Labour’s tunnel tax will make driving an unaffordable luxury for Londoners Opinion From today, Londoners will have to pay as much as £35 to get to work via the Silvertown or Blackwall Tunnels. The message from this Labour government is clear: drive less and pay more, says Gareth Bacon MP It used to be that the family car symbolised freedom, whether that be the school run, the [...]
It’s Rayner to the rescue but who will build Labour’s 1.3m homes? Opinion Labour’s only hope for growth is new housebuilding – but Britain doesn’t have the workforce to deliver even the newly downgraded targets. There is an obvious solution, says Jamila Robertson In the Spring Statement, Rachel Reeves acknowledged that she will no longer be able to meet the government’s manifesto pledge to build 1.5m homes by [...]
The ultra rich exodus has made an exit tax tempting. Would it work? Economics Millionaires are leaving the UK in record numbers, prompting the Resolution Foundation, an influential left-wing think tank, to propose an exit tax.
Pimlico Plumbers founder flushed out of Britain over fear of Labour’s tax rules September 8, 2024 The founder of Pimlico Plumbers has turned his back to London as the 71-year-old entrepreneur becomes displeased with speculation surrounding the new Labour government's budget plans.
How brickies built the UK’s fastest growing radio broadcaster September 5, 2024 Video may have killed the radio star, but builders are bringing it back. Fix Radio CEO Louis Timpany tells City A.M. how he built the UK’s fastest growing national broadcaster.
The Notebook: Can Labour reform public services? The early signs are encouraging July 17, 2024 Today’s King’s Speech is when Labour’s airy rhetoric of change hits the hard reality of legislative grind, writes Neil Bennett.
Salt tears won’t wash: why those viral charity campaigns aren’t all they seem June 6, 2024 From Carly Burd’s salted allotment to Captain Tom, social media charity campaigns are ripe for exploitation. The regulator needs to wade in and people need to wise up about who exactly they are pledging money to, says Fergal Parkinson Carly Burd became a social media sensation – by crying. She racked up 5m views on Tiktok alone [...]
Four in five tradespeople have mental health problem due to work May 11, 2024 For Mental Health Awareness Week, UK tradespeople have shared their own mental health experiences, to encourage other people in the industry to speak about their feelings.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ new song Wild God is a song of planetary importance March 12, 2024 With the release of Wild Gods, Nick Cave is surpassing even Dylan and Cohen, entering some new circle of higher life all his own.
Origin sees Ava DuVernay on fine form exploring racism March 6, 2024 Origin shows that for those who want cinema to challenge them, there are few directors who will do the job better than Ava DuVernay