Why Britain is a nation of bad sports investors Sport Business Britain loves sport, but our approach to funding it is fundamentally flawed. We spend heavily on pitches, clubs and community programmes, yet much of that money vanishes into a black hole of short-term fixes. Simply put, we are bad sports investors because we treat funding as charity rather than a catalyst for growth. It’s not [...]
Home Secretary to announce ‘sweeping changes’ to asylum system Politics The Home Secretary has vowed to “restore order” to the British asylum system with “sweeping changes” modelled on the approach taken by Denmark. Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday aimed at making Britain a less attractive destination for illegal migrants, and [...]
Streeting: Labour needs to counter ‘growing sense of despair’ Politics The British public have a sense of despair about the way the country is run and Labour must demonstrate it can deliver in office, Wes Streeting has said. The health secretary conceded Sir Keir Starmer’s government has not told a “compelling enough story” about its achievements, and acknowledged people were not yet feeling the change [...]
A little patriotism can be a force for good – and a boon for business September 23, 2025 When done without alienating others, patriotism can be a force for good and a boon for business, writes Outernet CEO Philip O'Ferrall.
On this day: Gibraltar is captured by the British August 4, 2025 On this day in 1704, Gibraltar was surrendered to the Anglo-Dutch fleet. 321 years later, Eliot Wilson looks at what that means today.
Trainline’s future in focus as Labour plots rail reform September 8, 2024 Trainline investors have been concerned the new Labour government wide-reaching rail reforms could hit the bottom line.
Aircraft orders still lagging behind despite UK airlines hitting 2024 high August 23, 2024 The number of aircrafts being ordered by UK airlines hit its highest monthly figure in July as a slew of deals at the Farnborough Airshow helped the industry weather wider supply chain issues. Some 131 orders were placed over the month, outpacing every other month in 2024 and representing the largest July delivery rate on [...]
The super-rich are getting richer, again – and millennials are leading the way February 29, 2024 The number of wealthy Brits rose in 2023, more than reversing the decline reported post-pandemic in 2022. Ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) – classed as those with over $3m in net wealth – increased in the UK from 601,300 to 626,619 on global economic growth and easing interest rates, according to the Wealth Report by Knight Frank. “The improving interest rate [...]