Encourage investment and tackle skills shortages in Spring Budget, businesses say February 26, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is unlikely to have significant scope for major tax cuts given the constrained fiscal position, but businesses are hoping Hunt will announce further measures to boost the economy.
Letter to the editor: Seeing red at Labour’s green U-turns February 26, 2024 Re: Labour confirms £28bn green investment pledge has been scrapped Labour’s recent U-turn on green investment is disappointing but not unexpected. With the general election less than a year away, this does nothing to provide businesses and investors with clarity on the UK’s green agenda.” It’s a reminder that businesses cannot rely solely on government [...]
Labour are chasing the rural vote, but Starmer is no champion of the shires February 26, 2024 The Labour leader will have his work cut out convincing voters in the countryside that he has their interests at heart, says Eliot Wilson
Days of ‘eye-popping’ gains are over for Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett writes February 25, 2024 Warren Buffett warned that the days of "eye-popping" gains for Berkshire Hathaway are over given its huge size and the dearth of attractive investment opportunities.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group significantly ups stake in model trains maker Hornby February 23, 2024 Mike Ashley's retail empire Frasers Group has significantly increased its stake in model railways manufacturer Hornby.
Mike Lynch: Extradited businessman hires Boris Johnson and Man City’s lawyer Lord Pannick for SFO data fight February 21, 2024 Pannick was reportedly on £10,000 an hour during Boris's Partygate hearing, when treble-winners Manchester City hired him to fight financial fair play breach claims.
Alexei Navalny: UK government under fire for ‘pathetic’ response to Putin critic’s death February 21, 2024 A senior Tory MP has called on the government to go “a lot further” in punishing Putin today after ministers sanctioned prison officers at the Artic jail where Alexei Navalny was killed.
Hunt’s record January surplus isn’t the good news the Chancellor was looking for February 21, 2024 The £9.2bn undershoot on borrowing in the year-to-date is good news, but it won't have a big impact on how much headroom the Chancellor will have in the Spring Budget.
‘Tax sandwich’ on offer despite Chancellor’s promise of March cuts February 21, 2024 Lower interest rate expectations are likely to increase the Chancellor's headroom from £13bn in the Autumn Statement to £23bn this spring, according to the Resolution Foundation.
Ricardian Equivalence and why Britain’s really in a recession February 21, 2024 The intriguing factor governing low household spending isn't mortgages or energy prices, argues Paul Ormerod, but saving...