Unleash private investment for green projects or miss net zero goals, MPs warn June 21, 2023 The government must do more to unlock private investment or risk missing its decarbonisation goals, MPs have warned.
Why listed companies and the City are calling for a red tape revolution August 30, 2023 The watchdogs tasked with imposing governance and reporting standards on financial firms walk something of a tightrope across the Square Mile - but experts want reform.
All the major parties have pledged to build more houses. Can they deliver? June 16, 2024 In 2019, the Conservatives promised to ramp up construction of new homes to 300,000 per year by the middle of the 2020s, but the government has failed to make good on its promise.
Londoners, here’s how much your council tax will be rising in April March 9, 2024 Councils are officially able to increase their tax rates by 4.99 per cent, but those with government permission are able to increase their residents’ bills by over 5 per cent.
City lawyer takes government to High Court over Northern Ireland Protocol July 15, 2021 Four businesses will submit evidence against the government to England’s High Court in the coming weeks in a bid to prove the Northern Ireland Protocol infringes on the European Convention of Human Rights. Clive Thorne, partner at City of London firm McCarthy Denning, is representing the four Northern Irish businesses and says he is trying [...]
Back to work call is up to businesses, not the government, CIPD boss says June 22, 2021 The back to work call is up to businesses, not the government, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) chief has said today. After Covid-19 completely overhauled traditional workplace life, the question of whether working from home should become a legal right has emerged now that the end to restrictions is on the horizon. [...]
Farmers set for public funds to drive UK’s nature recovery June 19, 2023 Farmers will gain fresh access to public funds to invest in restoring nature, as the government targets the recovery of lost natural habitats.
Government refuses to commit releasing probe into Chinese takeover of UK chip plant July 15, 2021 The government has refused to commit to releasing a review into the takeover of the UK’s largest chip plant by a Chinese-owned semiconductor firm. Boris Johnson announced last week that his national security adviser would probe the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab, after his government initially said there were no grounds to intervene in the [...]
Exclusive: Consumers most worried about climate change despite government pledges July 15, 2021 Despite the recent mountain of pledges from governments and businesses, consumers have identified climate change as the issue about which they are least optimistic, City A.M. can reveal. A new sustainability survey from Public First and Brodie shows that in the UK, “climate anxiety” is at the top of customers concerns, with a net optimism [...]
China’s post-pandemic growth slows as government aims for more stable course July 15, 2021 China’s fast rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic has now slowed, according to official figures. The nation’s GDP for the second quarter of 2021 was up 7.9 per cent on the same period in 2020, falling short of economist’s forecasts of 8.1 per cent growth. It was less than half the growth seen in the first [...]