Letters: Energy is a balancing act April 7, 2022 [Re: UK to build thousands more wind turbines under new energy strategy, April 2] Boris Johnson’s proposals for a new energy strategy overlook one of the most important but complex matters when approaching a net zero grid. There is currently enough energy generated to meet net-zero grid ambitions, but supply and demand don’t always match [...]
Letters: Britain’s best in class NFT April 6, 2022 [Re: Sunak sets out plan to turn UK into ‘global hub’ for crypto, April 4] Rishi Sunak’s plans to turn the UK into a ‘global hub’ for crypto are a much-welcomed step in the right direction if Britain’s financial services industry is to remain world class – but we need to make sure our country’s [...]
Letters: Housing, interrupted April 5, 2022 [Re: House price growth hits highest level since 2004 with record average of £265.3k, March 31] New figures released by the Nationwide house price index defy premature predictions of slowing prices in early 2022. An increase in average house prices of 20 per cent in the last two years is a shocking figure which coincides [...]
Letters: Regulation can help not hinder April 1, 2022 [Re: Treasury prepares to unveil new UK rules for crypto industry, March 29] Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans to regulate digital currencies should be welcomed throughout the ecosystem for four reasons. First, we believe regulation is reassuring for many customers. Reassurance should encourage further adoption and competition by democratising access to complex products and lowering barriers [...]
Letters: London, get creative March 30, 2022 [Re: Post-Brexit City exodus fails to materialise as London lifts hiring, yesterday] Despite much doom-mongering, it appears London has retained its crown as a global employment hub for now. However, the City should not rest on its laurels. There is a unique tension rumbling in the recruitment market which threatens to disrupt London’s “recruitment bounce”. [...]
Letters: Open up OpenBanking, but do it well March 29, 2022 [Re: Competition watchdog to unveil open banking regulatory committee after fintech pressure] We’re glad to see the CMA has published new guidance on the future of Open Banking. It’s not so much a resolution, however, as it is a signal that we’ve entered a critical phase of Open Banking development. There are still fundamental issues [...]
Letters: Sayonara, Silicon Valley March 28, 2022 [RE: Tech firms lead business growth across Britain as one in four of all high-growth companies are start-ups, March 22] Hazlewoods’s research sent a clear message to readers: start-ups are the beating heart of the UK economy. Unsurprisingly, Hazlewoods found start-ups make up a quarter of all high-growth firms. The odds may be stacked against [...]
Letters: A return to the City streets March 25, 2022 [Re: £5bn investment turnover for central London office market since start of 2022] Post-Omicron optimism has helped refuel confidence in London’s office market to the tune of £5bn since the turn of the year – and rightly so. Investors have correctly identified the underlying fundamentals of the City. The offices that will continue to attract [...]
Letters: Back into the fray March 24, 2022 [Re: Sanctioned Russian bank to vote in City of London Corporation election tomorrow, yesterday] Your article ‘Sanctioned Russian bank to vote in City of London Corporation election tomorrow’ is factually wrong and irresponsible journalism. It is individual workers rather than companies or organisations who are entitled to vote in the City of London elections. Any [...]
Letters: Ocado can stay strong March 23, 2022 [Re: Shoppers spend less at Ocado after offices reopen and Covid measures ease, March 17] Many of the headlines writing off Ocado this week missed the big picture. Far too little attention was paid to a crucial statistic: Ocado’s retail sales in this quarter were 31.7% higher than pre-pandemic levels. Shoppers may be shopping online [...]