Rachel Reeves is looking to take the axe to environmental protections blocking infrastructure projects in a bid to boost Labour’s building pledges. The Chancellor is considering reforms to prevent nature …
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The Grand Whisk(e)y Tour: An ultra-exclusive whisky experience
Luxury and Scotch whisky go hand-in-hand, and now two of the most prominent players in the whisky space have teamed up to offer a truly one-of-a-kind experience. The brainchild of …
Crunch summit: Starmer, Zelensky and European leaders to meet Trump in DC
Sir Keir Starmer will join European leaders in presenting a united front with Volodymyr Zelensky at his crunch meeting at the White House with Donald Trump. The Prime Minister and …
Pensions, motorists and workers: The tax targets Rachel Reeves is eyeing up
If there is one thing that is clear three months out from the Autumn Budget, it is that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hike taxes. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), …
Landsec sells government office building to hotel giant
A Westminster building owned by property giant Landsec, which has played host to major government offices, has been sold to a group bidding to lead Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans. The …
More than 200 pubs closed in six months amid tax hikes
Eight pubs a week shut their doors for good across the UK over the first half of the year amid rising tax and labour costs, according to new figures. Industry …
Rightmove: Average price tag on home has fallen £10,000 over summer
The average price tag on a home has tumbled by more than £10,000 across the summer, falling by nearly £5,000 month-on-month in August alone, according to a property website. Across …
The five fintech segments to watch
Global fintech funding slumped to its worst half-year in five years in the first six months of 2025. Investment reached $44bn (£32.47bn), falling from $54.2bn the year prior, whilst the …
Want a better workforce? Help shape it then
If employers want young people with future-facing skills, they must become more involved in education, writes Chris Hayward The UK faces a critical talent crunch. The twin forces of artificial …
Sorry Nigel, appointing business leaders to government never actually works
Taking successful people from the business world and putting them in government sounds like a good idea, but history proves otherwise, Nigel, writes Eliot Wilson It is one of the …