Free school meals and supervised tooth brushing sound appealing but Britain will come to regret eroding the norm of parental responsibility, writes Adam Hawksbee Sadiq Khan rarely receives positive headlines, …
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MPs have accepted the UK needs a proper industrial strategy, but where is it?
The UK has accepted it needs a proper industrial strategy to compete on the world stage, but it must match words with action – and crucially a plan – if …
Why taxpayers have to transfer the banks tens of billions
The Bank of England attracted yet more unwanted attention last week when MPs described its bond selling programme, known as quantitative tightening, as a “leap into the dark”. According to …
Aid, not deterrence, is the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
By treating the problem at the source, aid can be the answer to the UK’s immigration crisis, writes Ryan Henson The UK public have welcomed Ukrainian refugees into their homes …
Savers not seeing all of Bank of England’s interest rate hikes, Bailey suggests
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, suggested that banks had not passed on the full benefit of the central bank’s interest rate hikes onto consumers. In a speech …
The quiet success of warehouses reveals a damaging tax loophole
Warehouses are anything but sexy – few will be gathering in the strip-light corridors for an industrial-themed Valentine’s Day supper tonight. But they are clearly desirable for some. Usually, consolidation …
Green bond market matures as issuance hits record high
Issuance of green, social and sustainable (GSS) bonds hit a record high last year, with 3,184 bonds issued bringing total GSS bond issuance to over €4trn (3.4trn). Despite the uptick …
Ape2o founder: If you believe in your idea, just keep going
Anthony Newman was convinced Londoners would ditch plastic water bottles if they had an alternative. The founder of Ape2o was onto something, Jennifer Sieg finds, in our latest founder spotlight. …
Top City investors unite in plan to unlock funding for British start-ups following Hunt’s Mansion House reforms
A group of top pension and venture capital chiefs have committed to draw up plans to drive cash from the pension industry into Britain’s start-ups, as the City looks to …
A £300m planning application 249 times the length of War and Piece and 100 times all seven Harry Potter books combined? No problem. Meet the man delivering the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing
Matt Palmer is no stranger to contentious infrastructure projects. His more than 30 year experience in the sector has involved stints on Heathrow’s embattled third runway proposals and heading up …