Letters: Easy target for a windfall tax November 16, 2022 [Re: Windfall tax hike risks no new investment in North Sea, warns analyst, yesterday] In addition to a potential increase in the oil and gas energy profits levy to 35 per cent over an extended period, it is increasingly likely that the UK will also introduce a new “excess returns” tax on energy generators more [...]
Letters: Fertile ground for change November 11, 2022 [Re: Metro Bank, NatWest and Hospitality UK among top employers to back fertility pledge, Nov 2] I was delighted to read your news that companies are signing up to the Fertility Workplace Pledge as part of Nickie Aiken’s campaign. By committing to providing better support to women undergoing IVF, these organisations are helping to close [...]
Letters: Giving older staff a leg up November 9, 2022 [Re: UK unemployment falls to 50 year-low amid jobs market exodus, October 11] Economic inactivity is a growing threat to our economy. As the Centre for Ageing Better noted, Covid-19 heralded an “unprecedented number of people aged 50-64…mov(ing) out of work”, electing to live on their savings instead. If we want to solve this inactivity, [...]
Letters: A new word for British culture November 3, 2022 [Re: From ballet and opera to festivals and clubs, our definition of culture has changed, 28 Oct] How refreshing to see recognition of our dynamic cultural and creative industries in a daily business newspaper. These industries contribute significantly to the economy, as the article rightly points out. Perhaps more importantly in the current difficult economic [...]
Letters: Climate should be a priority November 2, 2022 [Re: Why does Cop27 seem to be the party no one wants to go to?, Oct 31] It’s disappointing that our new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, doesn’t consider attending COP27 a priority. I appreciate his government has to deal with the UK’s cost of living crisis, but now is not the time to retreat from [...]
Letters: Prevention is better than cure November 1, 2022 [Re: Sunak confronted by patient over nurses’ pay, Oct 28] On his visit to a South London hospital on Friday, Rishi Sunak was confronted by a patient over nurses’ pay. The government “is trying”, he said; but as the patient rightly said, they need to be trying harder to deliver a stronger NHS. With health [...]
Letters: The FCA is on the attack October 31, 2022 [Re: FCA poised to clampdown on greenwashing with ‘ESG’ curbs, 25 Oct] The FCA comments on greenwashing shouldn’t come as a surprise: the FCA has been flagging greenwashing as a concern for some time. Moreover, it’s a continuation of the FCA’s work in other areas to ensure that every product ‘does what it says on [...]
Letters: Avoiding the walk of shame October 27, 2022 [Re: FCA poised to clampdown on greenwashing with ‘ESG’ curbs, yesterday] The FCA has spoken. UK firms must walk the walk, and not just talk the talk on ESG. Firms now require a variety of different data points, multiple ESG data sources for those data points where available, and their own analytical capability to digest [...]
Letters: Dealing with the price of milk October 21, 2022 [Re: Food price hikes will become baked in if we can’t choose a fiscal policy and stick with it, yesterday] Can our food prices really become more expensive? I’m not asking, technically if they can – that I’m sure they can do, but can we afford for them to go any higher without Britain becoming [...]
Letters: About those supply reforms October 20, 2022 [Re: UK house prices rise by an average £36,000 in just 12-months, Oct 19] It is shocking that the average cost of a home in the UK has jumped more than the average Brits’ annual salary. House prices mean that buying a home is out of reach for many, and we have seen this across [...]