Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Are we on the verge of another financial crisis? It’s quite the eerie question but it was one of many …
Why are all the burgers slutty?
Fifteen years ago, we didn’t seem to think of our food as leading a life of sexual promiscuity. Today, casting your eye over a burger menu can feel like you’re …
AI powers UK’s startup surge as founder numbers soar
While Britain is trudging through another tax-heavy Budget, LinkedIn data has revealed signs of a founder boom, with AI doing much of the heavy lifting. As Rachel Reeves attempted to …
‘Why I’ve spent £50m to take my company global’
The chief executive of a travel company has revealed why he has decided to spend £50m on acquiring a Canadian counterpart. Steve Byrne, who leads Manchester-based Travel Counsellors, told City …
Labour is making it more expensive than ever to hire young workers
Increases to the minimum wage alongside increases in employer NICs have pushed up the costs of employing an 18-year-old by 26 per cent. No wonder youth unemployment is soaring and …
The public is running out of patience with this Labour government
People believe freezing income tax thresholds was an unfair breech of Labour’s manifesto and think Kemi Badenoch would make a better Prime Minister, according to new polling for City AM, …
Silicon Valley has invented its own for of central planning
With so much capital is focused on a small select group of companies like OpenAI and Microsoft, we’ve created our own form of central planning, just with corporate overlords instead …
Labour’s war on pensioners punishes people for doing the right thing
The government wants to mandate how pension funds should invest – a clear breech of fiduciary duty that puts people’s life savings at risk, says Helen Whately and Mark Garnier …
Has Sadiq Khan laid the groundwork for Mayor Zack Polanski?
According to a recent YouGov survey, just under 20 per cent of Brits think London is in a bad state and worse than the rest of the country. Only 14 …
Londoners don’t want Sadiq Khan to run for Mayor again
The majority of Londoners do not want Sadiq Khan to run for Mayor again in 2028, new polling has shown, with 56 per cent saying London is going in the …