Explainer: Is there an electric car price war? April 18, 2023 Execs at Renault are considering price cuts after the falling cost of a Tesla.
Inflation sliding and tough Bank of England means the pound will see better days April 18, 2023 “Hope is not a strategy,” Jordan Rochester, a wonk at Japanese investment bank Nomura, said last September, referring to politicians’ attempts to revive the pound after it plummeted to its lowest level ever against the US dollar following Liz Truss’s tax cutting mini budget. A lot has changed since then. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt raised taxes [...]
Artificial intelligence is transforming our music, starting with Kanye West April 18, 2023 Kanye West has never sung Hey There Delilah, yet there's his cover of the song online. It's been made using AI, and it's exemplary of how the technology is rocking the music industry, writes Elena Siniscalco
We have the history to attract investment, now we need the reforms to the City too April 18, 2023 London has the benefits of proximity to Europe, the English language and the common law. But to keep business investment coming to our shores, we need to push ahead with new reforms, writes Andrew Griffith Is the UK the best place in the world for business? Absolutely. For over 400 years, the UK has pioneered [...]
As supermarkets rake in profits, Goldilocks would go hungry on the cost of oats April 18, 2023 The price of food is one of the main factors driving double-digit inflation. It keeps on going up, that's why industry leaders must finally step up to protect supermarkets' customers, writes Sue Davies
Explainer: Where is all our aid money going? April 17, 2023 China might be close to overtaking us on yet one more thing: foreign aid. Or at least this is what David Cameron said over the weekend. The former prime minister warned China is expanding its influence all over the world by lending countries huge amounts of money. Cameron’s suggested solution is to reform multilateral development [...]
Renaming the Met Police would give it a license to ignore wholesale reform April 17, 2023 After scandal after scandal have rocked the Metropolitan Police, and the Casey review has found shocking sexism, racism and homophobia. A new name won't change its habits, writes Eliot Wilson.
Our measure of productivity should be how much energy it takes to create new growth April 17, 2023 If the UK and Europe want to compete with Joe Biden's massive package of incentives for green energy, we need drastically change how we talk about productivity, writes Martin Rossen
London fintech punches above its weight, but it still needs to stay ahead of the curve April 17, 2023 As other cities continue to tempt away our London tech firms and other investment, we need to work even harder to stay competitive, writes Chris Hayward.
We either need to break up broadband monopolies or nationalise connectivity April 14, 2023 The internet and broadband connection has become a fourth utility and a market we need to take just as seriously to protect consumers from rising prices, writes Jon Seal. Think about it, if the water stops how long will it take you to notice? Turn off the internet, and with the majority of us glued [...]