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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 …