Emily Thornberry has insulted Carnival-goers and Gooners alike Opinion It’s backward to assume every Black person or anyone from any faith, ethnicity or background who has attended Notting Hill Carnival dabbles in cannabis, says Edward Adoo As an Arsenal fan, I’d waited 22 years for a celebration like the parade which took place across Highbury, Finsbury Park and Islington on Sunday. We finally won [...]
I’m an AI founder – here’s why I agree with the Pope about AI Opinion Pope Leo XIV’s has produced the most profound piece of writing on AI – critiquing how extreme capitalism uses AI to homogenize knowledge and concentrate power, says Lewis Liu When I was 18, I took a religious philosophy course as part of the core curriculum at Harvard. When we dove into the Tower of Babel, [...]
Why Britain needs a defence innovation engine Opinion Britain must follow the US by aligning government demand, private capital, and entrepreneurs to leverage its technological talent against modern national security threats, says Simon Pavitt Britain has spent years celebrating entrepreneurs who changed how we shop, bank, travel and work. From Deliveroo and Revolut to Wise, British founders have shown they can build world-class [...]
Tony Blair has issued a call to arms – but will Labour listen? June 3, 2026 Tony Blair’s blockbuster intervention is a reminder of a time when the government believed business was part of the solution to Britain’s problems, says Steve Rigby For entrepreneurs, looking back can be anathema. Everything is about the future – the next customer, the next acquisition, the carefully-plotted route towards a big-money exit. But for those [...]
Is it time to change how we measure inflation? June 3, 2026 Measures of inflation are hugely influential on policy but struggle to account for the pace of technological innovation, says Paul Ormerod During this decade, the rate of inflation has become a key factor in determining living standards. Many benefits are linked to it. It sets a marker for wage demands. And when it goes up, [...]
The Debate: Should CEOs be held personally accountable for cyberattacks? June 3, 2026 Is bad management to blame for cyberattacks? And even if not, should bosses be held accountable? We hear the case for both sides.
Municipal bonds could revolutionise Britain – but there’s a catch June 3, 2026 Municipal bonds could create genuine local economic autonomy. But they require infrastructural change to work, writes Tim Focas.
Right to Buy has been a huge success, of course the left hates it June 2, 2026 Labour leadership contenders’ claims that Right to Buy is to blame for the housing crisis are absurd, says Ben Hopkinson Last week in a 5,000 word polemic, Tony Blair accused the Labour government of being parked firmly in the party’s ‘soft left’ comfort zone. Perhaps nothing reflects this more than the leadership contender’s short-sighted clamour [...]
Labour may not agree with Blair, but the public does… June 2, 2026 This month’s City AM / Freshwater Strategy Poll reveals that the public is largely on the side of the former Prime Minister rather than Keir Starmer or his potential heirs when it comes to welfare, energy costs and growth, says Matthew Lesh Love him or, like many others, absolutely detest his guts, it’s hard to avoid the [...]
The world can’t keep consuming more than it produces June 2, 2026 Commodity markets have proved remarkable resilient, but there is no financial engineering solution that can replace missing barrels of oil, says Helen Thomas Commodity markets have spent the past three months performing an extraordinary balancing act. Despite one of the most significant disruptions to global energy flows in decades, the global economy has continued to [...]