Banning payment for order flow is an EU blunder the UK shouldn’t repeat April 29, 2026 As the EU looks to impose a full ban of payment for order flow, Sylvain Thieullent argues why that would be misguided for the UK.
The Debate: Should companies use secret hiring tests like Duolingo? April 29, 2026 Should companies judge candidates on secret hiring tests like Duolingo, or is it an invasion of privacy? We hear both side's of the debate
Brits (and BP shareholders) are worried about the climate crisis, so why the lack of action? April 29, 2026 Brits are deeply worried about the climate crisis, yet struggle to act. James Reed wants to close that gap.
Rent controls: The left hand doesn’t know what the far-left hand is doing April 29, 2026 For just under 24 hours the residential landlord sector was seized by panic following reports that first appeared on Monday night that the Chancellor was preparing to impose a ‘temporary’ ban on rent increases. The policy of rent controls was hitherto the preserve of the Green Party and Labour’s loony left, but then came reports [...]
Business leaders, I beseech you, join the government and steer the ship of state April 29, 2026 Business leaders embody the antithesis of what the government machine has become, which is why it needs them, writes Ameer Kotecha.
John Caudwell: Mentoring isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s an economic imperative April 29, 2026 Mentoring young people is early-stage investment in human capital , and the results are clear, writes John Caudwell.
Sadiq Khan’s ideological aversion to profit is blocking London housebuilding April 29, 2026 Just as measures to stimulate the housebuilding sector are being warmly received, Sadiq Khan is undermining efforts with talk of rent caps, writes Andrew Teacher.
Why Mythos could destroy Britain’s banking industry April 28, 2026 AI is compressing the time between discovering a weakness and exploiting it – and that’s a huge threat to the banking industry, says Raj Abrol The banking industry has spent the past year framing artificial intelligence as a productivity tool: faster coding, documentation, customer service and analysis. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview, and Project Glasswing, the [...]
Global equity markets are dangerously overconfident April 28, 2026 Global equity markets show a dangerous disconnect by continuing to rally – fueled by an overconfidence in policy backstops – despite the severe and persistent supply-side risks caused by the ongoing energy shock from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, says Helen Thomas There is a growing disconnect between the resilience of global equity [...]
A ‘safe harbour’? London needs more ambition than that April 28, 2026 Boring stability might win London short-term preference, but it won't see us win the race for any bigger prizes, writes Janine Hirt.