Take it from someone with ADHD – we’re not all lazy attention-seekers April 17, 2024 ADHD is the perfect target for today's media, but calling the surge in diagnoses a "trend" won't help today's workforce, writes Simon Neville.
Teenagers are learning about sex from pornography – schools must do better April 17, 2024 The government has promised to overhaul relationships and sex education, but young people feel badly let down, says Caroline Nokes Last week’s Cass Review has revealed serious shortcomings in how the NHS handles children who are questioning their gender. But schools are also letting children down when it comes to relationships and sex education (RSE). [...]
Beneath the jargon, Bernanke delivers devastating critique of the Bank of England April 17, 2024 Leading economist Ben Bernanke has exposed the flawed modelling and out-of-date technology behind the Bank’s failures to forecast inflation, says Paul Ormerod Last week, Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank and Nobel Laureate in economics, published his review into the process of forecasting and policymaking at the Bank of England. You [...]
The Notebook: Why everyone’s investing in gilts April 16, 2024 | City Talk Victoria Scholar takes the Notebook pen to talk through the latest trends in the investment world, from gilts and gold to Rent the Runway.
Explainer: How did a couple find themselves divorced by accident? April 16, 2024 The reason is indicative of how radically the divorce process has changed in the past two years, writes Lucy Kenningham
Could Starmer’s poll lead cost him votes? April 16, 2024 It’s not Gaza or fiscal discipline – the real reason Labour is losing votes from its left flank is that it’s too far ahead. But, warns Emma Revell, Conservatives shouldn’t celebrate… If you are of a centre-right persuasion, there is precious little comfort to be found from looking at the polls these days. The latest [...]
Notes from a future where Britain has solved the housing crisis April 16, 2024 In ten years’ time, high house prices and low supply could be a thing of the past. Kristian Niemietz offers a despatch from that brave new world… The year is 2035 and according to provisional figures released today by the Office for National Statistics it is the tenth year in a row during which house [...]
What would cigar-loving Churchill make of the smoking ban? April 16, 2024 Britain once fought for democracy with a cigar in hand, now we’re taking away citizens’ freedom to smoke. It’s enough to make you want to light up, says James Price If you’re reading this on your morning commute, you may have walked past an advert for Ed Gamble’s new show Hot Diggity Dog. You may [...]
How to close the tax gap April 16, 2024 Politicians love to talk about the tax gap as a pain-free revenue-raiser, but there is a genuine difference between tax owed and what’s collected, mostly because the system is far too complicated, says Tim Sarson Last week the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves summoned up an old favourite of British fiscal administration: the tax gap. Labour [...]
We need a government to match the private sector’s energy and radicalism April 16, 2024 One thing the government was not light on yesterday at the Innovate Finance Global Summit was advice. Everyone has it. That’s a good thing. Panel discussions were loaded with genuinely interesting ideas about strengthening London’s competitive advantage in fintech. Those that had “made it” were offering advice on corporate governance to those still in the [...]