Mayor Polanski? It’s more likely than you think… October 30, 2025 With their polling surging and their membership growing rapidly, the Green Party could be contenders to take control of City Hill in 2028, argues James Ford The Green Party are having a moment. In the few weeks since their feisty new leader, Zack Polanski AM, was elected, the Greens have been making waves. Party membership [...]
Reeves: Britain’s partnership with the Gulf will deliver for working people October 30, 2025 The Chancellor says her recent visit to the Gulf has boosted trade with the region – creating jobs and bringing investment into British businesses As I return from Riyadh – where I led the largest ever UK business delegation to the Future Investment Initiative I’m more convinced than ever that the partnership between our two [...]
Badenoch stitched Starmer up like a kipper October 30, 2025 Kemi Badenoch scored a direct hit on Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. In asking him if he could rule out raising income tax, VAT or national insurance she stitched him up like a kipper. She knew (we all knew) that he would decline the opportunity and the Tory leader knew that when she [...]
London’s broken listings regime is pushing British firms out the door October 30, 2025 Every firm that abandons its London listing makes the next departure more likely, says Paul Scully During my four years as Minister for London, I championed our capital as a global business hub. I welcomed the work of the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority on reforms to make our markets more competitive. But as [...]
Do not pass Go without learning these lessons from 90 years of Monopoly October 30, 2025 Wishing the iconic boardgame that makes capitalism fun a very happy birthday… Monopoly, the board game that has been the cause of family arguments across the world, is turning 90. It’s the game that proves big moves start with a roll of the dice and, if you’re really lucky, ends with property on Park Lane. [...]
Keir Starmer may not survive this Budget October 30, 2025 The Prime Minister cannot satisfy all three key audiences: the markets, the party, and the public, says Helen Thomas Every Prime Minister faces a moment when economic reality collides with political promise. For Keir Starmer, Budget day could be that moment of reckoning. He promised calm after chaos: that the grown-ups were back in charge, [...]
Three things Star Trek got right about AI October 30, 2025 Star Trek either inspired or predicted many of the astonishing developments we live with today, says Lewis Liu I’m a huge Star Trek nerd, having watched since I was a kid. I’m not alone amongst tech founders – sci-fi remains a core inspiration for us. Elon Musk famously cites the late British sci-fi novelist Iain [...]
How regional capital can power growth October 30, 2025 When the Mansion House Compact was announced in 2023, it promised to direct pension savings toward productive UK investment. Two years later, the Mansion House Accord expanded that ambition: up to 10 per cent of defined-contribution pension funds in unlisted assets by 2030, half of that in the UK. The goal is simple – to [...]
Three ways to build start-ups faster and with less investment October 29, 2025 CEOs that keep innovating and are advanced users of AI see up to 4x revenue growth than those that don’t, says Paul Jenkins When there’s a period of uncertainty, it’s easy to retrench and focus on short-term gains. To freeze hiring, cut projects and hold off investments. And, it’s hard not to feel a gravitational [...]
The Debate: Does the Renters’ Rights Act punish landlords? October 29, 2025 The Renters’ Rights Act has been described as the sector's biggest shakeup in 40 years. Will it punish landlords, or just hold rogue ones to account?