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‘Untenable’ that average Conservative voter is 63 years old, Mel Stride admits
The average Conservative voter being 63 years old is “completely untenable,” leadership hopeful Mel Stride has admitted. The shadow work and pensions secretary was asked by Times Radio about a …
Visa guidelines must be reassessed to avoid ‘another blow’ to UK talent, tech founders warn
The UK government must reassess visa guidelines as the hike in salary threshold has posed a threat to business growth and global tech leadership, a group of tech founders have …
Meet London’s top insurtech companies
In the heart of London, where tradition meets innovation, insurtech is the City’s most exciting growth sectors. According to the World’s Top Insurance Companies 2024 report, issued by CNBC along …
Rising London rents are ‘a pressure cooker ready to explode’ as home ownership ‘inching out of reach’
“A pressure cooker ready to explode” is how one expert has described the current situation in the UK housing market as data showed rents jumped close to 10 per cent …
Social media has shown there is a little piece of the devil in us all
What role does social media play in the rising tide of social unrest and the seemingly ever-growing levels of hatred and division? I used to think that it took a …
Mars to gobble up Pringles owner Kellanova in £28bn deal
Mars, whose brands include M&M’s, Snickers and Skittles, is to buy food giant Kellanova for $35.9bn (£27.9bn), it has been confirmed. Kellanova, which was created when the Kellogg Co, which …
Growing participation is fuelling golf, but it must stay affordable
There is no doubt that golf is big business but is it in danger of making the age old elitist mistakes of the past which alienate the masses? Globally it’s …
US accuses Georgia government of running scam call centres
The Georgian government has been accused of operating scam call centres that defraud UK investors of millions each year. The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – also known …
Private equity giant CVC makes ‘strong recovery’ as capital deployment ramps up
Private equity giant CVC saw activity tick up in the first half of the year, recovering from a quiet 2023 as money finally began to flow into its investments. The …