Letters: Strikes are on all our heads June 22, 2022 [Re: Time for some leadership not just rhetoric amid industrial unrest, yesterday] Whilst I agree with the general tone of the piece on the rail dispute, It should be noted of course that much of the £16bn that was pumped into the railways was in order to keep a significant level of service running which [...]
Letters: Our chance to shine June 21, 2022 [Re: Brexit offers opportunity to unlock City’s potential, MPs say, June 16] Results of the report published by a cross-party group of MPs last week provide the best Brexit-related news in a while. Now London must deliver on its potential to cast off the regulatory shackles and reinvigorate its global reputation as a centre of [...]
Letters: Reconsidering the Court’s value June 16, 2022 [Re: Patel: UK’s Rwanda immigration policy is ‘legally compliant’, yesterday] This week’s news, which saw the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) block a deportation of migrants to Rwanda, indicates an ECtHR that has rather overstepped its bounds. We must be clear. The sole role of the ECtHR is to adjudicate on important issues of [...]
Letters: Trust the digital native kids June 15, 2022 [Re: Our pledge to bridge the digital divide will shape our post-pandemic future, yesterday] Following London Tech Week and the government’s announcement of a new Digital Strategy to make the UK a global tech superpower, more needs to be done to increase our tech prowess. Young people in the UK are unlikely to secure highly [...]
Letters: The Met’s trust challenge June 14, 2022 [Re: Crime in our capital city will stay high unless confidence in the Met is restored, June 10] As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, we’re seeing fresh waves of concern about a potential spike in crime figures . The Met currently has more police officers than ever before, yet it appears there is still [...]
Letters: The pitfalls of Right to Buy June 13, 2022 [Re: Johnson unveils series of housing reforms to increase home ownership, June 9] Boris Johnson announced new policies to support home ownership on Thursday including a Right to Buy (RTB) scheme enabling housing association tenants to purchase their home. I strongly agree that it is wrong that so many households are precluded from the benefits [...]
Letters: Taking care of customers June 10, 2022 [Re: No more Netflix and chill: Consumers cancel subscriptions and miss out on meals out amid historic inflation, June 7] In a week with an avalanche of new retail data, it is easy to miss the big picture. The BRC data has a clear message: online is here to stay. Hasty predictions that online would [...]
Letters: Action, not words June 9, 2022 [Re: Watchdog bans Tesco Plant Chef ads over ‘misleading’ claims, yesterday] Tesco is the latest in a line of household name organisations being criticised for their environmental claims. Many businesses overlook the real business and legal implications that greenwashing can have. Sustainability is a deeply complicated area, and it isn’t purely reputational. Businesses are eager [...]
Letters: Making an entrance June 8, 2022 [Re: Apple launches buy-now-pay later offering, yesterday] The fact that Apple has officially entered the buy-now pay-later space brings an appetite for ecommerce to the forefront. From a surge in online shopping to an increase in edtech, owing to physical restrictions, the pandemic has accelerated the already burgeoning space of e-commerce. As a result, the [...]
Letters: From football to fintech June 7, 2022 [Re: Exclusive: ‘Significant barriers’ for female progression in fintech, report warns, yesterday] The gender imbalance in the fintech industry is an important challenge. The EY and Innovate Finance report highlights what is already known – namely the lack of women working in fintech. This is not just a UK issue. Globally, women make up only [...]