On The Beach has reported a double-digit profit increase in another market-outperforming trading update. The online package holiday specialists told markets this morning that adjusted revenue grew 12 per cent …
Financial Planning
Employment levels slump as Reeves’ taxes bite
Employment levels deteriorated in March, official data has suggested, in signs that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £20bn tax raid on employers has squeezed firms’ profits. Figures released by the Office for …
London Lions CEO Lenz Balan: ‘I’ve made mistakes. I’m doing all I can to give back’
It would have been little surprise if last summer proved the last that British basketball heard of Lenz Balan and the London Lions. CEO Balan was a vice-president at former …
Immigration reforms don’t go far enough
The UK government’s immigration reforms take a step toward prioritising high-skilled migrants but fall short in scale, clarity, and immediate impact, says Iain Mansfield The government’s proposals to prioritise highly …
Building on the green belt won’t solve London’s housing crisis
The Mayor’s plan to release green belt land for development is a good start, but if we really want to fix London’s housing crisis we need to build more and …
US-UK tech deal falls short: trillion-dollar talk, but little digital alignment
The new US-UK tech pact may offer political optics of partnership, but falls far short of real digital alignment, exposing widening policy divergence and limited strategic substance, says Paul Armstrong …
Starmer’s just the latest to be shaped by UK’s immigration debate
Immigration has shaped UK politics for the past 20 years, often in ways that surprised at the time but which appear in hindsight to make perfect sense. David Cameron’s 2010 …
Fifa president Infantino set for Middle East trip alongside Trump
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is set to touch down in Saudi Arabia today as he joins President Donald Trump in the Middle East. The football chief will, as a result, …
Passing the Public Authorities Bill will hand away Brits’ privacy rights
Currently passing its way through parliament, the Public Authorities Bill should have more of us worried, writes Rebecca Vincent in today’s Notebook Why you should care about the Public Authorities …
Financial Conduct Authority plans to ‘put public back in IPO’
After a torrid few years for the London Stock Exchange, the Financial Conduct Authority is opening new avenues to boost initial public offerings (IPOs). The City regulator told industry stakeholders …