The founder and chief executive of Cambridge-based microchip firm Paragraf has expressed his deep frustration with the current funding environment in the UK. Paragraf CEO Simon Thomas Speaking to City …
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Lack of train station catering options costing passengers, warns watchdog
Railways station operators are being urged to create more competition between resident food outlets, as a study by a regulator concluded passengers are being let down by a lack of …
Economy stagnant in April as recovery falters
The economy recorded no growth in April, in a sign of the challenges facing the next government after the election. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), …
We can’t borrow our way back to growth
When 7.3 per cent of public spending goes on interest spending, the debt burden is completely unsustainable – and it’s only getting worse, says Paul Ormerod This week’s manifesto launches …
Politicians have misread the room over Shein
Growth-hungry MPs are welcoming Shein’s big bucks plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, but there’s growing unease among the people who really matter – investors, says Simon Neville …
Send in the clowns… don’t bother, they’re already here
The PM’s decision to leave the D-Day commemorations early had all the hallmarks of a classic gaffe. Jessica Frank-Keyes takes us through the history of political gaffes and asks why …
Election 2024: Could the Blue Wall be about to crumble in Sevenoaks?
Throughout the general election campaign, political reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes is visiting the City’s commuter hotspots. First up, it’s Sevenoaks… Just a 24 minute train journey from London Bridge, leafy Sevenoaks …
Robinhood acquires Bitstamp in crypto expansion move
Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Robinhood’s recent …
Team Fortress, Half-Life and Portal game developer faces £656m lawsuit in London court
US-based game developer Valve Corporation that created Half-Life and Team Fortress is facing a £656m class action in London for allegedly overcharging 14 million PC gamers in the UK. The …
The Notebook: I broke the class ceiling, but the City still has a long way to go
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Louise Watkins, head of risk strategy and co-chair of the Social Mobility Network at Blackrock, takes the pen to talk …