I built my career on social media as a teen. I still think banning under-16s is right August 19, 2026 George Bacon arguably makes a living from young people scrolling. But he says a social media ban for under-16s is logical and responsible.
Let them build homes near stations, but let them be beautiful too August 18, 2026 Rules to allow thousands of new homes near stations is cause for celebration, but the government must avoid creating 'anywhere developments'.
Domestic policies are choking UK businesses August 18, 2026 The last decade of domestic policy decisions has created a towering cost stack that is choking business growth, writes Shevaun Haviland.
Josh Kerr took the mile record. But how much further can we go? August 18, 2026 Josh Kerr’s performance prompts the question as to how much further world records might be expected to improve, says Paul Ormerod.
The UK’s cost stack is choking business growth August 18, 2026 Much of the UK has faced a summer of sweltering temperatures as the country hasbounced from one unrelenting heatwave to another. Businesses know all too well that unrelenting feeling. A decade of constant cost pressures from domestic policy decisions has been hugely damaging. It’s a cost stack is chocking business growth. Before a pound of [...]
On this day: Animal Farm is published August 17, 2026 On this day, 17 August, in 1945, with pro-Soviet sentiment rapidly fading in the UK, George Orwell's Animal Farm is finally published.
Should Burnham dash for an early election? August 17, 2026 High on the Burnham bounce, an early election could be a tempting proposition for Labour. But the PM should heed caution, writes Eliot Wilson.
Why did Pinterest choose Oxford Street for its new HQ? August 14, 2026 Pinterest is not a bricks and mortar business, nor is it explicitly a retail one. So why choose Oxford Street for its slick new home?
Britain should back the North Sea if it wants energy security and net zero August 14, 2026 The UK cannot afford to talk up growth, jobs and energy security while turning its back on the domestic resources it still needs, writes David Whitehouse Britain faces a simple choice. While we still need oil and gas, do we produce more of it here, supporting jobs, investment, energy security and lower production emissions, or [...]
Capgemini MD: London must keep reinventing itself August 13, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Capgemini UK MD Rob Walker takes us through his career in tech.