Reeves has dodged a bullet but she’s surrounded by landmines January 16, 2025 After all the excitement of a ministerial resignation, it’s time to check in on the government’s growth agenda. After all, the fate of individual politicians is of no significance when viewed against the major economic challenges facing the government, and the country. Talking to City CEOs, particularly those in the pension and investment sectors, it’s [...]
‘I won The Apprentice nearly 20 years ago!’: Tim Campbell on his career since January 16, 2025 Tim Campbell was crowned the first ever winner of The Apprentice. We catch up with him this week to find out about the rest of his career.
How to control the cost of our over promoted civil service January 16, 2025 Civil service pay has been frozen yet the wage bill remains the same as it was 10 years ago. Time to clear out the dead wood and boost the pay of top talent, says Henry Hill It’s all so predictable. The previous government froze civil service pay to try and control costs as headcount ballooned. [...]
No Conservative should stand for Britain in decline January 16, 2025 With persistent inflation, Conservatives exhausted and a Labour government with no ideas, the ghosts of the 1970s have returned to haunt Britain. Now, just as then, a comprehensive reboot of the right is required, says Sir Simon Clarke We live in a time of ghosts. The spirits of the 1970s are stirring across the UK, [...]
Carillion is ancient history. Seven years on, the audit profession has moved on January 15, 2025 Seven years on, the audit industry has moved on from Carillion. It's legislation that needs to catch up, writes ICAEW CEO Alan Vallance.
AI can slash government red tape – unless red tape gets in its way January 15, 2025 The Prime Minister has said he wants to “go for it” with AI, so let’s get these tools into the hands of frontline workers, get them out from behind their desks and save taxpayers money, says Alex Stephany The Prime Minister was right to give a stark warning on AI to the public sector this [...]
The Notebook: Impulse investing? How FOMO is driving young investors January 15, 2025 New research has shown how fast-changing trends are driving investing among young Brits. But will they regret throwing out the fundamentals?
Tulip mania was only ever going to end one way January 15, 2025 Yesterday, I asked whether Tulip Siddiq would still be the City minister by the end of the day, and just as the sun went down we got an answer: nope. Here in the City AM newsroom we shall miss the standing agenda item in our editorial meetings, checking the latest twist of an international corruption [...]
Playing the long game: What The Traitors teaches us about office management January 15, 2025 From split motivation to untrustworthy colleagues, the pitfalls of The Traitors are the same as the office, writes Claudine Collins.
Forget the big infrastructure projects, SMEs are the key to unlocking growth January 15, 2025 Dear Chancellor, forget the big infrastructure projects. Boosting the productivity of SMEs is the key to growth, writes Paul Ormerod.