Unemployment must be higher to keep a lid on inflation, Bank of England’s Huw Pill claims April 13, 2023 A greater proportion of the UK population than before the recent series of economic shocks may need to be unemployed in order to keep a lid on inflation, the Bank of England’s chief economist has claimed today. Huw Pill, who succeeded Andy Haldane as the Bank’s top wonk, was speaking at an event hosted by [...]
Nearly every UK business struggling to fill roles amid worker exodus April 25, 2023 Nearly every business in the UK is struggling to hire staff in a sign that the country’s slimmer workforce since the pandemic is pegging back growth, a new survey out last night indicated. Some 80 per cent of 5,000 firms surveyed by the lobby group the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said they ran into [...]
Sunak ‘removing the alternatives’ to driving, say six major walker and cyclist groups September 29, 2023 Rishi Sunak has been accused by walking and cycling groups of “removing the alternatives” to driving amid speculation he is preparing to curb 20mph speed limits. Six leading active travel organisations claimed the Prime Minister will “make the roads worse” if he goes ahead with the move. Several newspapers reported that a Plan for Motorists [...]
Will gold continue to shine in 2024? December 29, 2023 Safe havens have never been more in demand and nowhere has this been better embodied than in gold’s performance in 2023.
Keep dreaming if you think Brexit is the reason craft beer breweries are going bust August 23, 2023 Microbreweries never stood a chance in an over-saturated market of craft beer - it's not the fault of Brexit, writes Paul Ormerod.
Rent reform is the main battleground if parties want to woo Gen Z voters October 12, 2023 If Labour or the Conservatives want to get Gen Z turning up at the polling station, they will have to address the issue of rent reform writes Shira Jeczmein
Budget: Childcare support and energy bills on Hunt’s to-do list March 12, 2023 Ending the prepayment meter penalty on energy bills and boosting childcare support for the poorest parents are among measures set to be announced in the spring budget. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this weekend confirmed households on prepayment meters will no longer pay more than people on direct debits, as of July 2023. Energy security secretary Grant [...]
OpenFi, Fintech’s End Game July 29, 2024 Each month, Jasper De Maere, Head of Research at Outlier Ventures, will zoom in on trends and events happening in cryptocurrency and the broader ecosystem across public and private markets. A new trend called OpenFi (Open Finance) is gaining momentum in the financial corner of Web3. Leveraging the core DeFi infrastructure built last cycle (2019), [...]
To win younger voters, Labour needs to weed out the anti-housing nimbys May 16, 2023 Labour wants to portray itself as the party of housing. But to succeed, Keir Starmer will have to manage nymbies on his backbenches, showing he's serious about building new homes, writes Elena Siniscalco
The year the music died? What energy bills and recession will mean for gigs November 21, 2022 Gigs have always been a great way to escape from the toils of everyday life – a few friends, usually a few drinks and great bands. But, what does a live music scene look like once you factor in spiralling inflation and rocketing energy bills for venues and consumers who can no longer afford to [...]