Football fever can teach Britain a thing or two about optimism July 2, 2018 Despite the Belgian blip, England is in the last 16 of the World Cup. As the sunshine continues, we are having the best summer since 1976, following a royal wedding that was rich in spectacle, love, and meaning – and watched by millions around the world. As a nation, it was perhaps another landmark occasion, [...]
Theresa May is ready for Brexit negotiations to ‘accelerate and intensify’ but Michel Barnier says big divergences remain June 29, 2018 Theresa May has told European Union leaders the UK is ready for Brexit talks to pick up, with the publication of a much-anticipated Brexit white paper to be published shortly. But EU chief negotiatior Michel Barnier said today that while progress had been made – big differences remained. He added that he hoped a British [...]
Theresa May is ready for Brexit negotiations to ‘accelerate and intensify’ but Michel Barnier says big divergences remain June 29, 2018 Theresa May has told European Union leaders the UK is ready for Brexit talks to pick up, with the publication of a much-anticipated Brexit white paper to be published shortly. But EU chief negotiatior Michel Barnier said today that while progress had been made – big differences remained. He added that he hoped a British [...]
Consumer fears about driverless cars are steadily dropping March 19, 2018 Nearly half of UK consumers still believe that self-driving cars will not be safe. That figure is down from 73 per cent last year, according to Deloitte, suggesting that while concerns are still there, they are steadily diminishing. The auditor’s report found that more than half of UK consumers would feel more comfortable being a [...]
UK GDP growth recovers in May boost to Bank of England hawks July 10, 2018 The British economy did not accelerate in the three months to May compared to the first quarter, according to monthly data released for the first time by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – although a bounceback during the month of May itself will relieve Bank of England hawks hoping to raise interest rates. UK [...]
Calls to give City watchdog sharper teeth after fury at lack of action on RBS GRG | City A.M. July 31, 2018 The government is facing calls to beef up the powers of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after the regulator revealed it will take no action against Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) following the scandal over its treatment of customers in the now notorious global restructuring group (GRG). The City watchdog took legal advice which found [...]
Confidence bounces back at the start of the year among UK citizens and businesses January 31, 2018 British consumers and businesses looked past inflation pressures on their pockets to start the year with a surprise increase in confidence, according to surveys to be published today. The long-running GfK measure of consumer confidence rose markedly from a negative reading of 13 – its lowest point in four years – in December to hit [...]
The UK tech industry pulled in more than three times as much investment as any other European country post-Brexit June 8, 2018 Since the EU referendum, UK tech companies received over £5bn in venture capital funding, with London taking in 80 per cent of that number. Over the last two years, the UK earned more than the next three top-earning European countries combined, including France (£1.55bn), Germany (£2.15bn) and Sweden (£644m). London also topped the charts for [...]
The planet’s plastic addiction is hurting our oceans, so we all must reduce, reuse, and recycle June 11, 2018 Friday was a good day for our oceans and its inhabitants. That’s because it was the UN’s World Oceans Day, when people around the planet could focus their attention on preventing plastic pollution in our waters, and encouraging solutions for change. For businesses like First Mile – whose purpose is to help businesses recycle as [...]
Multiple snow storms cripple high street retail sales in March April 6, 2018 The UK high street was hit with the second worst like-for-like sales on record in March as the bad weather kept shoppers indoors. Year-on-year sales dropped by 10.1 per cent for the month, according to figures released today by accountancy firm BDO. Read more: Hammerson treads water on Intu takeover as it awaits Klepierre’s next [...]