of change hits the hard reality of legislative grind, writes Neil Bennett.
How Buc-ee’s gas stations can heal America July 17, 2024 America may be deeply divided, but a country capable of generating the abundance and prosperity on display at Buc-ee’s gas stations can face up to any challenge, says James Price The image of Donald Trump resolutely holding his fist in the air moments after surviving an assassination attempt is already era-defining. As Trump said himself, [...]
Booming Birmingham is a model for growth July 17, 2024 While most regions are witnessing declining growth, the West Midlands is bucking the trend, with Birmingham smashing records for attracting FDI, says mayor Richard Parker Today, the new Government will use the King’s Speech to put economic renewal at the heart of its legislative agenda and commit to hand power back to local leaders. There [...]
This is what London needs from the King’s Speech July 17, 2024 Restoring the fortunes of our high-tax, low productivity nation will not be easy, but there are a few low-cost measures which, along with longer-term structural reforms, can unleash London’s huge potential, says John Dickie After rebuilding the Labour Party and securing a historic electoral landslide, the hard work of delivering change starts now for Sir [...]