Is the proposed ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm just another example of nanny state regulation? Is the proposed ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm just another example of nanny state regulation? Daniel Pryor, head of programmes at the Adam Smith Institute, says YES. When the government wants to treat TV ads for fruit juice like soft porn, you know something has gone horribly wrong. There’s no legal definition of [...]
The City must find a way to back more women with venture capital funding The UK is pretty dedicated when it comes to startup funding, with £1 in every £3 of government spending now being invested in small business. But women are still drawing the short straw when they seek out the capital needed to kick-start their businesses. Shockingly, female startups receive just three per cent of total funding [...]