The City bids farewell to Spreadsheet Phil June 21, 2019 In the drama of the Tory leadership contest, last night was a reminder that it is not only the Prime Minister to whom we will soon be bidding farewell, but the chancellor too. Philip Hammond’s speech at the Mansion House dinner marked his final major address to the City and the effective end of his [...]
Fix the High Street June 20, 2019 I spend a lot of my life on the move. I live near Milton Keynes, my office is in London, and I spend half my time visiting our bases in New York and Los Angeles. I’ve got a lot of air miles, a screwed-up body clock and a ruthlessly controlled diary – as well as [...]
The breakup of the UK is not an acceptable price for Brexit June 20, 2019 Whoever wins the keys to Number 10 this summer will walk in on their first day to the inbox from hell. There’s the social care crisis that various governments have been kicking down the road for a decade. There’s the massive housing shortage that has led to vast swathes of the population abandoning their dreams [...]
It’s high time Britain’s fledgling cannabis industry got serious about protecting its IP June 20, 2019 Already a $10bn-plus industry, the legal cannabis business is rapidly going mainstream – and not just in Canada and the US. You might not know it, but the UK has been steadily growing its own cannabis infrastructure for some years, with London increasingly becoming a hub for advisers and entrepreneurs looking to get on board [...]
Better building holds the key to boosting growth and productivity June 20, 2019 The Tory leadership campaign is narrowing, and whoever becomes our next Prime Minister will inherit a political landscape that is more challenging and complex than any I’ve experienced in my time in business. Our relationship with the EU is receiving the most attention, and understandably so. But the to-do list after that is extensive. The [...]
DEBATE: Is Facebook’s launch of libra proof that cryptocurrency is going mainstream? June 20, 2019 Is Facebook’s launch of libra proof that cryptocurrency is going mainstream? Eleesa Dadiani, a cryptocurrency economist and broker and founder of Dadiani Fine Art, says YES. For any new financial system, mainstream adoption is contingent on ease of access – and libra is specifically designed with that in mind. There are many reasons why crypto [...]
The next Tory PM must give a boost to low income families June 19, 2019 You may have notice some headlines today about a drop in incomes for the UK’s poorest households. New research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation analyses incomes, poverty and inequality over recent years. Read more: Tory leadership hopefuls face new vote after TV clash Between two of the most [...]
Our pessimistic country needs a One Nation housing crusade June 19, 2019 It’s the political equivalent of playing Pac-Man, while nodding your mullet to Wham! – our housing policy seems stuck in the 1980s, like a Care Bear in a leg-warmer. The Conservative leadership candidates have all served as part of a government whose core housing strategy hails from that Duran Duran decade: subsidised social housing sell-offs [...]
Global banks are leading the charge to decarbonise shipping June 19, 2019 It is sadly rare to see participants from across the world collaborate to achieve a common and worthy aim, and rarer still to see such collaboration driven by the private sector. But when it comes to tackling climate change, such global collaboration has never been more vital. That makes the Poseidon Principles particularly welcome. This [...]
DEBATE: With the launch of KFC’s vegan burger, is it smart for fast-food brands to move into veganism? June 19, 2019 With the launch of KFC’s vegan burger, is it smart for fast-food brands to move into veganism? Caroline Dilloway, client service director at StormBrands, says YES. The new vegan burger is undoubtedly a smart move for KFC, and it won’t be the last fast-food brand to move into this space. The incredible rise of consumers [...]