I’m the only disabled director in the FTSE 100 – these are three questions every CEO must ask July 7, 2025 In most organisations 15-20 per cent of employees will classify as disabled, they just aren’t telling you who they are, says Sara Weller As the only FTSE 100 director who has openly declared having a disability, I am convinced about the opportunity to drive strong commercial and social outcomes, in parallel, by greater inclusion of [...]
20 years on from 7/7 London proves terrorists will never win July 7, 2025 20 years ago today, 52 people died in a devastating series of bombings on London’s transport infrastructure. Throughout the following decades and subsequent attacks, London has remained undaunted, says Eliot Wilson It was 8.49 am on Thursday 7 July 2005. The weather was unremarkable, edging towards 15℃, the skies partly cloudy. None of that was [...]
In defence of crying at work July 7, 2025 Was Rachel Reeves really too emotional, or have we just got a gender issue when it comes to leadership, Anne Francke asks.
Starmer’s biggest barrier to growth is the Labour party July 7, 2025 A year into Labour rule, the UK economy shows resilience despite government missteps, but Starmer’s statist instincts and fiscal misfires risk stalling the very growth he promises to deliver, says Eliot Wilson Sir Keir Starmer has little in common with Liz Truss, but the two Prime Ministers agreed on one issue: the UK will only [...]
Fraud is the UK’s biggest economic threat July 7, 2025 Of all the economic threats we must confront, none is so widespread as fraud, which is why the City of London is taking action.
Corporate Pride, where art thou gone? July 5, 2025 Sure, Corporate Pride was far from perfect, but I'd take the rainbow lanyards over silence, writes Geraldine Gallacher.
London is running out of prime office real estate July 5, 2025 With demand for prime office space set to significantly outstrip supply, landlords and investors should seize opportunity now.
£2bn for UK tech, so why is public money still going to US cloud giants? July 5, 2025 The government’s Industrial Strategy commits £2bn to power British AI, but we’re still relying on foreign cloud technology and hardware to power it, says Mark Boost Labour’s new Industrial Strategy sends exactly the kind of long-term signal UK tech has been waiting for, with a bold £2bn pledge to power Artificial Intelligence (AI), new growth [...]
Mansion House gives Rachel Reeves a chance to change the course July 4, 2025 Rachel Reeves has a chance to move from ambition to action at this year's Mansion House Speech. Lets hope she takes it, writes David Postings.
Meet the Self-Mades: the high earners who aren’t investing July 4, 2025 High earners from lower socio-economic backgrounds are significantly less likely to invest. We should change that, writes Kitty McCormick.