DEBATE: Is it viable to pay compensation to the 1950s-born women who lost out on their state pension? November 27, 2019 Is it viable to pay compensation to the 1950s-born women who lost out on their state pension, as Labour has proposed? YES, says Debbie de Spon, communications director for Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI). 1950s-born women are suffering severe injustice because of successive governments’ mismanagement of changes to the state pension age. This issue [...]
The cannabis conundrum risks causing investors to be accused of money laundering November 27, 2019 The overseas legalised cannabis industry is growing fast — estimates suggest that the US cannabis industry will be worth over $75bn by 2030. Investment firms in the UK are keen to take full advantage of this growing market, but have found unexpected hurdles in their way. For UK-based investors, investing in this industry carries the [...]
How the main political parties plan to help renters November 27, 2019 Wherever you stand on the recent debate about landlords putting thermostats in cages, many of us can agree that the rental system needs improving. This has become increasingly apparent as the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades. Fortunately (and perhaps unsurprisingly), the main political parties [...]
Labour’s rejection of conventional economic theory ignores important insights November 27, 2019 One of the first tasks facing whoever becomes chancellor after the General Election will be choosing the next governor of the Bank of England. Getting to make this choice would be a key step in the plans of Labour’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell to shake up the Bank of England, but his radicalism is not [...]
China’s human rights abuses should silence the declinists and self-haters in the west November 27, 2019 One of the most damaging tendencies of contemporary western modernity has been the growth of declinism and self-hatred within our societies. The declinists argue that the era of western leadership is over, and that the future belongs to the east. They are content to go quietly into the night, rather than recognise that the rise [...]
To be resilient in these tough times, leaders need to replace hubris with humility November 27, 2019 What does it take to succeed as a leader in today’s business environment? In a year which has already seen the demise of Thomas Cook and Mothercare, resilient leaders recognise the value of investing in a culture that instils a clear strategic purpose. It’s also about offering tactical freedom by teams with the trust and [...]
A second referendum would come at a cost November 27, 2019 Brexit is testing traditional party loyalties almost to destruction. According to pollster Peter Kellner, the Tories could grab more than 50 seats from Labour, largely in areas where it’s been assumed that people simply don’t vote Tory. At the other end of the debate, Brexit is leading people into uncomfortable compromises. People who never thought [...]
Tesco chief resigns after turning the brand around November 27, 2019 Tesco’s chief executive Dave Lewis will leave the Big 4 retailer next summer, an announcement that sent shock waves across the industry. Tesco is currently the highest-ranking retailer in the FTSE 100 thanks to Lewis’ turnaround plan implemented shortly after his arrival in 2014. At the time Tesco was facing a crisis following the million-pound [...]
Ignore Labour, Britain needs billionaires to feel welcome November 26, 2019 Labour wants to get rid of billionaires. If that sounds hyperbolic, just listen to how the party’s heavyweights talk about billionaires, in their own words. “No one needs or deserves to have that much money,” shadow chancellor John McDonnell has declared. “It is obscene.” Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn, who hopes to become our Prime Minister next [...]
Uber keeps giving its critics what they want November 26, 2019 The relationship between Uber and regulator Transport for London (TfL) has always appeared to be one of mutual distrust. From its earliest incarnation the ride-hailing app left plenty of feathers ruffled after breezing into London and disrupting a market that had been the preserve of black cabs and minicabs. Read more: Why did Uber lose [...]