Far from reflecting ‘the real world’, the Anderson extended universe is as full of artifice as anything else in politics, says Alys Denby Lee Anderson’s show on GB News is …
March 2024
Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses
It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to ask the most important question: will they actually work? In this column Sam …
The Notebook: No crystal ball? How insurers are predicting risk in an increasingly unpredictable world
Where the City’s thinkers get a few things off their chest. Today, Mike Steel, general manager at Moody’s RMS, takes the Notebook pen. Past performance is no guarantee of future …
Six Nations: England U20 crop must be given chance to shine
While England’s senior men’s team scuppered Ireland’s chance of securing back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams at the weekend, the Under 20 side have achieved a bigger feat in recent weeks. …
‘Texas Hold ‘Em’: Badenoch to ink trade cooperation with 9th largest economy in the world
Kemi Badenoch is set to sign a trade cooperation pact with Texas as the UK continues to go after state-level deals in the absence of a wider national deal with …
Post Office: Wronged victims to be exonerated under fresh law
Wrongfully convicted sub-postmasters are set to be exonerated via a fresh law aimed at clearing the names of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims, ministers announced. Fresh legislation to …
More City firms offering private health insurance to entice high-flying professionals
City businesses are increasingly offering private healthcare insurance as an employee benefit when trying to recruit new staff, recruiters and insurers told City A.M. They suggested that professionals are increasingly keen …
Most ‘sustainable’ investors have money in banks that fund fossil fuels
A majority of investors that picked their ISA based on sustainability credentials actually have their cash in providers classified as ‘worst’ for their environmental impact, new research has revealed. Analysis …
Ethereum exceeds $4,000 as Dencun day lands
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Today is the day …
A trade deal with Texas: The UK can learn from the Lone Star State
There are three ways to look at the trade “co-operation” agreement which will be signed today between the UK and the great state of Texas. The first is as a …