The Notebook: New draft of renters’ rights bill risks inflating prices (even more) October 8, 2024 Two key changes in Labour's bill could impact the rental market
Tories must take the Sabrina Carpenter approach to get back on top October 8, 2024 Sabrina Carpenter worked for a decade to become an overnight success. Likewise, if the Tories want to turn their fortunes around, the hard work on policy starts now, says Emma Revell It wasn’t quite a Taylor Swift moment. Keir Starmer wasn’t scrounging for hospitality tickets, for one thing. But it certainly felt like I was [...]
With Sue Gray gone, Keir Starmer will have no more excuses October 8, 2024 Sue Gray is carrying the can for the shortcomings and mistakes of her boss, says Henry Newman Morgan McSweeney is Keir Starmer’s second chief of staff following Sue Gray’s resignation. And we aren’t even 100 days into the new government. Some of his predecessors lasted far longer. David Cameron’s only chief of staff was there [...]
The Ada Lovelace day, let’s call time on ‘tech bro’ culture October 8, 2024 Only 21 per cent of tech sector specialists in the UK are female and Black women comprise less than one per cent. This Ada Lovelace Day, let’s not just celebrate the achievements of female tech pioneers, but inspire the next generation too, says Julia Adamson As we celebrate Ada Lovelace day, we must reflect on [...]
“Go to hell with the other demons” – life as a London Jew since 7 October October 7, 2024 A year on from the worst attack on Jews since the holocaust, the community is fearful, yet resilient, in the face of rising antisemitism, says Benjamin Bell According to a classmate of my daughter, “Jews go to hell with the other demons”. Not quite the lesson I send my seven year old to school for, [...]
A year on from 7 October, British Jews are being targeted for Israel’s actions October 7, 2024 For thousands of British Jews, 7 October wasn’t just a massacre that started a war, it was the moment the politics of the Middle East were imported to the UK – and petrol poured all over them, writes Jack Mendel There will be any number of think pieces written today to mark the anniversary of [...]
The Notebook: How to fix the civil service? Pay the top brass more October 7, 2024 It's in everyone's interest to have the best talent in the civil service. That's why we should pay the top brass more, writes James Chapman.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way, was it? October 7, 2024 Kremlinology is an old Cold War concept referring to the study of key individuals high up in the Soviet government. Who was in favour, who hadn’t been seen in a while, who was winning power struggles and who had been shot; Western analysts devoured such intelligence in an effort to understand who was actually in [...]
Win a dream house for £10? How Omaze found controversial success in the UK October 7, 2024 Luxury house prize draw Omaze has found booming success in the UK, but not everyone's happy about it. Anna Moloney examines why.
Here’s what the government should do to fix business rates October 7, 2024 Businesses are calling for certainty. What they don’t need is a knee-jerk reaction on business rates from the government, writes David Jones