Crypto isn’t dying. Here’s what the next five years will hold September 23, 2025 What will crypto look like in the next five years? Very different to the playground of the last five, writes Paul Armstrong.
Why Which? is launching a super-complaint over insurance market failings September 23, 2025 Insurance companies are letting consumers down badly. Today Which? is calling for a fundamental reset of the market, says Rocio Concha Which? is today using its statutory powers to submit a super-complaint to the Financial Conduct Authority, calling for a fundamental reset in how home and travel insurance companies treat their millions of customers. Insurance [...]
Brace for impact – the sorry state of the UK public finances September 23, 2025 Let’s be clear, staggering borrowing figures despite substantial tax rises are a direct result of excess spending, says Ewen Stewart When numbers become big they start to lose meaning. The latest public sector borrowing numbers published by the ONS are big. But let’s make no mistake, borrowing £18bn in one month has very great meaning. [...]
End of Trump’s state visit is no time for Britain to relax September 22, 2025 Donald Trump’s state seemed a success and brought inward investment with it, but steel tariffs are still on the table and political chaos reigns at home, says Eliot Wilson The Eagle has flown. President Donald Trump undertook his unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom last week – unprecedented for a US president, anyway, [...]
Without the right tax framework, UK will drive wealth creators away September 22, 2025 Lord Mayor Alastair King will welcome leading family offices to Mansion House this week to explore how Britain can channel its £3.9 trillion in investment assets into scaling businesses, upgrading infrastructure, and keeping the UK globally competitive. Later this week, I will welcome leading family offices from across the globe to the first ever Global Family [...]
Gamers want games, not better consoles September 19, 2025 As Microsoft and Sony prepare new consoles despite many gamers still playing on older hardware, the real challenge lies in offering distinctive, exclusive games to keep players engaged rather than competing with high-end PCs on raw power, says Will Cooling The video game world is currently dominated by talk of the next generation of consoles [...]
London needs a shadow Mayor September 19, 2025 The Conservatives weak response to last week’s tube strikes proves the party needs to select their candidate for City Hall sooner rather than later, writes James Ford The recent tube strikes should have taught Londoners three important truths: that tube drivers really love Legoland, that Lime bikes are not for the feint hearted, and that [...]
Banking customers hate chatbots – and it could cost the sector £9.3 billion September 19, 2025 75 per cent of people would rather deal with a person than a chatbot concerning their finances; one in five has shouted at their robot antagonist; and one in eight admits swearing at them. Rather than save money, Chatbots may actually be driving business away, says Chris Teasdale If you’ve interacted with customer services in [...]
Was Trump right about “horrible” and “lousy” Battersea? September 18, 2025 Donald Trump may well swing by the new US Embassy in Nine Elms during the state visit, so does he still hate it? President Trump, on his September U.K. visit, will possibly swing by the US Embassy, the imposing glass block located in Nine Elms, between Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station. What would be interesting [...]
Time to restore true independence to the Bank of England September 18, 2025 The Bank of England is no longer held directly responsible for inflation but must juggle multiple, sometimes competing objectives. As a result price stability, the Bank’s founding mission, risks being sidelined, says Jonathan Eida While parliament took its summer recess, the Bank of England was busy. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) last month announced another [...]