Financial resilience will be the backbone to withstand a tough winter recession November 14, 2022 The financial services industry must find ways to help people bridge this crisis by providing insurance premium wavers, affordable credit, and debt repayment deferrals.
MPs have accepted the UK needs a proper industrial strategy, but where is it? February 13, 2024 The UK has accepted it needs a proper industrial strategy, but an ambition and detailed plan is still missing, writes Sharon Todd.
Reeves under pressure to shift the dial on pension investment July 10, 2024 Rachel Reeves and Labour will be tasked with driving through the so-called Mansion House compact and unlocking pension cash.
UK to press ahead with Edinburgh reforms despite banking crisis fears March 21, 2023 The UK government has said it will press ahead with its plans to deregulate the country’s financial services sector, known as the Edinburgh reforms, despite widespread turmoil in the banking industry. “We are continuing to deliver the Edinburgh reforms, which recognise the foundations on which the UK’s success as a financial services hub is built: [...]
Boris Johnson claims reason for partygate fines ‘remains unclear’ March 21, 2023 Boris Johnson has claimed it “remains unclear” to him – and possibly to Rishi Sunak – why they were fined for breaching lockdown laws after the Met Police investigation into partygate. The former prime minister has released his defence dossier ahead of a marathon evidence session before the cross-party parliamentary privileges committee tomorrow. In the [...]
UK is lagging behind on crypto assets, says Philip Hammond January 31, 2022 The UK's former chancellor has warned Britain will lose its competitive advantage in financial services if it does not ramp up its crypto efforts.
Election 2024: Sunak wants to ‘scrap rip off degrees in favour of 100K apprenticeships’ May 29, 2024 Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap “rip-off degrees” in favour of creating 100,000 more apprenticeships, in his latest election policy announcement.
Fast growth tech firms won’t wait for the glacial pace of British politics September 22, 2023 Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget was a disaster, but he was right about the sluggish way government deals with tech.
How a little-known vaping group went from nothing to sales of $1bn in just two years March 9, 2024 How has a vaping group reached $1bn in sales in only its second year?
Boris Johnson paid £500K advance for memoirs – as public foot £222K bill for his partygate legal fees January 27, 2023 Boris Johnson has picked up an advance of more than £500,000 for his forthcoming memoir, as it emerged taxpayers face a bill of £222,000 for his legal fees to defend himself in the partygate inquiry. The former prime minister’s latest entry in the Register of Members’ Interests says that he “received £510,000 as an advance [...]