Our laziness lets fake news thrive and even become profitable July 14, 2023 Fake news is everywhere - and people are drawn to it for a variety of psychological reasons. But sometimes it's the flow of advertisement money on social media having an impact, writes Emma Lacey
Explainer: High Court rules agency workers regulations during strikes unlawful July 13, 2023 Companies will be prevented from hiring agency staff to fill in for striking workers, the High Court ruled today in a further blow to Rishi Sunak’s government. From August 10, employers won’t be able to recruit agency workers to fill in for striking employees. The regulations were first introduced last summer, amid a wave of [...]
Businesses need to stop looking for a public pat on the back and gold stars July 13, 2023 Businesses must realise that just bragging about how good they are is not a great communication strategy. They won't win a gold star for just doing their job, writes Simon Neville
Let’s be honest, nationalising the water companies would mean even higher bills July 13, 2023 Even if we want to punish water firm bosses for letting sewage and faeces end up in our oceans, nationalisation will only give us higher bills, writes Matthew Lesh
As Turkey hitches itself to Nato and the EU, it is a litmus test for a Russia on the wane July 13, 2023 As Turkey pulls closer to the West, it is a sign President Erdogan is doubting the future of Russia’s influence, writes Daniel Sleat.
The Interview: A hacker vigilante who could break the Internet July 12, 2023 Elena Siniscalco interviews Chris Wysopal, a friendly neighbourhood hacker who also happened to crack into Microsoft back in the '90s
Tech titans? Musk and Zuckerberg’s feud is an ultra-public toddler tantrum July 12, 2023 From threats for a real life fight to launching rival to Twitter, the bizarre blood feud between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk shows how far our entrepreneurs have fallen, writes Josh Williams.
Even if the pandemic hadn’t happened, we would have all ended up working remotely July 12, 2023 Working from home is not just here to stay, but the actual quantity of work which can be done from home will rise. Employees highly value remote work these days, writes Paul Ormerod
Hunt is right to rest his hopes for growth on the City, but it will still need a helping hand July 12, 2023 Jeremy Hunt is banking on the City bailing out the UK economy - and it can if he gives it the reforms it needs, writes Michael Moore.
Explainer: Sunak fights with Labour to be Joe Biden’s favourite July 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden had a jolly time together on Monday, meeting up in London to consolidate what the US president described as a “rock solid relationship”. So our prime minister might have felt a bit betrayed today when he discovered that Labour is also soothing our friends across the pond. Indeed Nick Thomas-Symonds, [...]