Government quietly pauses Natwest retail bidding process March 31, 2024 The Treasury has suspended a bidding process to run the sale of its stake in Natwest, in a move which throws doubt on the structure of the much touted ‘Tell Sid’-style retail deal, City A.M. can reveal.
Safe as houses: is it time to introduce a wealth tax? March 30, 2024 Wages in the UK have flatlined since the financial crisis of 2008. Yet in that time, the country’s richest 1000 families have seen the value of their assets triple. Should we think more seriously—and progressively—about the way we tax wealth?
London house prices: Desperate sellers knock £20k off asking prices March 28, 2024 London home sellers are shaving £19,500 pounds off the asking price to achieve a sale, according to the latest report from Zoopla.
Under 20 per cent of Tory 2019 voters expect to benefit from Spring Budget – poll March 25, 2024 Less than 20 per cent of Conservative 2019 voters expect to be better off thanks to the Spring Budget, a new poll has found.
Keir Starmer: Tory criticism of Great British Energy offshore plans is ‘unpatriotic’ March 25, 2024 Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has come under increasing criticism for reversing plans for key policy areas
Iberdrola puts UK second in its green investment plans with £12bn tranche March 21, 2024 Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is set to send more green energy investment to the UK than Spain, Germany, France and Australia combined. The group today revealed that it will be sending £12bn over the next three years to the market, the second largest allocation in a £35bn tranche that will also see the creation of [...]
Late Night with the Devil review: hits of laughter and terror March 21, 2024 Late Night With The Devil review and star rating: ★★★★ It’s nearly twenty-five years since The Blair Witch Project popularised Found Footage Horror, and since then the technique has been done to death through the Paranormal Activity movies,Cloverfield, and numerous other imitators. But when a film arrives with a new perspective on the genre, it’s [...]
UK oil major Wood Group to axe 200 jobs March 21, 2024 The company currently employs around 6,500 in the UK, most of whom are in Aberdeen.
Government borrows more than expected in February, but on track for lowest annual total in four years March 21, 2024 The borrowing figures are the first since Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget, in which he cut National Insurance by a further 2p.
Western countries overly ‘optimistic’ in nuclear project delivery March 21, 2024 Both Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C nuclear power stations are mired in delays or pre-construction barriers.