A bonfire of red tape doesn’t actually make us more competitive carum basra Stripping back regulation causes more uncertainty and can actually wind up making British businesses less competitive rather than trigger economic growth, writes Carum Basru
Airbnb’s adolescence will be defined by its ability to grow CARUM BASRA Airbnb has grown into its adolescence, but it has challenges ahead to keep communities on board.
Boris Johnson will be a slave to U-turns until he discovers the art of policy flexibility Carum Basra It is not easy for a party to run the country for twelve years, so have some pity on the Conservative Party. Perhaps it was in response to the absolute dearth of ideas ranging from “getting a better paid job” to shopping “own-brand products” that Rishi Sunak finally capitulated and delivered a mini-budget last week [...]
Generational divide: Millennials are taking charge, how are they changing capitalism? April 3, 2021 As we emerge into spring and begin to see normality return, spare a thought for those who celebrated their 40th birthdays in lockdown. Talking about Millennials tends to conjure images of youth, 20-something-year-olds with avocado toast. The reality is that the oldest of the cohort, those born in 1981, are now turning 40. While that [...]
DEBATE: In light of the Barclays protests, are climate activists right to target financial institutions? March 5, 2020 In light of the Barclays protests, are climate activists right to target financial institutions? Adrienne Buller, economist and research fellow at the Common Wealth think tank, says YES. Last week, a leaked JP Morgan report acknowledged that, in a world of accelerating temperature rise, “we cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we [...]
