Sajid Javid’s spending spree puts Tories’ record at risk September 5, 2019 Less than a year has passed since Theresa May danced on stage at the Tory party conference and told party activists that the era of austerity was officially over. The announcement was not received well by the Treasury at the time, where Philip Hammond was still trying to eliminate the government’s annual deficit. Read more: [...]
DEBATE: Would a no-deal Brexit really be bad for business? September 5, 2019 Would a no-deal Brexit really be detrimental for British business? YES, says Dinesh Dhamija, an entrepreneur and a Liberal Democrat MEP for London Crashing out of the EU with no deal will plunge us into 10 years of trade negotiations. That means even more uncertainty – and uncertainty is a cancer for business. Already, foreign [...]
Hey Conservatives, stop attacking Greta Thunberg and come up with better market-led ideas September 5, 2019 Nobody likes being lectured at. Perhaps this aversion explains – although in no way excuses – the sustained attacks on the teenaged climate activist Greta Thunberg by many on the right. Whether it’s vile jokes about her dying at sea or the faux concern about her mental health, anyone who makes such comments should be [...]
It’s time to give AI the human (resources) touch September 5, 2019 It is no secret that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the workplace. The debate on how wide-reaching these changes will be is one that feels never-ending, with no one truly knowing what impact it will have. The one certainty is that unless the workplace is fully behind AI and automation, it’s likely to [...]
Boris Johnson’s first PMQs: The verdict September 5, 2019 If Boris Johnson thought that things could get no worse after losing his first Commons vote, his majority, and his control over the parliamentary agenda in one fell swoop, he was sorely mistaken. In a near record-length PMQs yesterday, the new Prime Minister was well and truly ripped apart. First Jeremy Corbyn – displaying an [...]
Now is the time to create your own not-to-do list September 5, 2019 Now that September is upon us, for many professionals, that means it’s back to the school run and the grind of work. The summer holidays become a mere memory as the days get shorter. It might sound gloomy, but perhaps it doesn’t have to be. Rather than seeing the end of summer as an ever- [...]
Mortgages, pensions and other savings products are not designed for self-employed workers – here’s what needs to change September 4, 2019 A growing number of us are choosing to go it alone. According to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics, the number of self-employed workers is now nearing the five million mark. That’s around 15 per cent of the UK workforce, and a million more people than the same period in 2009, with London [...]
Here’s how we can make London autism friendly September 4, 2019 London is the best city in the world, because it’s a place where people from all walks of life can live, work and love. I would defy anyone to name anywhere else on the planet which is more welcoming, open and inclusive. But despite all of London’s great strengths, our city remains far too inaccessible [...]
Brace yourself, this is going to get ugly September 4, 2019 Jacob Rees-Mogg described last night’s successful attempt by MPs to seize control of today’s parliamentary activity as “constitutionally improper” – which is as close as he gets to a foul-mouthed outburst. As leader of the House of Commons it is his job to navigate legislation through parliament, but he has been temporarily sidelined in favour [...]
MPs have only themselves to blame for the Brexit mess we’re in September 4, 2019 On 23 June 2016, the British people voted narrowly, but with a clear margin nonetheless, to leave the European Union. The precise form that this leaving would take – with a deal, and if so what type, or without – was not clarified at the time, but the intention was firmly stated and unequivocal. This [...]