‘Richard Branson told me not to start my business’: Gravita CEO Caroline Plumb May 8, 2025 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Gravita CEO Caroline Plumb tells us about her life as a serial entrepreneur.
Now is not the time for Labour’s rushed Employment Rights Bill May 8, 2025 Labour's Employment Rights Bill is being rushed through parliament at the cost of small businesses, writes Lord Howard Leigh.
What is art in the age of AI? May 8, 2025 Ever since Marcel Duchamp redefined art over 100 years ago, human creativity has been adapting to new technology and the AI era is no different, says Lewis Liu I almost became a professional artist instead of an AI entrepreneur; a painter to be exact. As an undergraduate art student, double majoring in Fine Arts and [...]
Britain’s SMEs must get over their aversion to debt to ramp up growth May 8, 2025 Britain's small businesses can power growth, but only with a rebooted SME finance market, writes Allica Bank CEO Richard Davies.
Don’t exempt Indian workers from NI, abolish it altogether May 8, 2025 The row over Indian visas is really a sign of how misleading and poorly-understood the tax system is, says John Oxley The row over National Insurance exemptions for Indian workers shows the difficulty the government has in balancing trade deals with concerns about immigration. It also points to the confusions which abound around National Insurance [...]
Britain must re-learn the lessons of VE Day May 8, 2025 On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, it’s not enough to simply remember World War II – we must face today’s challenges with the same spirit of unity, resolve and sacrifice, says James Price The editor of these fine opinion pages turns to me when she wants someone to really ham up a topic, presumably [...]
Transforming Elephant & Castle May 8, 2025 Elephant & Castle is changing, but its unique cultural history will be protected too, says Rick de Blaby Elephant & Castle is named after a coaching inn at a major crossroads, with the first recorded reference in 1765. By the early 20th century it was known as “The Piccadilly Circus of South London”, centred on [...]
British businesses must capitalise on milestone UK-India trade deal May 7, 2025 British businesses must grab the opportunity from the UK-India trade deal to access one of the world's fastest growing economies.
Is freedom under threat in Germany? May 7, 2025 Germany’s intelligence service’s labelling of the AfD as a “right-wing extremist group” in a classified report that’s had little scrutiny is deeply troubling, says Rainer Zitelmann Elon Musk and US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio have both voiced concerns about threats to freedom in Germany over the last few months, most recently in response to the [...]
Why is it still so hard to listen to women? May 7, 2025 Virginia Giuffre's tragic death must ignite a bigger debate about why we're still so quick to doubt women, writes Heather Blundell.