The Debate: Should the UK have more bank holidays? May 28, 2025 With not another bank holiday until the end of August, are Brits in need of more time off? Two writers go head to head in this week's Debate.
The rise of the ABLOC (anyone-but-Labour-or-Conservative) vote May 28, 2025 The rise of the anyone-but-Labour-or-Conservative vote is turning the UK into a six-party state, writes James Reed.
Reform present Tories with chance to rebuild economic credibility May 28, 2025 I bumped into a Tory MP in the City yesterday and after a cheerful catch up their mood crumbled when I asked about the state of their party. “We’re finished as a political force” was the frank assessment. A couple of hours later, Nigel Farage was making the same point on stage in Westminster, declaring [...]
Forget tariffs – this US tax law could be just as damaging for UK exports May 28, 2025 The US is advancing new tax measures targeting countries with “unfair” tax regimes, threatening UK service exports and global tax cooperation under OECD’s Pillar 2, says Tim Sarson Just a couple of weeks ago, tariffs were dominating the news agenda. Now they seem to have disappeared from the front pages as rapidly as the financial [...]
From rare bees to miners’ pensions, money is now no object in parliament May 28, 2025 Miners' pensions, indigenous rights, the shrill carder bee - parliament and the public have lost touch with the reality of public spending.
New V&A East Storehouse is the museum of the future May 28, 2025 The V&A East Storehouse, opening in east London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, redefines the museum experience with unprecedented public access to thousands of artifacts, marking a bold cultural milestone in the £600 million East Bank development, says Justine Simons The museum of the future is here, and guess what? It’s in east London! A quiet [...]
Topping up pensions with property wealth is becoming the norm May 27, 2025 Using property to fund retirement is going to become the norm, but there's stigma attached to it, writes James Daley.
Starmer plays a risky game on welfare reform May 27, 2025 Rightly or wrongly, Labour decided that the first signal they should send as a new government was that they wouldn’t duck tough economic decisions. The cut to the winter fuel allowance was offered up as the ultimate proof of their seriousness; politically difficult but, we were told, financially necessary. A direct line was drawn between [...]
Happy Cost of Rent Day Londoners – for the rest of the year your money is yours May 27, 2025 With the average London tenant needing to work 146 days a year just to pay off their rent, today marks a miserable milestone, writes Sebastian Charleton.
London needs the Conservatives to restore its tech crown May 27, 2025 The Tories left London with more tech unicorns than France and Germany combined. Now Labour is quickly unravelling our legacy, writes Alan Mak MP.