UK startups need UK backing September 2, 2026 If we want the economic growth, jobs and tax revenues that come with a buzzing entrepreneurial economy we need to back our startups.
Reed CEO: Graduate jobs crisis is getting worse September 2, 2026 With graduate job postings continuing to plummet, youth unemployment should be treated as a national crisis, writes James Reed.
Can OSB’s new boss cut through the noise? September 2, 2026 A FTSE 250 bank has a new boss and plenty of challenges to confront . In this week’s column, Samuel Norman looks at what could be next for OSB. Enrique Labiano confronted a tricky inheritance when he got his feet under the desk on his first day at the helm of OSB on Tuesday. The [...]
Fresh stock market raid sparks clarion call for action September 2, 2026 The London Stock Exchange risks being gutted of even more blue-chip firms this year without urgent action from ministers and officials, a group of top advisers has said, after three more listed companies accepted bids from foreign buyers. The cohort warned that “complacency is not a viable option” following news that FTSE 250 firms Bodycote [...]
How the Treasury got ‘fed up’ with the Bank of England’s payments plan September 2, 2026 The government moved to more closely monitor the Bank of England’s overhaul of the UK’s payments system after growing frustrated with the sluggish pace of the plans, industry figures have said. The Treasury revealed last week it would begin tracking the central bank’s progress on payments and digital currencies by introducing a new secondary objective [...]
‘Misleading’ Frasers ad banned amid feud with watchdog September 2, 2026 The advertising watchdog has censured Frasers Group for running a “misleading” ad just days after its finance chief ramped up a bitter row with the regulator. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an online advert published by Sports Direct, which is owned by Frasers, for a Puma sports top which it said misled shoppers [...]
UK economy stuck in ‘slow lane’ as business investment to slump September 1, 2026 A slump in business investment will drag on the UK economy’s potential for growth over the rest of the year as industry chiefs warned that the country was stuck in the “slow lane”. The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that the UK economy is set for a slowdown in momentum over the remaining two [...]
FOMO drives Premier League clubs to new record summer spending of over £3bn September 1, 2026 Premier League clubs set a new record for transfer spending in the summer window as soaring revenues and FOMO drove outlay past £3bn for a second year in a row. While some deals are still to be confirmed by tonight’s 11pm deadline, the gross total shelled out by the division’s clubs is set to pass [...]
Burnham says the government is central to his ‘triple helix’ plan for growth September 1, 2026 Andy Burnham has said the state will be central to his “theory of growth” in his first statement in the House of Commons as Prime Minister. Addressing MPs, Burnham said his ideas for the UK economy centres on a “triple helix approach to economic development” in which universities, businesses and the government foster economic growth. The ‘triple [...]
Formula 1: Magnussen joins Maldini and Griezmann at fintech unicorn Flatpay September 1, 2026 Former Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen has joined Paolo Maldini and Antoine Griezmann as an investor in fintech unicorn Flatpay. The former McLaren, Renault and Haas motor racer is now a shareholder in the Danish firm, which boasts more than 100,000 European clients. Its chief executive Sander Janca-Jensen said they’re “proud that someone like Kevin [...]