One of Britain’s biggest taxpayers has left – who can replace Rokos? September 9, 2026 Christopher Rokos was Britain’s third largest individual taxpayer last year, handing over an estimated £330m. Now he’s moved to Greece and no British government seems to have a plan to replace that revenue, says Damian Pudner So, Chris Rokos is off to Greece. For those who don’t know the name, Christopher Rokos is one of [...]
Reform’s funding scandal is scaring away the very voters it should be appealing to September 9, 2026 A row over unlawful donations to Reform UK is getting extraordinary cut-through with voters, and it’s former Conservatives, the very people Farage is best placed to win over, who are most sceptical, says Matthew Lesh Reform’s jamboree in Birmingham last week had a weird feel. Thousands of party faithful trampled across the hundreds of square [...]
Could AI wipe out middle management? September 8, 2026 To actually make a difference, AI must tackle its problem's weakest link. For corporate structures, this could well mean middle management.
Healey wants to focus on the future but business is haunted by past mistakes September 8, 2026 John Healey has a reassuring voice. If he revealed dry rot in your house or rang to tell you of suspicious activity on your account, you’d feel oddly calm about it. He’s not a gifted public speaker, but there is an ease and a glimmer of warmth that stands in stark contrast to the earnest [...]
The City may not be woke, but is it waking up to wellness? September 8, 2026 Photis Kassianides worked on equity trading floors before setting up a divorce coaching service. He writes about the destagmitisation of wellness.
The UK can still lead in tokenisation – but only if we move fast enough September 8, 2026 Tokenisation will reshape market infrastructure whatever we do – the question is whether the UK wants to shape it or adapt to decisions made elsewhere.
Richard Tice: A Reform government would scrap EV mandate to save Jaguar Land Rover September 7, 2026 By forcing companies like JLR to wind down profitable internal combustion engine models ahead of true consumer demand, ministers have effectively forced our flagship manufacturer to cut off its own revenue streams, says Richard Tice For decades, Jaguar Land Rover has stood a proud symbol of West Midlands manufacturing might. Yet today, thousands of highly skilled [...]
The Fed wants you to get used to higher interest rates September 7, 2026 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is urging markets to stop relying on central bank guidance and instead independently interpret economic data, signalling a shift toward a paradigm where higher interest rates are accepted as a component of a high-growth, prosperous economy, says Helen Thomas “We should not indulge a regime in which market participants are [...]
Are Labour Chancellors really still blaming Liz Truss? September 7, 2026 Healey's first speech as Chancellor parroted the usual Labour lines: the woes of austerity, the joys of the state and, of course, the villainy of Liz Truss.
Burnham has inherited Labour’s EU delusion September 7, 2026 Burnham must accept what Starmer wouldn't: our EU neighbours are just not that into us, writes Eliot Wilson.