The UK’s financial sector contributed record tax receipts to the Treasury last year, underlining the sector’s importance to the wider economy. According to research conducted by PwC, financial services firms …
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The Notebook: Anti-Tory voters will make him PM, but Starmer needs more to make him a leader
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Lee Cain, former Downing Street communications director and founder of strategic advisory firm Charlesbye, writes about Keir Starmer, the importance …
Insurer Howden launches cyber platform to tackle coverage gaps in SME market
London insurer Howden has revealed it has launched a cyber insurance platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the majority of this sector lacks this type of coverage. SME’s …
AI skills could mean higher pay, PwC research finds
Artificial intelligent professionals are likely to earn more money than their counterparts without AI skills, according to PwC’s inaugural Global AI Jobs Barometer. In the UK, jobs requiring AI skills offer an …
How business leaders can embrace shift to healthier office dining
The healthier office landscape is in a constant state of evolution, and the recent embrace of hybrid work models has only accelerated these changes. As teams split their time between …
FTSE 100 today: British blue-chip index set for subdued start amid cautious US Fed comments
Moving markets today: Asia’s markets retreat, oil slides, gold hovers near record highs, Australia’s BHP hits three-month peak, RBA weighs rate hike in May meeting; focus on Fedspeak, BOE’s Bailey …
Tax rises are coming and these are the ones to look out for
Unless the next government rips up the fiscal rules it’s going to have to raise taxes, so it pays to think about where the extra money might actually come from, …
Pylons, wind turbines and why the public love green infrastructure
The Conservatives are wrong to assume that just because the ‘liberal elite’ support something most people oppose it. Most voters support green infrastructure like wind turbines in their local area …
‘Day of shame’: Rishi Sunak apologises for infected blood scandal
Rishi Sunak has made a “wholehearted and unequivocal apology” for the infected blood scandal in what he said was a “day of shame” for the British state. The Prime Minister …
Explainer in brief: Asian hornets have invaded the UK, but should you be afraid?
Brits are being told to remain “vigilant” this summer as UK sightings of Asian hornets reach record highs. Not to be confused with Asian Giant hornets (also known as “murder …