What if the OBR is too optimistic about growth? March 21, 2024 Chancellors preparing for Budgets fret over their fiscal headroom, but what matters in the long-term is the trend rate of growth. And if the OBR has it’s projections wrong, there will be big consequence for the next government, says Paul Ormerod The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its economic and fiscal outlook document in [...]
National Gridlock: Octopus calls for queue jumping to meet energy goals May 4, 2023 Octopus Energy Generation has unveiled a five point plan to speed up connections for new renewable projects to the grid.
Why Champions League results matter beyond Europe for Arsenal and Man Utd November 29, 2023 While Arsenal may be able to rest players, United probably won't have that luxury.
Trevor Steven: Anticipation is what makes Erling Haaland a goalscoring machine September 1, 2022 I can’t remember anyone beginning life in the Premier League as well as Erling Haaland, who made it back-to-back hat-tricks and nine goals in five games for Manchester City in midweek. Plenty of people will have been waiting for him to fail and burst the hype that has long surrounded him. Instead he has stunned [...]
Schools across the country have forgotten how to teach kids to aspire to be better December 8, 2021 Omicron, the new Covid variant, has had an unexpected victim: the long-awaited White Paper on levelling up. Boris Johnson’s plans to put his 2019 election pledge into reality will not be published until New Year, to give the government more time to focus on containing Covid. The document, set to span industry, skills and transport, [...]
A new Horizon deal will protect the future of British science and AI capabilities September 8, 2023 Funding will help us use artificial intelligence algorithms, normally used to track exploding stars, to check for skin cancer.
EY to double size of consulting team by hiring 5,100 consultants over the next four years April 5, 2022 Big Four accountancy firm EY is set to double the size of its UK consulting team, by hiring 5,100 new consultants over the next four years. The accountancy giant said it plans to double the size of 5,100 strong consulting team, with a view to having more than 10,200 consultants on its books by 2026. [...]
Brit chip firm takeover by China risks “national security” warns influential Tory MP January 11, 2023 Grant Shapps has been urged to review the the takeover of fledgling semiconductor firm Flusso following its Chinese takeover.
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? October 26, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Carter Jonas Property consultancy Carter Jonas has a new head of science and technology to help build the firm’s expertise in the UK’s sector. Matt Lee He joins from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, where he led [...]
BBC set to cut original CBBC content as licence fee tries to remain competitive March 10, 2022 The UK media regulator has opened a new consultation into the number of CBBC’s original productions, accepting the BBC’s request to make cuts to its output. In an announcement this morning, Ofcom agreed with BBC’s suggestion to reduce the original productions quota for the dedicated TV channel for children, shifting it from 72 per cent [...]