Strong demand for cruise holidays has helped Saga get off to a good start to the year, compensating for weakness in its insurance business. Saga, the UK’s specialist in products …
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Bloom and Wild: How a secret CEO WhatsApp group helps boss deal with ‘isolation’ of the top job
Bloom & Wild boss on sacrifice, living the dream and his secret WhatsApp group The chief executive of Bloom & Wild turned to a secret WhatsApp group with fellow founders …
Is Keir Starmer ready to be unpopular?
Both Starmer and Sunak are pretending that only the other side’s plans will costs us more – neither is being honest about the true scale of the challenges Britain is …
Reform is needed to save the House of Lords from an abuse of patronage
With ‘gamblegate’ engulfing the Conservatives, City A.M. does not recommend betting on politics. But there’s one outcome of this election that’s a dead cert: a victorious Keir Starmer will swiftly appoint dozens …
The next government must unashamedly champion London
London’s productivity has flatlined since the financial crisis and the entire economy is suffering as a result. Changes to planning and tax raising powers could help change this, says Paul …
‘The Capital of Arab Culture’: Inside the $63.2bn revival of Diriyah
This article is a preview of a longer interview that will appear on the Inside Saudi website, www.insidesaudi.media. Diriyah, “The City Of Earth,” is the ancestral home of the …
On the whole, the economy is on the up – but only just
UK economy watchers had a busy week last week with a series of high-profile data releases to digest. May’s inflation figures were released on Wednesday just a day before the …
City rounds on pension schemes over attempt to derail FCA listing changes
City figures have rounded on a group of top pension schemes after they mounted a last ditch attempt to derail the Financial Conduct Authority’s shake-up of listing rules last week. …
The Notebook: Female pensioners are keen investors – and they’re outperforming men
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, it’s Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, with the notebook pen, talking how pensioners invest their money, rising …
Addressing the rise in long-term sickness could unlock £57bn windfall, research shows
The next government could receive a £57bn fiscal windfall if it succeeds in reversing the recent rise in long-term sickness, new research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the NHS …