Oasis tickets have stirred controversy, but the question of how prices are set in a market goes all the way back to Alfred Marshall and Francis Edgeworth, says Paul Ormerod …
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Why is the Bar Standards Board politicising our profession?
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) – …
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 …