Do we need to rethink Brexit’s impact on UK-EU trade? March 20, 2025 With the weekend approaching, allow me to furnish you with a classic conversation starter for the pub or a dinner party; have you heard that the OBR might have overstated the impact of Brexit on the UK’s trade with the EU? In my experience this kind of line serves as a perfect icebreaker or an [...]
‘I lament the pairing of trainers with suits’: Cheaney shoes’ Jonathan Church on swapping banking for brogues March 20, 2025 Church's shoes Jonathan Church is a veteran of the British footwear business. He tells us why he swapped banking for brogues.
Is Sadiq Khan finally getting something right on London’s nightlife? March 20, 2025 It has taken eight years – and the appointment of one disastrous night czar – but Sadiq Khan is finally listening to industry when it comes to the future of London’s after hours leisure economy, writes James Ford As a former aide to the previous Mayor of London, it is very rare that I find [...]
Radical honesty on net zero is Badenoch at her best March 20, 2025 Kemi Badenoch has said that net zero by 2050 is impossible and she has the evidence to prove it. Now she needs to prove she has the energy to take on the reform Britain so badly needs, says James Price At last, I have seen the Kemi Badenoch that her supporters see. The leader of [...]
The Debate: Should we go back to buying gold? March 19, 2025 As gold prices reach record high, is it time to start investing in the yellow metal? Two experts hash it out in this week's Debate.
Labour is targeting the disabled not because it’s hard, but because it’s easy March 19, 2025 Labour's cut to disability benefits is not the mark of a government making "tough decisions", but desperate ones, writes Will Cooling.
Asda’s confident new boss is a boon for shoppers, and a threat to rivals March 19, 2025 Asda's bold new boss may have spooked rivals, but shoppers will come out on top, writes Susannah Streeter in today's Notebook.
Abolishing NHS England was a good start – now tackle the rest of the quangos March 19, 2025 The abolition of NHS England sets a welcome precedent, but unless we get rid of the laws and regulations that spawned these quangos in the first place, nothing will change, says John O’Connell Nothing ever changes. How many times have you heard that phrase when talking about the state of the nation with friends and [...]
The bond markets must not be allowed block defence spending March 19, 2025 The Germans are funding increased defence spending through debt so why can’t we? The Chancellor needs to start telling a better story about the future direction of our economy, says Paul Ormerod President Trump wants European countries to spend five per cent of GDP on defence. Kier Starmer plans to increase UK spending from 2.3 [...]
It’ll take more than a White House PR stunt to turn Tesla around March 19, 2025 Elon Musk represents a reputational risk to Tesla and the company’s value could soon collapse to near zero, says John Caudwell Tesla will need a lot more than a PR stunt on the White House driveway to reverse its current despairing fortunes as anti-Elon Musk and anti-American trade war sentiment reverberates around the globe. While [...]