Yimbys v Nimbys: The London boroughs blocking new homes April 1, 2024 New data reveals the most anti-development London boroughs, with some approving less than two fifths of major developments proposals they received.
Dear business leaders and PRs, here’s what not to do this Budget day March 6, 2024 It's Budget day and everyone wants a piece of the action - which can lead to some fool's errors. Here's what do avoid, according to Simon Neville.
FRP Advisory snaps up GWC in eighth acquisition since London IPO March 11, 2024 The takeover will allow FRP to broaden its service offering and expand its geographical footprint, it said.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers bets big on brick-and-mortar with 1m sq ft of new shopping malls October 8, 2024 Mike Ashley-owned Frasers group has announced the acquisition of over one million square feet of retail space across three shopping centres in a huge new bet on physical retail. The shopping centres – in Exeter, Maistone and Gloucester – have a combined annual footfall of almost 17 million visitors and 1.015 million square feet. The [...]
China’s January factory activity contracts again, dimming economic recovery prospects January 31, 2024 China's manufacturing sector, while showing slight improvement in January, sustained its fourth consecutive month of contraction despite government efforts to boost growth and weak demand, clouding the country's economic recovery outlook.
Advertising giant WPP looks to AI to improve performance as growth grinds to a halt February 22, 2024 WPP made the statement alongside its full-year 2023 results, which showed like-for-like revenue growth of 3.2 per cent. Revenue less pass-through costs grew 0.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis.
Rail line connecting North West to Midlands would be ’40 per cent’ cheaper than HS2 September 13, 2024 Plans for a new rail line connecting the West Midlands to the North West could be delivered at just 60 per cent of the cost of HS2’s cancelled Northern leg, according to Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. The proposed 80km line, backed by a consortium of businesses and politicians, would run from Lichfield in Staffordshire to [...]
Khan says London is open for business as tech firms confirm expansion plans October 14, 2024 Three tech firms Mphasis, Constant Contact and Moonpay, are set to expand, invest and launch in London in the coming months, mayor Sadiq Khan has announced. The Indian IT giant, US-based marketing firm and Miami-headquartered fintech have all unveiled upcoming plans to boost their presence in the UK capital. Mphasis opened a new London office [...]
‘How am I doing?’ – the big question mayors are asking of voters April 9, 2024 The dynamics of mayoral races are very different to Westminster election mud-slinging, writes Adam Hawksbee.
Is there a Tufton Street of the left? September 5, 2024 With think tankers and campaigners being appointed to government, it’s tempting to think these secretive groups are calling the tune, but there are better ways to work out what Labour really thinks, says James Nation Over the last 14 years, there was a theory among some commentators that went something like this: yes, Conservative Prime [...]