Failure to solve rental crisis will hurt Labour for years to come September 11, 2024 Ahead of the election, Labour devoted 1,000 words of its 142-page manifesto to its plans for house building, the planning system, and the private rented sector.
Pimlico Plumbers founder flushed out of Britain over fear of Labour’s tax rules September 8, 2024 The founder of Pimlico Plumbers has turned his back to London as the 71-year-old entrepreneur becomes displeased with speculation surrounding the new Labour government's budget plans.
Starmer can’t keep blaming everything on the Tories August 29, 2024 Starmer will soon find out that he can’t keep piously contrasting himself with the previous government while snatching benefits from pensioners, promoting party donors and paying off his pals in the trade unions, says William Atkinson The most important number for Keir Starmer’s government isn’t 411 seats he won, the £22bn black hole that Rachel [...]
Average Northerner to be £210,000 less wealthy as Labour urged to reform taxes amid fears of autumn raid grow August 29, 2024 New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) showed that the UK's tax regime is "driving regional inequalities" by taxing wealth and income at different levels.
Households face ‘bleak’ outlook unless Starmer kickstarts growth August 29, 2024 The improvement in living standards will also be heavily weighted towards the start of the parliament.
Why public-private partnerships are more difficult in the UK August 18, 2024 Labour's promised big on growth by backing the City, but successful partnership with business is easier said than done, writes Andrew O'Brien.
Dear Keir Starmer and Labour, please double down on funding Team GB athletes August 15, 2024 Sport columnist Ed Warner reflects on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Team GB medal haul and UK Sport funding. Dear Sir Keir, Ms Reeves and Ms Peacock, How do you feel about Team GB’s medal tally at the Olympics? More medals, 65, than last time out in Tokyo and equal to the London 2012 [...]
Sainsbury’s: Business rates ‘nothing more than an unfair tax on shops’ August 12, 2024 Sainsbury’s has urged the government to cut business rates and warned that failure to act could lead to over 17,000 shop closures over the next decade. It has called for a rate cut of 20 per cent in a bid to revitalise the high street and protect jobs. Not only would this project jobs, the [...]
Government cancels £1.3bn in AI funding as spending cuts bite August 2, 2024 The new Labour Government has shelved £1.3bn of “unfunded” investment for UK tech and AI projects promised by the Conservatives. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said no new funding for the programmes had been allocated in the previous Tory government’s spending plans, and therefore will not be taken forward. It included £800m [...]
Half of Britain’s millionaires are considering leaving after Labour election win August 2, 2024 Nearly half of the UK's millionaires are considering leaving the country over fears the new Labour government will hike taxes and introduce unnecessary regulations, a new study has revealed.