Russ Shaw: I hope UK tech moves from survival to aggressive investment Opinion We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates, takes us through his career.
Growing threats to UK financial stability Video What keeps you up at night? For the governor of the Bank of England it’s a long list of threats to the UK’s financial system – so let’s take a look at them. The Bank of England’s latest financial stability report makes for a sobering read. It says “risks to financial stability have increased during [...]
Unemployment nightmare is entirely Labour’s fault Politics Rising unemployment is a double evil; it both reveals problems in the economy and exacerbates them. Unemployment has risen every month since Labour returned to power, and the number of people out of work will soon hit levels last seen during the pandemic. Last month, the rate of job losses was at its fastest for [...]
No future: is Britain losing hope? December 4, 2025 Britain faces a deep, decade-in-the-making crisis of hope, as rising costs, stagnating opportunities, and widening structural failures leave both young and middle-class people feeling trapped, disillusioned, and asking if a viable future in the UK is still possible, says Eliza Filby Throughout my conversations in recent months it’s become clear to me that the country’s [...]
Reeves has instigated a wealth and talent exodus: welcome to REXIT December 4, 2025 This year has seen the biggest single wealth exodus ever recorded, and they are taking an estimated $91.8bn USD out of the country with them, writes Jamila Robertson Rachel Reeves’ now historic Budget carried on where her last left off – bruising business, threatening jobs and further squeezing working people. It raised taxes by £26bn; [...]
How to keep the wheels on private rail? Bring back first class service December 4, 2025 The era of rail renationalisation is an opportunity for the remaining open access operators to compete with a luxury offering, says Simon Hunt Amid all the Budget chaos last week, one big government announcement was drowned out: the transport department is freezing rail fares. Most commuters would gladly favour a freeze over a repeat of [...]
The big question for wealth creators: is there a future in Britain? December 4, 2025 A tax-raising Budget has completely undermined confidence in the UK’s ability to remain competitive, says Philip Harris A Budget that prioritises tax rises heightens investor friction, accelerates capital flight and weakens the UK’s competitiveness. It undermines the foundations of long-term prosperity and forces families, entrepreneurs and wealth holders to ask a serious question: is the [...]
Don’t like the OBR? Then stop borrowing so much December 4, 2025 The left and the right have found a common enemy in the OBR, but if governments don’t like having their headroom wiped out by forecasts they should try running a surplus, says Tom Harwood Voices on the left and the right have found an unlikely common enemy in recent weeks: the much maligned Office for [...]
Britain is missing out on pharma investment thanks to medicine rationing December 3, 2025 A subtle version of fiscal drag has seen the amount the NHS is prepared to spend on treatments reduce in real terms, meaning patients are missing out on life-saving treatment and the economy is missing out on investment, says Gareth Lyon The UK government has spent decades testing the limits of just how far industry [...]
The Debate: Should you get drunk at the Christmas work party? December 3, 2025 Should you get drunk at the Christmas work party? It's a question as old as time. We get the case for and against in this week's Debate.