Don’t be fooled, buy now pay later firms aren’t your BFF, they just want your money March 14, 2023 With millennial pink branding and cutesy messages, firms like Klarna want you to forget they are trying to push you into debt, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield
Jet-setting Brits ready for summer but it’s oil prices that could really take off May 2, 2023 Resurgent demand in the world’s most developed economies could prove to be a major tailwind for oil prices.
RAC urges more support for drivers amid near-record petrol price spike June 5, 2022 Petrol prices rocketed over 10p last month, the second largest monthly rise on record, putting more pressure on road users.
UK’s next PM could realise Britain’s crypto ambitions August 3, 2022 The UK is now just weeks away from getting its most pro-crypto prime minister ever in all likelihood. Following Boris Johnson’s resignation after a slew of resignations from his government, sexual assault allegations against conservative lawmaker Chris Pincher, and the fallout from ‘Partygate’, there are now only two candidates in the running to lead the [...]
Exclusive: Energy efficiency measures sorely missed from security bill, says Good Energy boss July 6, 2022 The Government has failed to include key measures which could provide significant help for households in its Energy Security Bill says Good Energy.
Venues plead Chancellor to reduce tax burden as pubs and restaurants face ‘bleak summer’ July 4, 2022 Night time economy bosses have urged the Chancellor to slash VAT to 12.5 per cent in a bid to help businesses recover to their pre-Covid glory. Pleas for help from sector leaders followed reports last week that Downing Street was mulling reducing the headline rate temporarily to help UK households navigate the cost of living [...]
It’s time to ignore the Nimbys tucked up in to bed by 10pm and re-pedestrianise Soho September 1, 2022 It’s not simply a question of unfairness to young people - though it is for anyone who doesn’t want to be tucked up in bed with a Horlicks at 11 - it’s also damaging to London’s economy.
90,000 jobs at risk: Whitehall bloodbath looms as Boris Johnson orders ministers to sack a fifth of all civil servants May 13, 2022 Tens of thousands of Brits in Whitehall and elsewhere may lose their job as Boris Johnson has tasked ministers with cutting around 90,000 civil service positions. The Prime Minister told his Cabinet yesterday afternoon that the service should be cut by a fifth. Johnson made the demand during an away day with ministers in Stoke-on-Trent [...]
Exclusive: City heavyweights are top firms for career growth, says LinkedIn April 6, 2022 City headquartered firms have been named as the top companies to work at for career growth, according to LinkedIn research shared exclusively with City A.M. today. Barclays retained its crown, wrestling with Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC, which make the top three companies on the list – all with London HQs. Chasing the coattails of [...]
Brits had most volatile year for fuel costs as CMA probe ‘rocket and feather’ pricing December 6, 2022 Brits have suffered the most volatile year on record for fuel prices, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and cost of living crisis continued to pile pressure on drivers the pumps. New analysis published today show fuel prices rose by 50p a litre from January to July, which is the largest leap ever recorded. It [...]