The last year has taught us the City will always matter, if we stand by our values November 6, 2023 From the turmoil of a year ago, this is now a City which is not only being listened to but is fully participating in the national conversation, writes Nicholas Lyons.
Obsessing about the existential risk of god-like AI misses the point November 3, 2023 The existential - or x-risk - of a god-like artificial intelligence system is, understandably, what frightens us, but it also misses the point of how it will change the world, writes Anna Thomas
We’ve had dangerous AI with us for decades, and never had a summit for racist algorithms November 3, 2023 AI is already deeply entrenched in public service models – which means its harms are too, impacting everything from policing to benefits.
A fashion disaster: how Asos lost its throne to Shein (and Gen Z) November 3, 2023 Asos has Topshop in its arsenal but it has failed to recreate its dominance of the 2010’s and Shein has won favour among Gen Z buyers, writes Debbie Ellison
London’s exchanges are losing companies again. It needs to stop. November 2, 2023 Even by recent standards, this has not been a banner week for London's stock exchanges.
Bankers’ bonuses are back and the long 2010s dominated by Brexit are over November 2, 2023 There’s a political vibe shift, and the Conservatives are on the losing end of it is Brexit finally exits stage right.
Let’s be honest, Larry Fink is right and we should give up on broken ESG investing November 2, 2023 ESG and green investing has found itself unable to deliver and at the heart of a culture war, writes Matthew Lesh
Why can’t we level up? It takes years to start new infrastructure November 2, 2023 As much as 80 per cent of the lifespan of a regeneration project is spent securing planning, rather than building, writes Tracy Blackwell
We’re fighting over-regulation with yet more regulations in an insane spiral November 1, 2023 From lockdown to 20mph speed limits in Wales and electric vehicles, our obsession with regulations is killing Britain, writes Paul Ormerod
I’d never normally protest, but Sunak is bleeding the tourist economy dry November 1, 2023 Sir Rocco Forte and a host of other business leaders are protesting over the tourist tax today. He explains why.