Is Keir Starmer the Gareth Southgate of politics? July 2, 2024 Like the England Manager, the Labour leader helms a united team ready to face up to 14 years of hurt (electoral defeats). But the nation’s hopes could so easily turn to soul-crushing despair if the next government fails to bring it home, says Emma Revell If it doesn’t work out as England manager, Gareth Southgate [...]
What makes King’s Cross London’s best train station? Competition July 2, 2024 Passengers on the East Coast mainline enjoy fierce fare competition and a choice of routes, so why isn’t this successful model replicated elsewhere on the network? Asks Tony Lodge What makes King’s Cross unique among London’s train stations? Why do passengers who use the station rate most of its train services the very best in [...]
Labour must partner with businesses in the impact economy July 2, 2024 Forging a strategic partnership between Government and the impact economy is essential to mobilising the resources, expertise, and innovation to drive transformative progress across Labour’s five missions, Says Stephen Timms With the economy in poor shape and government funding in short supply, an incoming Labour Government will need to be imaginative in lining up other [...]
How dual-class shares will help London attract tech IPOs July 1, 2024 The FCA has made plenty of mistakes, but they are right about dual class share structures — these will encourage new listings and tackle the London Stock Exchange’s persistent short-termism, says Daniel Valentine The Financial Conduct Authority is preparing reforms to the listing regime of the London Stock Market which have been described as “the [...]
The Notebook: Rejoining the EU is the single biggest way to kickstart growth July 1, 2024 Rejoining the EU is the single biggest thing Labour could to to kickstart the economy, writes James Chapman.
Build, Baby, Build: Affordable housing is too hard to sell July 1, 2024 There is a quick fix to get house houses built: Reform Section 106 to make it more viable for developers to sell affordable housing, says Jonathan Seager Housing has been one of the top issues during this general election campaign, with political parties jostling to one up each other in their pledges to tackle a [...]
Will Starmer dare deal with the merchants of death? July 1, 2024 There’s one substantial, profitable sector where industrial strategy could actually work: Defence. But with some on the left calling for an arms embargo, will the Labour leader look to defence as the driver of growth it could be? Asks Eliot Wilson If you can find solid principles underlying the Labour Party’s economic and industrial policy, [...]
How AI can help fight crime July 1, 2024 The City of London’s AI Innovation Challenge will harness the power of technology to prevent and track fraud, says Chris Hayward AI chip producer Nvidia is vying with Microsoft and Apple for the title of world’s most valuable company. History teaches us that those who become the world’s most valuable company, be they Standard Oil, [...]
Build, baby, build: Want to solve the housing crisis? Forget town planners at your peril June 29, 2024 There's no point building homes if they're not in places people want to live, but public sector planning is in dire straights, writes Victoria Hills
I’m a Black, lesbian lawyer. Trust me, embracing intersectionality in the workplace is vital June 28, 2024 Embracing intersectionality is not only the right thing, it's crucial to help people thrive in the workplace, writes Jacqui Rhule-Dagher.