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Jeffrey Archer (1940-2026): A writer of fiction in all senses Opinion Following the death of novelist and former political Jeffrey Archer, Eliot Wilson looks back at a complicated life.
WatchHouse CEO: Before I did coffee, I designed aquariums for billionaires Opinion Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, WatchHouse CEO Roland Horne takes us through his eclectic career.
Badenoch puts Tories on difficult path to the right destination October 8, 2026 Party conference season has come to an end, having barely registered for most voters beyond an extra dose of politics on the news and in their feeds. Party leaders always have to balance two audiences: their supporters in the hall and the sceptics at home. As a new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham’s conference speech was [...]
Sadiq Khan: Run international trains from Stratford instead of expanding Heathrow October 8, 2026 With more Brits supporting increasing international rail over expanding airports, connecting Stratford to Europe is a no-brainer, writes Sadiq Khan.
Despite what they say, the Tories are still in hock to their greying base October 8, 2026 Badenoch is developing a coherent policy agenda, but without a plan for helping Nick, 30 ans, the Tories will remain a party only for the old.
MPs are caught in a welfare catch-22 October 8, 2026 The more a constituency depends on welfare, the stronger the incentive for its MP to leave it alone, whichever party they sit for.
I helped found Shazam, now I write crime novels: Job hopping is a joy October 7, 2026 Long gone are the days of life-long jobs and thank goodness – job-hopping is a joy, writes Shazam-investor-turned-play-director Ajay Chowdhury.
One year to T+1: How should firms get ready for October 2027? October 7, 2026 With just a year to go before the final T+1 deadline, Andrew Douglas lays out what UK firms must accomplish to smoothly transition.
Will anyone turn Badenoch’s looming battle into a tapestry? October 7, 2026 The Tory party has been enjoying itself in Birmingham, not least thanks to the delightful wheeze of mocking up the Bayeux Tapestry to tell the story of British politics under Labour’s first two years in power. The exhibition may well prove to be among the most popular offerings at the party conference; behind Jeremy Clarkson [...]