The business behind the viewing gallery at The Shard has returned to profit for the first time since 2019, it has been revealed. The London attraction has posted a pre-tax …
“Smart money” is doubling down on private equity – but are private investors missing out?
Public pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and family offices keep bulking up their investments in private equity and private markets. Now, at last, private investors can get in. In July, …
Formula 1 profits sustainable despite cap increase, says Mercedes CFO
Mercedes CFO Russell Braithwaite on maintaining profitability in Formula 1 amid cost cap changes and how the team’s partnership with SAP will help. Formula 1’s cost cap has helped to …
Kamm 912C Full Carbon review: Seeing the light in Porsche restomo
Kamm describes the 912C as ‘an antidote to extreme hypercars’. After several hours spent exploring the back roads of Oxfordshire, I’m minded to agree. However, this particular brand of medicine …
Paqueta phone celebration raises eyebrows at FA as judgement looms
The Football Association is expected to publish the independent commission’s full judgement in the acquittal of Lucas Paqueta on spot-fixing charges imminently, days after spotting a possible double meaning in …
Don’t let France overtake Britain in tech
To maintain its economic leadership, the UK must learn from the proactive policies of competitors like France and urgently reform its own R&D and investment schemes to better support innovative …
Reeves can’t tax Britain out of the gloom
With growth stalling, inflation rising, and fiscal headroom gone, Chancellor Reeves must resist the urge to raise taxes and instead make government leaner, smarter and more efficient to keep the …
Have rumours of the death of literacy been exaggerated?
We’re told no one reads for pleasure any more, but the popularity of Middlemarch in Silicon Valley and the rise of “booktok” give a glimpse of hope, says Phoebe Arslanagić-Little …
Could the Labour Party just disappear?
Precedent shows big political majorities like Labour’s are no cause for complacence – in fact, whole parties can even vanish in their wakes, writes Paul Ormerod Could the Labour Party …
The Debate: Should workers be entitled to ‘digital downtime’?
Would periods of ‘digital silence’ in the working week help make workers more productive? Two writers weigh up the pros and cons in this week’s debate YES: Our always-on culture …