Old fault lines are threatening to rock the Eurozone October 6, 2026 After years in which central-bank backstops encouraged Eurozone investors to look the other way, the bond market has finally started to notice.
Employers play a bigger role in pensions than imagined October 5, 2026 Every link in the pension chain – from trustees to consultants to employers – has a part to play, writes Lady Mayor Susan Langley For many UK savers, their pension pot will become their single largest asset, bigger than their home. Yet too often the industry loses savers from the conversation entirely between the moment [...]
Startup success is rare enough in the UK without any more taxes October 5, 2026 If our rare startup successes are taxed further, more of our spinouts will end up sold early to foreign buyers and we risk losing their IP.
Beware the politician who promises he is different October 5, 2026 Andy Burnham has battered home that he is different, an outsider, but distinction comes from actions, not 'honest conversations'.
Aiming high: The UK’s Space Strategy is a map to the stars October 2, 2026 The UK’s Space Strategy is a map to the stars, published at a time when geopolitical tensions on Earth are increasingly shaping the space sector at a global level, says Rachael O’Grady The UK’s Space Strategy, released this month, recognises that space-derived technologies, and the way we use them, have entirely transformed over the last [...]
Cutting VAT won’t fix Britain’s energy bills October 2, 2026 Andy Burnham’s answer to rising energy costs has been a VAT cut on domestic energy bills. But all this does is move money from one pocket to another, with the taxpayer covering the difference, says Alan Chang Britain is facing an energy emergency. January bills are expected to climb by £276 for the typical UK [...]
On this day: Concorde first breaks the sound barrier October 1, 2026 On this day, the 1st October, in 1969, Concorde first showed off its real party trick - breaking the sound barrier, writes Eliot Wilson.
Lloyds CMO: Uncertainty is the price of an interesting career October 1, 2026 We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Suresh Balaji, chief marketing office at Lloyds, takes us through his career.
Dispatch: Discos and despair at the Labour Party Conference October 1, 2026 Labour conference parties, the Guinness revolution and the triple lock kibosh; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
James Cleverly: I will fight Labour’s anti-London ‘mansion tax’ October 1, 2026 London will be hit the hardest if Andy Burnham lowers the threshold for the ‘mansion tax’ to £1.5m – which only gets you a flat or an ordinary terraced house in many parts of the capital, says James Cleverly Andy Burnham’s Family Homes Tax is yet another attack on London. Last year, Rachel Reeves announced [...]