Saxo UK boss Andrew Bresler: Client lunch? Left to me, it’s Pret September 25, 2025 From disastrous interviews to client lunches, Saxo UK boss Andrew Bresler tells us about his career in this week's Square Mile and Me.
Will the Labour party survive its conference? September 25, 2025 The left, just like the right, is a broad but unhappy church – will its internal rifts reach breaking point at Labour’s upcoming conference in Liverpool? Asks Helen Thomas This Sunday, Liverpool plays host to the Labour Party conference, where the party’s competing wings will jostle under the harsh glare of the government spotlight. Just [...]
A competent Chancellor would break Britain’s high tax, high spend doom loop September 25, 2025 Economic alarm bells are blaring, but Rachel Reeves has stuck her fingers in her ears, says shadow chancellor Mel Stride Britain’s economy is on the brink. We’re set for the highest inflation in the G7; unemployment is at a four-year high; and GDP growth is pitiful – in July it was literally zero. Meanwhile, borrowing [...]
Is Britain open for business or not? September 25, 2025 Britain’s tax rate is neutral at best when it comes to attracting investment, and as international competitors up their game, we may need to go further just to stand still, says Tim Sarson How attractive is the UK as a place to invest? It’s confusing, isn’t it? In the last few weeks we’ve had a [...]
Reform could yet come crashing down to earth September 25, 2025 Analysing Welsh council by-elections may not be your idea of a good time (it isn’t mine, frankly) but one caught my eye last week. In the ward of Trowbridge in Cardiff, Labour lost the seat as the party’s vote share evaporated, down more than 30 per cent. They came third, behind the Liberal Democrats who [...]
How to make it: The best leaders micromanage September 25, 2025 It’s an unpopular opinion, but from Steve Jobs to Tufan Erginbilgic, the best leaders get involved in every aspect of their business, says Richard Harpin Every successful sports team has a manager constantly tweaking tiny details to get the upper hand. Michelin-starred chefs are lauded because they inspect every dish that comes out of the [...]
Labour needs radical thinking to solve the immigration question September 24, 2025 Small boats are a drop in the ocean when it comes to the immigration question. Labour should seek a two-year moratorium on new immigration, writes James Reed.
The Debate: Lime – a friend or foe to Londoners? September 24, 2025 City AM's Debate column asks the hard questions. Today, are Lime bikes a friend or foe to Londoners. Hear what two impassioned commuters think.
Even in Lib Dem Bournemouth, Farage makes the weather September 24, 2025 Two important speeches took place yesterday, attracting, I suspect, very different sized audiences. At the United Nations in New York, US President Donald Trump disregarded the 15 minute slot he’d been allocated to embark on a rambling, contentious, provocative and interesting speech to the assembled nations. Meanwhile, in Bournemouth, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, [...]
Labour has made Britain a beacon of economic stability September 24, 2025 A recent influx of over £110bn in investment from global financial and tech firms as a direct result of the government’s successful economic plan, which fosters stability and reform, thereby creating jobs across the country and proving Britain is open for business, says Lucy Rigby Yesterday, Revolut – one of the UK’s fintech success stories [...]