Protectionism is economic cowardice. Britain must not fall into Trump’s trap October 17, 2025 Brexit is our new reality, but we must harness it to expand global trade, not retreat inwards like Trump, says Geoffrey de Mowbray.
On this day in 1814: The London Beer Flood October 17, 2025 On this day in 1814, the perils of drink would show themselves in an unexpected but deadly way in the London Beer Flood, writes Eliot Wilson.
London is still home to the best tech founders in the world October 17, 2025 London may be criticised for “losing its edge” to Paris or Stockholm, but the reality we see every day is the opposite. London still attracts the best founder talent in Europe, says Adam French If you only read the headlines, you might think building a start-up in the UK right now is an act of [...]
Britain has 18 months to pick a lane, or lose the lead in AI October 17, 2025 US–UK momentum and fresh American capital give Britain a another shot at establishing AI leadership. The job now is execution: choose a stack lane, make services AI-first, attract global talent, and move faster safely, says Puneet Jindal The UK has a rare chance to turn new investment into real AI leadership – not through glossy [...]
Local councils are standing in the way of regenerating our high streets October 17, 2025 Local councils make running a business in Britain a bureaucratic nightmare, says Preston Benson I moved here from the United States over 20 years ago, became a British citizen along the way, and have spent my career investing in the UK’s towns and cities. I have learned you can survive a pandemic, an energy crisis, [...]
Blaming booze for Britain’s productivity crisis is enough to drive you to drink October 16, 2025 A left-wing think tank is claiming after work drinks are reducing productivity and making non-drinkers uncomfortable – utter rot, says Joseph Dinnage Another of life’s rapidly vanishing joys is in the crosshairs of Britain’s public health lobbyists: the work drinks party. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a number of Gen Z [...]
Why cutting spending is now the only way to revive the economy October 16, 2025 With Brits stashing away cash in fear of further tax hikes under Labour, cutting spending is now the only way forward to grow the UK economy.
What’s the point of AGMs? October 16, 2025 AGMs should be a proper opportunity to engage with investors, instead they have become a pointless compliance exercise. Time to look again, says Emma Burdett So another “AGM season” passes us by with nothing achieved other than a mountain of regulatory work wasting valuable corporate resources. In an ever changing world the conformity of the [...]
The Capitalist: Sumo supertour, FT scheduling conflicts and 100 years of Thatcher October 16, 2025 Sumo takes London, 100 years of Thatcher and an FT scheduling blip; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
Social Pantry CEO: If we can employ prison leavers, so can others October 16, 2025 In this week's Square Mile and Me, Social Pantry CEO Alex Head tells us about working with prison leavers, and why more businesses should.