Rachel Reeves is cherry-picking Thatcher’s legacy – and not just the good bits EDITORIAL Rachel Reeves talks of a 1979 moment - but some policies veer away from those that Margaret Thatcher would have approved
London is not a 24-hour city – and Khan needs to change that EDITORIAL Sadiq Khan must pledge to do more to support our night time industries, making sure they thrive rather than survive.
City of London top financial centre in the world? Not without a listings revival city view The City of London, number one financial centre in the world. One can imagine that a Square Mile which has spent the past year worrying about US take-private raids, an almost total collapse in significant IPOs, and an ever-increasing tax burden would take that badge of honour with a pinch of salt. But that is [...]
London’s Mayor must stop fighting the Brexit war – and move on like British business has January 11, 2024 Brexit is now in the rear-view mirror; and speeches bemoaning the lost opportunities are distracting from the adaptability that London needs at the top
Post Office staff may soon get closure. What about HBOS Reading’s victims? January 9, 2024 Post Office postmasters went unanswered for far too long. Let’s not repeat the error with HBOS Reading’s victims Closure, it seems, is coming to the victims of the Post Office’s postmaster prosecutions, with politicians spurred into action by a heart-rending ITV drama. It is about time. But it is also true that it is not [...]
The government must get a grip on HS2 Euston’s private funding debacle December 20, 2023 News that the government is ignoring advice on how to get how to drum up private sector funding to deliver HS2’s Euston station is deeply worrying.
Rupert Soames the right man for CBI mission December 6, 2023 Rupert Soames has been appointed the new president of the CBI - and he's the right person for the job in almost every way
Immigration, planning, taxation: Does this government care about the economy? December 5, 2023 Westminster knows our migration, tax and planning systems are holding back growth, but continues to put politics ahead of economics
The Global Investment Summit shows the creaking gears of the UK state whirring quietly into life November 28, 2023 The summit marked the creaking, occasionally conflicting gears of the British state joining for an outright celebration of the country’s business climate.
Autumn Statement: Pay attention, the good stuff’s in the small print November 23, 2023 Is it churlish to criticise a politician for a political intervention? One wouldn’t groan at Harry Kane for a well struck penalty or a ballet dancer for a well-executed plié, so maybe it’s harsh to look at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement in any other context than whether it worked on its own terms. In that [...]