Going Nuclear: Can Boris Johnson really ramp up nuclear power? March 22, 2022 Nuclear power requires a clear strategy - with an established pipeline of funding - to contribute to the UK's energy strategy.
Letters: Give me an A for Aria March 22, 2022 [Re: Inbound boss of Cummings’ brainchild ARIA withdraws, March 17] The Government’s prized new innovation agency, ARIA, is off to a shaky start. Like most people in the UK’s R&D space, I was excited when the Government announced that they were launching ARIA. The initial plans certainly ticked a lot of the right boxes, with [...]
A ‘policy light’ spending review must still grapple with cost of living woes March 22, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak wants onlookers to pay little attention to Wednesday’s spring statement. Policy-light has been the line from the Treasury. Very few have been tempted into believing the Chancellor will sit on his hands and Sunak’s announcements tomorrow are set to finally reveal his true preference for the level of state intervention in the [...]
Without private investment, the housing crisis will keep spiralling out of our hands March 22, 2022 In the UK there is a chronic shortage of new homes and a lack of capital to invest in making our existing housing more sustainable. Politicians and policymakers have been plagued by this in the UK and across the globe for years, if not decades. The government has an ambitious target of 300,000 new homes [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Send off-shore processing the way of other junk ideas March 21, 2022 The new quarrel unfolding in Parliament is over the Home Office’s scheme to process asylum seekers offshore. The Nationality and Borders bill is currently “ping ponging” between the House of Lords and the Commons over plans to pay countries to accept asylum seekers on their territory. Reports have suggested potential candidates could be Rwanda, Ghana [...]
As London faces off threats to its global status, Dubai is waiting in the wings March 21, 2022 Since the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum on our future in the world and beyond the single market, one of the issues which has caused most angst and speculation has been the status of London as one of the world’s greatest financial centres. With the end of free movement of goods, services and people, [...]
Letters: Weaning off Covid-19 cash March 21, 2022 [Re: Small business lending tumbles amid strong economic rebound, March 14] UK Finance data shows strong economic recovery from the pandemic led to borrowing among small businesses falling off a cliff last year. However, we observed a 58 per cent year-on-year increase in SMEs seeking finance in January 2022, demonstrating a rebound in activity and [...]
Abramovich used football to wash himself clean, now Chelsea must tidy itself up March 21, 2022 The cynicism with which Roman Abramovich entangled good things into his ownership of Chelsea puts the real gains made under his tenure at risk. As a Chelsea fan, he was a person I felt some pride in. He invested in the club, and helped it win. He also created generational role models and changed the [...]
The second race to be green as cities across the world compete for the best parks March 21, 2022 Businesses across the world are increasingly focusing on the quality of life they can offer their employees, as they reassess what is needed to deliver an attractive, modern workplace environment. We know workers expect more than just an office when it comes to choosing where they relocate in the post-pandemic world. This shift was already [...]
Best of this week in our opinion pages: from the fintech world to a tax regime to sanction Putin to what social media are doing in the disinformation wars March 19, 2022 As Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove disclosed the Homes for Ukraine scheme to host people fleeing war in Ukraine, Ajaz Ahmed wrote about the countless refugees who have reached British shores and set up incredibly successful businesses, effectively contributing to the growth of this country. Ahmed also called for businesses to step up and do [...]