The next government needs a ‘2HQ’ taskforce for tech June 12, 2024 Britain needs a taskforce specifically charged with encouraging well-capitalised US tech firms to set up second homes in Britain, says Abigail Morris It’s London Tech Week, but while AI is all anyone is talking about at Olympia, it’s been largely overlooked in general election discourse. This is despite the fact that AI innovations as a [...]
Remembering the battle of Mount Longdon June 12, 2024 Standing solemnly in silent contemplation at the Aldershot Military Cemetery, soaking in the summer sunshine, eternity faces me carved in stone – a reality so far removed from the bravado of war or the romance of its poets that it jolts. Here, as close to that poetic earth referred to as “forever England” as I [...]
Study in London, boost businesses in London June 12, 2024 The partnership between London’s businesses and universities is a key driver of economic growth and success, says Dr Diana Beech With the capital region home to the highest-skilled economy in the country, it is vital that London’s businesses get access to the high-level talent they need from London’s impressive pool of graduates and can forge [...]
The Notebook: I broke the class ceiling, but the City still has a long way to go June 12, 2024 Blackrock's Louise Watkins takes the pen to talk about how she broke the class ceiling, and how the City can support social mobility.
Politicians have misread the room over Shein June 12, 2024 Growth-hungry MPs are welcoming Shein’s big bucks plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, but there’s growing unease among the people who really matter – investors, says Simon Neville Whenever the City and Westminster clash, it is usually because the former wants the latter to be more lenient. The cries of “you’re stifling competition!” [...]
We can’t borrow our way back to growth June 12, 2024 When 7.3 per cent of public spending goes on interest spending, the debt burden is completely unsustainable – and it’s only getting worse, says Paul Ormerod This week’s manifesto launches have made the poor state of the public finances clear – simply put, there’s very little money for any party to play with. One reason [...]
Child benefit changes just move distortions higher up the income scale June 12, 2024 Tory plans to change the threshold at which a household loses child benefit won’t fix the fact that some two-child families face a marginal tax rate of 73 per cent, say Ash Majithia and Tim Sexton It’s been framed as a hand-out for the wealthy, including executives in the City of London. But the real [...]
Tory manifesto? More drive to survive than revved up ambition June 12, 2024 Those strategists who cooked up the idea of launching the Conservative manifesto at a Formula One venue no doubt had visions of Rishi Sunak putting some forward momentum in his campaign. Unfortunately for him, the whole event begged one question: has the Prime Minister got the drive to survive? The manifesto itself is a hodge [...]
Neither party is being honest about tax rises June 12, 2024 Promises not to raise headline rates are designed to distract from the fact inflation is dragging millions of people into paying more. But history tells us that candour never pays on the campaign trail, says Will Cooling You may not know it from the campaign, but if there is one thing that everyone agrees on, [...]
London Tech Week day two: How can tech help solve the climate crisis? June 11, 2024 As London Tech Week kicks off, Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates, gives us the inside scoop on the industry with his daily diary A central question in the tech ecosystem is what can tech do to solve the climate crisis. Technology is rightly considered a powerful asset when approaching the target [...]