Yougov shares plummet after profit slumps March 31, 2025 Yougov’s shares plummeted six per cent this morning after the pollster revealed profit before tax had fallen 21 per cent over the last six months. While Yougov’s revenue jumped 34 per cent over the last six months, its underlying growth was just two per cent, it said in its interim results. This mismatch was because [...]
The Capitalist: Feisty wonks, the Tooth Fairy and a CEO under citizen’s arrest March 20, 2025 Wonks at the CPS get feisty, the Tooth Fairy cuts costs and a CEO under citizen's arrest; catch up on the latest drama in The Capitalist.
Kemi Badenoch: Net Zero by 2050 is “impossible” March 18, 2025 Kemi Badenoch is set to launch a party “policy renewal” process starting with net zero and energy as she is expected to claim net zero by 2050 is “impossible”. The Conservative leader will say her party would “confront the real problems” but that she is not making a “moral judgement” on net zero or debating [...]
Entain on a ‘losing streak’ as gambling giant battles legal problems February 26, 2025 Entain share price has fallen by over 20 per cent over the last year as the listed group's legal problems continue to cause a headache
Firms hiring low-wage workers set for tax bill hike, CPS think tank warns January 3, 2025 The cost of employing low-wage workers is set to hit a record high in 2025, according to new analysis. Businesses employing low-wage workers will see their tax bills soar, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has warned, after research found the rise in employer’s national insurance contributions (NICs) led to a 60 per cent tax [...]
Bitcoin hoaxer Craig Wright convicted of contempt of court December 20, 2024 The man who loudly claimed to be the founder of Bitcoin—only to be exposed in court as anything but—was slapped with a contempt of court ruling by a judge
New report warns DPAs should not be seen as ‘a cost of doing business’ November 21, 2024 The use of deferred prosecution agreements doesn’t stop corporate fraud, and may be actively encouraging it, says new paper by think tank, IEA
Labour is playing a ‘dangerous game’ with capital gains tax, think tank says October 25, 2024 Currently the rate for higher earners is 20 per cent, but it’s 24 per cent for residential property on secondary homes.
‘Highly damaging’: Capital gains hike would make UK even less competitive October 21, 2024 Lifting capital gains tax (CGT) would damage the competitiveness of the UK’s already poor tax regime, new analysis suggests. Research by the Tax Foundation suggests that the UK’s tax regime ranked at 30th out of 38 OECD countries in terms of competitiveness, up one place due to the introduction of the full-expensing policy last year. [...]
Why do economists think public investment is good for growth? October 19, 2024 As the Budget approaches it seems clear that the government is preparing to ramp up public investment.