What is biomass? The power source at the centre of latest Drax controversy August 3, 2023 Drax faces accusations from it turned off power generation at one of its biomass units, but what is the power source at the centre of debate?
Cleverly says China has threatened key UK institutions in lead up to major speech December 11, 2022 James Cleverly has warned that China has threatened a number of the UK’s key institutions in the lead up to his first major speech as foreign secretary. Cleverly today said “China has threatened a number of those foundation stones that we feel are important”, while also maintaining that Britain needs to cooperate with Beijing on [...]
As mortgages go up, Britons’ inability to do maths is putting them in financial peril August 2, 2023 Brits who are bad at maths are losing around £2,850 every year - a figure which will only be exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis, writes Ludovic Subran.
Netflix: Price hikes boost revenues October 10, 2023 Netflix subscriber growth in the UK is buffering but its sales rose 12 per cent last year after a rate hike.
Next government will have to increase taxes ‘aggressively’ or ‘do a Liz Truss’ June 25, 2024 UK government debt could be at risk of a sell-off if the next government needs to increase borrowing by more than expected, a major investor in gilts has warned.
Cutting wages is a short-sighted solution to hospitality’s woes January 17, 2024 The hospitality sector is under pressure, but foregoing fair pay is not a long-term solution, writes Andrea Rasca.
‘Important we enguard against doing too much’ with rate rises, Bank of England’s top economist Pill warns February 3, 2023 The chief economist of the Bank of England has cautioned that it is important the Bank does not raise borrowing costs too high. Huw Pill’s warning came a day after the central bank hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 4% but indicated it could slow down recent rate-hiking activity. He told Times Radio [...]
Backdoors and vetoes: New security powers will fatally undermine your privacy January 23, 2024 When your new security law might undermine secure communications and data privacy, something has probably gone wrong, writes Matt Sinclair
Kids these days: Young partygoers most likely to go non-alcoholic January 3, 2024 Young people are the biggest consumers of low and no-alcohol drinks, with almost half of 18 to 24-year-olds now occasionally or regularly opting for them, a survey has suggested. Some 44% of the youngest age group of drinkers now consider themselves to be either occasional or regular drinkers of full alcohol alternatives, up from 31% [...]
Pennon hands boss near £300,000 bonus despite pollution record June 10, 2024 British water company Pennon has named David Sproul as chair designate, and he will succeed Gill Rider who will retire from the board next month, the firm said on Monday.