AI disputes are turning into deals July 1, 2026 Lawyer by day, rapper by night, Nick Eziefula has seen both sides of the coin when it comes to disputes over AI and art.
The Debate: Should delivery robots be allowed on pavements? July 1, 2026 Are delivery robots a sign of progress or a threat to pedestrians? We hear both cases in this week's Debate.
Ignore the green gloomsters, climate change is a huge opportunity for Britain July 1, 2026 We do not solve a warming planet by lowering our standard of living, raising taxes and making ordinary people poorer. We solve it with engineering, enterprise, adaptation and abundance, says Albie Amankona For decades, the British national pastime has been complaining about the weather. We have endured centuries of grey, damp, drizzling misery, huddled around [...]
Britain must speed up to survive the AI era July 1, 2026 The AI era will reward the small number of countries that can adapt and build quickly enough and it will punish those that can’t, says Sam Richards “Well, in our country,” said Alice, still panting a little, “you’d generally get to somewhere else – if you ran very fast for a long time, as we’ve [...]
Why Hugh Grant is the last person Burnham should listen to on press freedom July 1, 2026 Hugh Grant hopes his long-running campaign to censor newspapers will find a receptive audience in Andy Burnham’s Downing St. Now is no time undermine free speech, says Joseph Dinnage A lifelong Leftie, big in the 1990s, Oxbridge educated, and a famous on-screen Prime Minister: it’s no surprise that Hugh Grant is friendly with Andy Burnham. [...]
Steve Rigby: Burnham has a chance bring confidence back to British business July 1, 2026 If Andy Burnham focuses on AI, devolution and regional development, he has a chance to turn British stagnation around – and his record in Manchester is cause for cautious optimism, says Steve Rigby The transition to our seventh prime minister in a decade is now well underway. Since 1721, we have had only 58 Prime [...]
The real AI risk isn’t job losses, it’s who can see what June 30, 2026 Beyond the fearmongering, it’s a more mundane AI threat that will be making waves in boardrooms, writes Paul Armstrong.
Are we about to see one of the biggest shifts in monetary policy since the financial crisis? June 30, 2026 Chair Kevin Warsh believes the Federal Reserve should offer forward guidance, arguing that promises about future policy quickly become shackles around a central bank’s neck. He could be about to get his way, says Helen Thomas As the first half of the year draws to a close, the world’s leading central bankers gather this week [...]
Public markets, not the state, can fix the water sector June 30, 2026 Andy Burnham will likely put renationalising utilities back on the table, but that’s not the way to turn on the investment taps, says Rupert Hargreaves The arrival of Andy Burnham in Westminster has once again reignited the debate around the future of the UK’s key infrastructure. The Guardian has reported that Burnham’s allies have talked [...]
Why English literature graduates shouldn’t be Prime Minister June 30, 2026 Andy Burnham is set to be the first ever English Literature graduate to serve as Prime Minister. James Ford is very concerned I have a problem with Andy Burnham. It isn’t his litany of U-turns and policy flip flops. It isn’t that he wears a t-shirt with a suit (a bad look on anyone, but [...]