George Galloway’s Rochdale return will be loud but short March 1, 2024 The left-wing MP [I shudder that I have to say that once again] won in Rochdale due to a peculiar set of circumstances that are not likely to be replicated elsewhere.
It’s not just MPs who face intimidation over their beliefs in the workplace March 1, 2024 From subtle prejudice to overt antisemitism, too many Jews are experiencing a hostile environment at work, writes Claudia Mendoza The chaotic scenes witnessed in Parliament last week over the Gaza vote have been widely interpreted as a bout of parliamentary infighting over arcane matters of procedure, but that is not the whole story. Setting aside [...]
Labour will double the size of the co-op and mutuals sector February 29, 2024 Under a Labour government, there will be a level playing field for low-risk, member-owned organisations that reinvest their profits, say Tulip Siddiq and Joe Fortune
The British public aren’t woke, but they know bullying when they see it February 29, 2024 The Tory party’s inability to decisively move against Islamophobia is of a piece with its entire approach to culture war issues, writes Will Cooling.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Cascade February 29, 2024 Used by lace-trimmed superiors and pond patricians, a request to 'cascade' information is simply a way to delegate sending an email.
Square Mile and Me: Town crier Alan Myatt on his accidental career and messing up names February 29, 2024 Alan Myatt, City of London town crier – and world record holder for loudest crier – tells us about his unique role in the Square Mile.
The real reason Rishi Sunak spends £3,500 on Facebook ads February 29, 2024 In a little noticed coup, the Conservatives quietly raised the campaign spending limit by a whopping 80 per cent - money that is bound to be funnelled into online ad campaigns, writes Lucy Kenningham
Letter to the editor: Time for banks to pull their socks up February 29, 2024 Dear Editor, I write to express my concern about the insufficient efforts made by the financial industry to pass on the advantages of central bank rate hikes
Tax cuts don’t ‘cost’ a thing – it’s not the Treasury’s money to begin with February 28, 2024 Tax cuts leave more money with the people that earned it and the Treasury has no God-given right to keep it
Interest rates aren’t as influential as you think February 28, 2024 Andy Haldane’s criticisms of the Bank of England’s persistence with higher rates are misguided. Just as near-zero rates following the financial crisis were hardly a stimulus to growth, the more recent actions of the MPC can’t be said to be ‘crushing the economy’, says Paul Ormerod Criticising the Bank of England has become fashionable in [...]