Mike Ashley has stepped up his involvement in model trains brand Hornby after becoming a consultant to its chief executive. The billionaire majority owner of retail empire Frasers Group is…
Prudential has upped its dividend after reporting strong growth in new business over 2023, which the firm put down to its “relentless focus” on its new strategy. New business profit,…
Inflation fell faster than expected last month, raising questions for the Bank of England ahead of its latest interest rate decision. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed…
Is dismissing ideas about genuine reform of the tax system as “unfunded pledges” really the best the Labour leader can do? Asks Eliot Wilson Taxation runs through politics like a…
The corporate world’s obsession with meetings has gone too far, it’s time to imagine another way, says Simon Neville I hate meetings and in my previous life as a journalist,…
The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ claims that the policy will raise money do not take into account the unintended consequences – economic models rarely do, says James Price I often…
Kate’s doctored photo has plunged us into a trap where we question nothing because we’ve already dismissed it as fake. That’s where the truth goes to die, argues Andy Blackmore…
Why is everyone talking about Margaret Thatcher? First the V&A labelled her a “contemporary villain” in an exhibit about Punch and Judy, then last night the Shadow Chancellor evoked her…
The rate at which rent prices are rising has slowed, but prices still remain at their most expensive when compared to earnings in over a decade, according to a new…
Swish suit, shiny shoes, sharp haircut, and a spray of breath freshener: Sadiq Khan, to many, is the image of a consummate, professional London politician. The mayor is rarely off-message…