Tomorrow’s vote on winter fuel payments will be tough, but making and explaining hard choices is what Labour was elected to do, says Dan Tomlinson Tomorrow I will be voting …
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Industrial strategy must boost e-commerce exports to help small firms, report urges
The government’s industrial strategy must prioritise e-commerce in order to boost small business exports and promote economic growth, a report has urged. Improving trade technology adoption, boosting support for targeting …
From Pizza Express to Channel 4: Who is Luke Johnson, Revolution Bars Group’s new chair?
After a lengthy restructuring process that included £12.5m in emergency funding, Revolution Bars has appointed Luke Johnson as its new chair. The former Pizza Express and Channel 4 chairman provided £3m of …
Halfords: Shareholders voice displeasure in political donations vote
Shareholders in Halfords have voiced their displeasure in a vote to authorise the retailer to make political donations. More than one in ten voted against the proposal at the Redditch-headquartered …
Asda: Huge equal pay court case starts amid demonstrations
A court case over equal pay involving more than 60,000 Asda workers has started amid demonstrations being staged in Brighton and Manchester. The GMB union, which has said the case …
Jefferies upgrades Rightmove as REA group eyes £4.4bn takeover bid
Jefferies analysts have upgraded their guidance for Rightmove as they believe Australian real estate giant REA Group will probably make a formal offer for the British property platform. Last week, …
‘Game over’ for TGI Fridays’ UK owner Hostmore as shares crater almost 90 per cent
TGI Fridays’ UK owner Hostmore is set to be wound down in a move that could wipe out its shareholders, after revealing it had dropped plans to buy the US …
HSBC mulls merger of investment banking and commercial arms in cost-cutting drive
HSBC is mulling a merger of its investment and commercial banking arms as part of a push by new chief Georges Elhedery to slash costs, according to reports. Elhedery, who …
Why The Open organisers R&A have swung back to £8.5m profit
The R&A, organiser of golf’s Open Championship, swung back into profit last year thanks to improved returns from its investment portfolio. The body, which is also responsible for setting the …
Government must sack air traffic control boss after ‘long line of cock ups,’ Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary says
The new Labour government must sack the head of the UK’s air traffic control service after the latest in a “long line of cock ups,” Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary …