The Notebook: It may not be popular, but tackling the housing crisis requires helping landlords too June 4, 2024 Tackling the housing crisis is no easy matter, and it requires radical change on all fronts, writes David King in today's Notebook.
UK tech leaders have high hopes for the next government June 4, 2024 As the nation gears up for its next general election, the UK tech sector is voicing its expectations for the incoming administration.
Moncler: How posh puffer jacket maker is looking to navigate an uncertain world June 3, 2024 The UK arm of Moncler, the luxury puffer jacket maker, is targeting a "solid growth trajectory" amid an "uncertain and unpredictable" global macro-economic and geopolitical landscape.
Monzo posts first annual profit as digital bank targets European expansion June 3, 2024 Monzo has reported its first annual profit since it launched in 2015, with the digital challenger bank enjoying record growth and unveiling plans to expand into Europe.
Royal Mail: Has privatisation delivered success for crown jewel as £3.5bn takeover looms? June 2, 2024 A decade after it was privatised, Royal Mail is poised for another major shake up - but how has it fared since its last sale?
Sunak: ‘The plan is working’… But what is the plan? May 31, 2024 City A.M. has had a look at what Sunak and Hunt have been saying and doing over the past couple of years, pulling together what can, with a bit of squinting, be described as a plan.
Elizabeth Line, Thameslink and Heathrow Express: London commuters ‘failed’ by train firms as punctuality plummets May 30, 2024 New figures from the Office of Rail and Road show punctuality at key London train operator's has fallen, while cancellations remain at record levels.
Tory plans to axe rip-off degrees don’t go far enough May 30, 2024 Too many university courses waste students’ time and energy leaving them loaded with debt and costing the taxpayer billions. Cutting low-value courses is a good start, but the system needs much more radical reform, says Daniel Herring The Conservative Party’s pledge to cut low quality university courses should be welcomed by anyone concerned with the [...]
A Minister for Sport would change the game. If only politicians listened May 30, 2024 Sport matters to me. A lot. Probably to you too, otherwise why else are you reading this? Physical health, mental displacement, tribal identity, emotional immersion, empathy, joy, endorphins. All these gifts and more – including an appreciation of sport’s value to the society I live in. Enough to want our politicians to nurture it. Actually [...]
MPs email passwords exposed on the dark web, study suggests May 30, 2024 A number of MPs email passwords have been exposed on the dark web, according to a new study by encrypted email service Proton.