On this day 1848: The opening of Waterloo Station July 11, 2025 Waterloo Bridge Station opened on this day in 1848. 177 years later, it is the largest station in Britain. Eliot Wilson takes us back.
Corporate retreat from DEI isn’t smart, it’s wimpish July 11, 2025 Brands retreating from DEI in a bid not to offend anybody will soon find themselves irrelevant, writes Jack Richards.
Government must learn the right lessons from PFI July 11, 2025 A new Public Accounts Committee report warns that the UK’s infrastructure ambitions risk failure unless government provides reliable, consistent investment signals and learns from past mistakes in private finance, writes Geoffrey Clifton-Brown The government’s ambitions for infrastructure – the new schools, hospitals, energy, road and rail projects to drive economic growth and serve future generations [...]
What do civil servants really think about the state? July 11, 2025 Civil servants feel stifled by cumbersome processes, weak talent progression and ineffective procurement, according to a new survey that casts doubt on the government’s ability to deliver on the transformative “missions” it’s promised, says Joe Hill The Government took office a year ago pledging to change the country with five big “missions”. This approach was [...]
The best 25th birthday present for the GLA would be more devolution July 11, 2025 25 years since the GLA’s creation, London has made major strides in devolved policy areas, particularly in transport, but now urgently needs more fiscal powers and a formalised partnership between boroughs and central government, says Antonia Jennings Trailblazing. The first of its kind. A UK leader in regional devolution settlements. All phrases which have been [...]
Britain can’t afford to pay the doctors’ Danegeld July 10, 2025 Continued strike action is unsustainable and unfair to taxpayers and patients, given the UK’s financial constraints, ballooning pension liabilities, and already generous public investment in their training and benefits, says Maxwell Marlow To borrow from the great Dane, Hamlet, something is very rotten in the state of England. As I set about thinking up policies [...]
Week in Business: The tragedy of Labour’s tax addiction July 10, 2025 From the housing market to the stock exchange, some taxes need to be reformed or reduced - but this government only wants to hike rates.
What Wimbledon taught me about winning in business July 10, 2025 Tennis’s unique scoring system mirrors the nonlinear, probabilistic nature of start-ups and life, where success hinges not on winning every point, but on succeeding when it really matters, says Lewis Liu I am obsessed with tennis. I try to play every day. My wife says I’m grumpy if I miss a day. During Wimbledon, it’s [...]
Amex Global Business Travel boss: ‘London must feel safe if we want professionals to keep coming’ July 10, 2025 If London is to remain a top destination for professionals, it needs to feel safe, AMEX Global Business Travel boss Andrew Crawley says.
Labour’s tax addiction will end in tears July 10, 2025 It is now pretty much universally accepted that the government will launch a fresh tax raid in October’s budget. City economists expect the Treasury to be on the hunt for between £10bn and £20bn of additional revenue, though given the expensive u-turns on winter fuel payments and welfare reform combined with likely lower growth forecasts [...]