Stability and regulation are needed now more than ever in crypto July 12, 2022 The conversations we’ve had with government leaders in the UK and the US give hope that regulation will allow innovation to flourish.
EDF reaches deal with energy specialist to support heat pump roll-out May 16, 2022 Energy giant EDF has teamed up with CB Heating to boost its heat pump offering to customers and train more installers.
Taku Mayfair review: Strict omakase restaurant is a show-stopper July 26, 2023 Some restaurants hook and cook you before you even reach your seat. At Walthamstow’s SlowBurn you walk through a working jeans factory, passing industrial washing machines and stacks of denim en route to your table. Sessions Arts Club has you enter its grand former courthouse through what looks like the stone-hewn corridor of a castle, asking [...]
Striving for success in 2023? Turn to your partners to find the right balance March 6, 2023 2022 showed us just how much can change in a year. We saw UK businesses emerge from the grips of the pandemic with a sense of cautious optimism. It even seemed like normal service might finally resume. The battle for talent got more competitive as employees made their new working expectations clear. ESG commitments moved [...]
Windfall tax is a ‘fiscal shock’ to the oil and gas sector, warns industry body in letter to Chancellor June 28, 2022 One of the UK's leading energy bodies has sent a letter to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, warning the new windfall tax will harm the country's investment climate.
Letters: Don’t bite down on Bitcoin February 2, 2022 [Re: Britain will be left in the dust with our tepid attitude to cryptocurrencies, Jan 27] Matt Hancock claims the UK can become the home of fintech and crypto, but only with the right regulatory regime. The secret to that success is finding the right balance. As it stands, too little regulation is harming consumer [...]
Overhauling planning laws key to reviving fracking argues industry body August 26, 2022 One of the UK's leading energy bodies has warned that a revival of fracking has to be married with planning reform.
UK crypto firm pushes back against FCA rules March 23, 2022 Crypto exchange Gemini has warned the UK regulator that draft rules for digital assets risk encouraging firms to relocate offshore.
UK travel bankruptcies on the rise as Omicron and staycations scupper sector’s recovery February 14, 2022 The UK’s travel sector is still suffering from the impacts of Covid, according to new figures from accountancy company Mazars, which show that travel sector insolvencies are on the rise. In January, 15 travel companies went into insolvency, up from nine in December, Mazars’ figures show. The recent rise in the number of insolvencies comes [...]
UK economy to shrink, but avoid recession for now May 23, 2022 A combination of a weak March handover and the Queen’s Jubilee in June is set to see the UK economy contract in the second quarter. An easing of coronavirus restrictions resulted in the UK economy growing 0.8% over the first quarter. But this respectable outturn masked a deterioration in the monthly profile. After a 0.7% [...]