The Notebook: Turning 18 with a junior ISA? Here’s what to do October 1, 2024 From managing a junior ISA to preparing for upcoming tax changes, financial expert Susannah Streeter offers her advice in today's Notebook.
Demise of coal power is end of an era, but not an end in itself October 1, 2024 A quiet revolution occurred in the very earliest moments of this morning, probably while you were asleep. You went to bed in one sort of country, and woke up in another sort entirely. The difference is largely invisible but undeniably huge: yesterday, the UK’s last coal power station was still operational and by this morning [...]
Dear Chancellor, a plea (and a wish list) for the Budget October 1, 2024 As Rachel Reeves's Budget approaches - and speculation heightens - Brandon Lewis sets out his growth-boosting wish list for the Chancellor.
Bored of mini golf and axe-throwing? Try the plague October 1, 2024 Bored of mini golf? Try the plague, writes Phoebe Arslanagić-Little, as she discovers the world of 'human challenge trials'.
Britain’s ‘Computer Says No’ attitude needs a reboot October 1, 2024 Modern Britain is the victim of needless rules, a useless public sector and a lack of ambition, writes James Price
Donald Trump is wrong: AI is NOT a threat to speechwriting September 30, 2024 “He goes click, click, click, and like 15 seconds later he shows me my speech, written so beautifully.” This is Donald Trump on Logan Paul’s podcast, describing his first encounter with ChatGPT. “I’ve never seen anything like it. And so quickly… It’s a little bit scary… So one industry I think that will be gone [...]
The Notebook: City bosses need to get honest about corporate culture September 30, 2024 Corporate culture remains riddled with problems. It's time for an honest conversation, writes Lucy McNulty, editor of Following the Rules, in today's Notebook.
How will Labour fill the non-dom shaped hole in their tax plans? Brace yourself. September 30, 2024 Cast your mind back to the Spring and early Summer of this year when the election campaign was underway. It seemed the Tories were announcing a new policy every day, from the return of National Service to inventive new ways of protecting pensioners’ incomes, Conservatives filled the airwaves with ideas, policies and announcements. In the [...]
How the flap of a butterfly’s wing can affect GDP September 30, 2024 The City is working with conservation organisation to make small, positive changes can have a huge impact on the environment, says Michael Mainelli They say that the flapping of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side of the world. In other words, small actions can generate large changes. Earlier this [...]
How to make the national wealth fund work September 30, 2024 The national wealth fund must do more than just plug funding holes, through targeted and successive interventions it can help a project to reach a growing number of investors and momentum until finally it is no longer needed, says Zvi Wohlgemuth So far, many investors and equity and debt providers to energy transition projects in [...]