It’s not just the Conservatives, governments across the Western the world are being punished for failing to manage expectations in the face of an energy price shock, writes Paul Ormerod …
July 2024
UK banking complaints hit 10-year high amid surge in third-party claims
Official UK banking complaints have hit their highest level in a decade, partly driven by claims management companies (CMCs) that the financial ombudsman is trying to clamp down on. Consumers …
Dorian: The Musical review – New take on Oscar Wilde is all surface
Dorian: The Musical | Southwark Playhouse | ★★★☆☆ A modern musical retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray had the potential to be utterly fabulous or utterly abysmal, yet somehow …
Emergency plans to release prisoners early to ease overcrowding to be revealed
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is set to announce its emergency plans to free up prison spaces in order to tackle the issue of overcrowding. The newly-appointed justice secretary Shabana …
Top stocks that helped Onward Opportunities surge revealed
The top stocks that helped AIM-listed Onward Opportunities see its net asset value (NAV) surge by 20.6 per cent over the last year, despite a weak UK smaller companies market, …
Why Euro 2024 final ref got death threats and could be bad news for England
The referee who will take charge of England’s Euro 2024 final against Spain, François Letexier, received death threats over a controversial call less than two years ago. Frenchman Letexier was …
CityFibre and Community Fibre ‘weighing up’ G Network swoop
Cityfibre and Community Fibre are eyeing a takeover of smaller rival G Network, which connects hundreds of thousands of central London premises, according to reports. G Network, which provides London …
Passenger numbers take off at owner of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports
The group which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports has seen passenger surge over the last year amid booming demand for travel. Some 62 million passengers passed through …
Government plan to get people back into work and tackle economic inactivity announced
Labour has laid out its first steps to get people back into work as the new government attempts to tackle the worrying rise in economic inactivity. “Economic inactivity is holding …
Amazon faces potential investigation as Prime Day nears
A watchdog has warned that it would “not hesitate” to launch a formal investigation into Amazon if concerns were raised that the US giant was not treating its suppliers fairly …