Spending without productivity improvements won’t lead to better public services September 4, 2024 Restoring the differentials in public and private sector pay to those which prevailed in 2010 without quid pro quo increases in productivity is simply stirring up trouble for the future, says Paul Ormerod The decision by the government to stuff money into the bank accounts of the train drivers and junior doctors has been widely [...]
The City’s first Pepys Day commemorates a great Londoner and a resilient capital September 2, 2024 Samuel Pepys fundamentally shaped how we think about the City, let's celebrate him this Pepys day, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli.
High street moves: Whitbread boss Alison Brittain set to join Dunelm board July 21, 2022 Whitbread’s outgoing boss Alison Brittain is set to take on a non-executive director role at homeware brand Dunelm. Brittain will join the Dunelm board in early September, with it expected that she will succeed Andy Harrison as chair in September 2023. Brittain announced she was departing from the Premier Inn owner and FTSE-100 business earlier [...]
London calling! Crypto industry’s big names are eyeing up the UK June 15, 2023 Dozens of crypto giants are hopeful of a more welcome environment in the UK after a massive clampdown in the US.
Women’s World Cup final: ‘We wouldn’t think twice for the men’ so open pubs early for Lionesses, councils urged August 18, 2023 Pubs across England are hoping a minister’s letter to councils across England means venues can open early for the World Cup final on Sunday. 4.6m people tuned in on a working day to watch the Lionesses progress to their first World Cup final with the win being the most-watched game of the tournament so far. [...]
British Airways’ profits take off as IAG enjoys bumper summer October 27, 2023 British Airways-owner IAG has posted record-level third quarter results as demand for European holidays flies up and fuel costs dip.
Profit jumps at pub group Fuller’s as City workers return June 13, 2024 Fuller's has unviled a strong set of results for the year to the end of March as drinkers continue to return to the City.
Insurance industry bosses push back at perceptions of ‘profiteering’ June 7, 2023 Insurance industry representatives have pushed back at perceptions that firms are “profiteering” during the cost of living crisis. Bosses appeared before MPs sitting on the Treasury Committee to answer questions about rising premiums. Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle put it to the insurance industry representatives: “There’s a perception out there that insurers are profiteering with [...]
Square Mile and Me: Allica Bank’s Kate Valdar on start-ups, long lunches and Costa Rica June 29, 2023 Each week we ask the City's movers and shakers to take us through their Square Mile journey. This week it's Kate Valdar - general counsel at SME-focussed Allica Bank - on her musical past, her time at PwC and why Costa Rica is on her bucket list
I used to donate hundreds of thousands – but I am no longer a Conservative Party donor June 3, 2024 Billionaire businessman John Caudwell believes neither the Conservatives nor the other main parties understand the scale of the threat – and the opportunity – climate change represents, and says the future of the planet is on the ballot at this election I was once a Conservative Party donor. Not now. Climate change is one of [...]