Win a dream house for £10? How Omaze found controversial success in the UK October 7, 2024 Luxury house prize draw Omaze has found booming success in the UK, but not everyone's happy about it. Anna Moloney examines why.
In low income parts of the UK, boosting productivity is a question of competition November 30, 2022 Productivity is a puzzle with many different layers. When it becomes a mainstay in political speeches, it is rarely for a good reason. Most of the recent focus is on why it has been so slow, in the overall economy, for the last decade or so. In the 1990s, productivity in G7 countries rose at [...]
Online safety makes return as concern over fraud adverts mount December 6, 2022 The online safety bill returned to parliament yesterday after five months in limbo and a tide of rallying cries from campaigners. The bill aims to better regulate big tech firms, threatening hefty fines for non-compliance, covering illegal and harmful content, as well as fraudulent advertising. Although consumer group Which? praised the inclusion of online scam [...]
Chair of defence committee says RAF vets who train Chinese pilots should ‘lose British citizenship’ October 18, 2022 The Tory chair of the Commons defence committee has called for RAF veterans to lose their citizenship if they train Chinese pilots. Tobias Ellwood made the comments on social media this morning just days after it was reported up to 30 former pilots have been lured to Beijing with large payments. Following reports, the UK [...]
SEC’s crackdown is a positive opportunity for crypto June 12, 2023 We’re now in a new world and the cryptoverse needs to get over seeing the ‘red mist’ with the SEC, warns Nigel Green.
UK Finance CEO: FCA’s name and shame plans will harm UK competitiveness April 30, 2024 Improving transparency is well and good, but the FCA's name and shame plans will damage innocent firms, writes UK Finance CEO David Postings.
Mark Kleinman: WPP takeover rumours, CBI secrecy and the flight of the Tories October 26, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
The Notebook: We need seats! A plea for pedestrianisation July 30, 2024 When it comes to outdoor seating, London could learn a thing or two from its seat-spoiled European neighbours, argues Lucy Kenningham
The most popular source of investment ideas for Gen Y and Z? Social media November 17, 2021 A new survey has confirmed the trends we saw during the pandemic, when retail investing became part of the zeitgeist due to a combination of social isolation, boredom, spare cash and rapidly innovating fintechs. Over half (56 per cent) of 18-34 year olds in the UK who invest attribute their strategy to ideas published on [...]
If Sadiq Khan is serious about boosting the creative industries, he must work with the private sector April 22, 2024 London’s creative industries are world-leading. The mayor talks a good game on supporting them, but his manifesto is light on detail, says Phoebe Gardiner Despite launching at London’s Design District – a prominent creative hub in the capital – Sadiq Khan’s manifesto is rather sparse on his commitments to the creative industries. He is happy, [...]