The Home Secretary has vowed to “restore order” to the British asylum system with “sweeping changes” modelled on the approach taken by Denmark. Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series …
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George Osbourne surprise contender for HSBC chair post
Former Chancellor George Osborne has emerged as a surprise contender for chair of HSBC Holdings, one of the world’s top banking jobs. Osborne, who was chancellor from 2010 until 2016, …
Council tax revaluation on high-value homes to disproportionately hit London and South East
Rachel Reeves is set to introduce a council tax surcharge on expensive homes in a move that will disproportionately impact London and the South East, according to reports. The Chancellor …
Cricket’s biggest problem isn’t the format, it’s the marketers
The fireworks have faded, the John Lewis ad has landed, and the smell of gunpowder is giving way to the scent of linseed oil. It can only mean one thing: …
International students should not be treated as migrants
Framing a tax on students as a migration control is a misguided move that punishes one of Britain’s greatest assets, writes Virenda Sharma MP It was encouraging to see a …
Lord Turner’s crypto scepticism is painfully out of touch
In an interview with City AM, Lord Adair Turner compared buying crypto to buying tulips in 1635. Bepi Pezzulli writes a rebuttal Lord Adair Turner, technocrat extraordinaire and destroyer of …
Official: British Basketball Federation goes into liquidation, GBBL assessing legal options
The British Basketball Federation has gone into liquidation, blaming “a significant and unanticipated reduction in income and unforeseen expenditure”. The BBF said it had been unable to meet its liabilities …
Sirion Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecycle Management for Fourth Consecutive Year
Sirion, the global leader in agentic CLM, has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecyle Management (CLM). This marks the fourth consecutive …
Zverev latest to enter luxury market with Loewe deal
Tennis player Alexander Zverev is the latest sports star to cross over with luxury, announcing a deal with German AV brand Loewe. Zverev, also German, is taking part in the …
LLP U-turn: Law Society demands ‘absolute clarity’ plan is off the table
The professional services sector will breathe a sigh of relief as one of her reported rollbacks includes crossing out plans to target limited liability partnerships (LLPs) for tax. The LLP …