We’ve reached “Peak Biden” – so prepare for Donald Trump to win next year’s election October 6, 2023 No amount of wishful thinking changes the fact that the American people blame Biden for the country's economic woes leaving Trump on track to take the White House, writes Dr John C. Hulsman
John Lewis needs a retail chief to take charge and steer it back on track October 5, 2023 Sharon White's successor at John Lewis faces a difficult decision, writes George MacDonald, and must choose whether to follow her strategy or forge their own to bring the British retailer success again
Let’s be honest immigrants aren’t responsible for Britain’s woes October 5, 2023 The Tories are using immigrants as a scapegoat for the economic woes facing Britain today but it's overtaxation and overregulation not immigration that has caused this mess, argues Matthew Lesh
We can’t let delusional section of Tory party derail election campaign October 5, 2023 The Conservatives face a battle between the realists and the denialists in the run-up to the next election but success in campaigning depends on being honest about your chances, writes John Oxley
Taxes have never been so high but it’s still not enough for some October 4, 2023 While tax levels reach a historic highs and public spending soars, public sector workers are striking for more pay. Paul Ormerod argues that we've forgotton who pays for those salary increases.
Why Dame Sharon White failed at John Lewis and what her successor needs to do October 4, 2023 The current chair of John Lewis was always a risky appointment, Simon Neville writes, but she made mistakes that her successor would do well to learn from as they seek to restore the retailer to relevance
Sunak and Hunt may be a tired act but the Tories are quietly confident October 4, 2023 After the drama of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt may seem boring but there's a quiet sense that the Conservative party is in it for the long-term, writes Sasha O'Sullivan
Feargal Sharkey: Customers shouldn’t pay for water firms’ failures October 3, 2023 It is quite extraordinary that less than a week after being chastised by the regulator for their failures, the water industry has decided to commit an act of industrial self-harm by announcing to millions of customers they’re going to raise their water bills. People are already furiously angry, and what this illustrates to me is [...]
Time to bolster talent pipeline to make UK a tech superpower in age of AI October 3, 2023 The UK is losing over £1.5bn per year to skill shortages and to become a world leader in tech and AI, we must invest in training the future workforce.
M&A is finally finding a way out of last year’s doldrums as pace of deals picks up October 3, 2023 There are signs of M&A green shoots with pace of dealmaking picking up after rising interest rates, market volatility and geopolitical tensions