The Bar Standards Board’s plans to introduce a professional duty to advance DEI will turn chambers meetings into maoist struggle sessions, says Andrew Lomas The Bar Standards Board (BSB) – …
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Tech chiefs warn Chancellor not to undermine growth with tax hike
A sweeping hike in capital gains tax (CGT) risks “undermining the chancellor’s growth agenda” and could suck talent and investment away from Britain’s start-ups, top fintech bosses have warned. Industry …
Failure to solve rental crisis will hurt Labour for years to come
Almost 200 days’ worth of a year’s salary going on rent. Homeownership inching out of reach. And average prices hitting their affordability ceiling. These are just a few of the …
The real fiscal ‘black hole’ is government debt
When one of the most senior figures in investment banking was asked at a private event last week what keeps him awake at night, he replied “government debt”. A recent …
Barclays calls on UK to ‘break down barriers’ keeping £430bn from capital markets
Barclays has warned that UK capital markets are missing out on around £430bn in cash deposits as it called on authorities to create a “more balanced environment” for banks to …
Amazon Web Services plots £8bn investment in UK data centres
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest £8bn to build, maintain and operate a number of data centres in the UK over the next five years. The tech giant’s …
Aussies in town as England white-ball team looks for rebuild
It seems like we’ve only just stopped talking about English cricket and indeed we had – the Test series finished less than 48 hours ago – but it’s already back …
Draper in Davis Cup mix despite strapped thigh
British No1 and US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper could make an appearance for Great Britain on Wednesday in the Davis Cup despite training yesterday with a strapped thigh. The world …
Water investment bosses meet ministers amid hunt for fresh funding
Ministers have held talks with bosses of water industry investment firms in a bid to attract fresh capital to the scandal-hit sector. Environment secretary Steve Reed held a roundtable with …
Frankie Lor’s Less can prove to be More under Atzeni
IT ALWAYS pays to follow trainers who have their stable raring to go and start the season brightly in Hong Kong. Trainer David Hayes made no secret he had the …