Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to assuage fears that the upcoming Budget will hamper the economy’s momentum, insisting he would not sanction policies which inhibited growth. Speaking in Italy, Starmer …
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Yes, the UK needs more investment – just not necessarily by government
After all, the public sector isn’t always best suited to overseeing large scale investment projects like the disastrous HS2, writes Julian Jessop Eight prominent economists have written a letter to …
Lord Darzi’s prognosis on the NHS is clear: It needs help from the private sector now
Lord Darzi’s report made clear the NHS is in critical condition; it must accept help from the private sector now, writes Primary Health Properties CEO Mark Davies The government has …
Saracens chief Mark Thompson: TV deals, club losses and future of rugby
Saracens Rugby’s new chief executive Mark Thompson discusses TV broadcast deals, the club’s path away from their recent £5m loss and the state of rugby union and its future. Being …
Oxford Street: Sadiq Khan plans to pedestrianise iconic retail centre
Sadiq Khan has announced plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street in a bid to reinvigorate the nation’s “most famous high street” and attract more shoppers. The mayor of London has announced …
Economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3m, report warns
The UK’s level of economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3m by the end of this parliament, with an “unthinkable human and economic cost”, a health report has warned. …
Lessons must be learned from the demise of Harland & Wolff
Those who have followed Harland & Wolff’s travails in recent months will be unsurprised by the news that the iconic shipyard, famous for building the Titanic, is to enter administration. …
The Bank of England decision that really matters this week
The Bank of England’s interest rate decision later this week looks like a done deal. But there is another, arguably more important, decision you should be paying attention to, Chris …
Sanctimonious Starmer falls short of his own standards
As Keir Starmer faces questions over a £5,000 donation towards his wife’s wardrobe, the Prime Minister is finding out that decency in public life isn’t an automatic function of not …
Ex-Natwest boss Alison Rose joins City law firm as a DEI adviser
Former Natwest chief Dame Alison Rose has been hired to work as an adviser at law firm Mishcon de Reya. The law firm said today that she will be advising …