200 years on, it’s time to bring will writing into the 21st century May 24, 2025 Almost 200 years on from the last proper review of will writing in the UK, it's high time for some sweeping updates, writes Sam Grice.
I’m on a mission to bring Californian tech culture to the UK May 24, 2025 To save the UK's tech scene, some Californian magic is needed, writes Sean Kohli, who discovered his entrepreneurial spirit in the Land of Milk and Honey.
Week in Business: Will Starmer sack Rachel Reeves? May 23, 2025 Cracks are appearing in Labour's economic strategy - will Keir Starmer roll the dice and look for a new Chancellor to change course?
How to fix the housing crisis? We’ve told the government again and again and again May 23, 2025 I’m a London estate agency chairman – and I’m tired of talking about the same housing problems every month, writes Simon Gerrard.
Forget the EU, UK businesses want to trade with China May 23, 2025 From UK businesses shifting trade to China, the message is clear: growth matters more than geopolitics, writes Jane Galvin.
Labour’s tax policies are hitting the companies they need to build homes May 23, 2025 Construction plant-hire companies are fundamental to delivering the government’s pledge to build 1.5m homes, but they tend to be family businesses – the very kind that are being worst hit by changes to NICs and Business Property Relief, says Steven Mulholland The latest Homes England figures might look promising – more homes completed, more sites started, and [...]
The Capitalist: Chelsea Flower Show shuns celeb, a female billionaire boom and Reform vs Reform May 22, 2025 Run-ins at the Chelsea Flower show, the female billionaire boom and Reform think tank's name surrender; catch up on the latest gossip.
BCG London boss: ‘I still believe diverse teams deliver the best outcomes’ May 22, 2025 We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, it's Jessica Frame, managing partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) London.
Why your next car will be grey and your next thought will be too May 22, 2025 The decline of colour in consumer products mirrors a troubling trend in AI, where bias and homogenisation threaten intellectual diversity, societal fairness, and the integrity of human knowledge itself, says Lewis Liu This week we’re getting a new family car. When my wife texted me the website showing color choices, I texted back, “I cannot [...]
Censorship is the virus, free speech is the vaccine May 22, 2025 Free speech, grounded in the principle of dispersed knowledge and “epistemic modesty” championed by Hayek, is far less dangerous than censorship, which empowers a self-appointed elite to enforce their biases on others, says Paul Marshall It is always dangerous to make binary distinctions, as they are over simplistic – but in the debate over free [...]