Your NHS right to choose: Understanding your health options September 28, 2023 We all know hospital appointments can be stressful but the good news is you have a legal right to choose where you are treated, potentially making life far easier. Receiving care after a routine referral from your GP or healthcare professional does not always have to mean a trip to your local NHS Trust. There are [...]
Zero sympathy: Jacob Rees-Mogg slams ‘selfish’ and ‘unnecessary’ strikes July 1, 2022 Brexit Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has hit out at “selfish” strikers, claiming that they are hampering productivity in the Civil Service. The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency was about the numbers of people in the Civil Service who have returned to the office. “Well, they were getting better until the railways went on strike,” [...]
Slap £1.7bn in taxes on private schools to pay for state education, says Keir Starmer September 26, 2021 A Keir Starmer government would slap a £1.7bn tax burden on private schools in order to pay for state education, the Labour Leader has said. The opposition leader told the Sunday Mirror he wanted to see a “rethink” on education and said the pandemic has increased the gap between children of wealthy and poor families. [...]
We must take responsibility and encourage equity of progression in financial services May 16, 2022 We live in an uneven – some might say unfair – society where equity of progression has been long out of reach for those who need it most. In last week’s Queen’s Speech, the government outlined steps to address this – including the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, as well as related legislation to quash [...]
Nothing left: Less than one in three Brits to receive an inheritance despite overall pot growing fast February 3, 2022 Less than one in three Brits expect to get an inheritance from their family, partner or other loved ones, while those who are already relatively well off being significantly more likely to benefit, according to new data shared with City A.M. this morning. While the overall value of inheritances is expected to surge in the [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Bill Blain on Bear Stearns, the Old Dr Butler’s Head and sailing on the Solent January 11, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to tell us about what makes the Square Mile special. This week, it’s Shard Capital’s Bill Blain. What’s your first memory of the Square Mile? As a young Scotsman fresh to London, I thought the City was all bowler hats before a university chum invited me for lunch [...]
Charles Leclerc: The story behind Ferrari’s Monegasque marvel April 8, 2022 Most 24-year-olds would dream of a permanent Monaco residency, celebrity friends and a stonkingly expensive Ferrari. But for Formula 1’s latest title hopeful, Charles Leclerc, this was always seemingly his birthright. Born and raised in the paradisal microstate on the French Riviera, Leclerc is no stranger to fast cars and professional racing. His young career [...]
Go green or go home: employees’ demand for sustainable business travel hikes November 17, 2021 The majority of UK workers want to cut air travel and expect their employers to provide sustainable business travel solutions. Data from Trainline Partner Solutions has revealed that 53 per cent of UK employees believe that, before the pandemic, businesses were irresponsible with their levels of business travel, with 31 per cent admitting they had [...]
Two-thirds of Brits say rising cost of living has hampered savings January 17, 2022 The rising cost of living is having a detrimental impact on UK savings, with 66 per cent of people saying that the rising cost of living has had an impact on their ability to save money.
Rishi Sunak renews call for City workers to get back to the office August 2, 2021 Rishi Sunak has renewed calls for young City workers to get back to the office now the government’s work from home order has been dropped. The chancellor recalled how his career as a young investment banker was helped by making relationships in the office with older colleagues. Speaking about a recent visit to Scotland where [...]