The Debate: Does the Renters’ Rights Act punish landlords? October 29, 2025 The Renters’ Rights Act has been described as the sector's biggest shakeup in 40 years. Will it punish landlords, or just hold rogue ones to account?
An overlooked sector that could drive UK growth? The beauty industry October 29, 2025 The recent listing of the Beauty Tech Group is just one sign of the beauty industry's growth-driving potential, writes Millie Kendall.
Why the ONS would survive my cull of X accounts October 29, 2025 If I had to cull the number of accounts I follow on X to just ten, @ONS would make the grade. As for the other 9, I’d be reluctant to say goodbye to @PaintingsLondon, @MattCartoonist, @createstreets or @DiaperDiplomacy but I reckon as long as I retained the Office for National Statistics I could continue to [...]
AI browser wars: How Gemini and Atlas are redefining the attention economy October 28, 2025 The new generation of AI browsers, from OpenAI’s Atlas to Google’s Gemini, aren't about search, but sense-making, writes Paul Armstrong.
Labour are choosing to let London’s housing crisis get worse October 28, 2025 The Chancellor and the Mayor can choose to scrap affordable housing targets, abolish stamp duty, fast-track homes on state-owned land and reform the mortgage market. Or it can choose to let the housing crisis get worse, says Lord Bailey Housing and getting more homes built has been my passion from the moment I entered politics. [...]
What’s the point of living in Zone 2 anymore? October 28, 2025 A grand a month for Tube delays and no nightlife to speak of, what's even the point of living in Zone 2 nowadays, asks Matt Kenyon.
Will the new Planning Bill get Britain building? October 28, 2025 The Planning and Infrastructure Bill promises faster decisions and greener outcomes. But will it actually deliver, asks James Clark.
Here’s how to get Brits investing in equities October 28, 2025 Reeves should take a leaf out of America’s book when it comes to encouraging investment in stock and shares, says Charles Hall Although the focus in the Budget will be on the size and scope of tax increases, Rachel Reeves is also considering measures to increase economic activity, which includes encouraging savers to invest in [...]
Looking for growth is a lot better than hoping for it October 28, 2025 Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer like to say that economic growth is the defining mission of this government, but as the latest data shows it’s starting to resemble Mission Impossible. While the government deserves credit for addressing some of the deep-rooted issues that have held back growth for so long – whether though planning reform [...]
The smoking ban is emblematic of how the Tories lost their way October 27, 2025 The generational smoking ban shows what happens when Conservatives go against their instincts, says Karl McCartney When you are fortunate enough to be elected as an MP you have many issues that you might wish to pursue. In my and many of my former colleagues’ cases, these issues reflected basic Conservative values, encompassing a range [...]