Cost of pasta bake, fish finger supper and spag bol up 27 per cent, Which finds June 16, 2023 The cost of popular family meals such as pasta bake, fish fingers, chips and beans, plus home-made spaghetti bolognese has increased by up to 27 per cent over the last year, figures show. Which found the prices of pasta sauce, penne pasta and cheddar cheese to make a quick pasta bake for four people have [...]
If we don’t embrace a more flexible approach to carbon removal, the UK will lose out to the rest of the world June 16, 2023 Carbon removal technologies will be key to start reversing the climate crisis. But the UK needs the right frameworks and the right kind of investment to become a leader in this space, writes Brennan Spellacy
As AI transforms the music industry, artists and their unique work must be protected June 16, 2023 The creative industries are the most vulnerable to technological changes. So as we applaud our developments in AI, we must also protect our creatives, starting from musicians, writes Sophie Jones
It’s high time we break the menopause stigma in the City’s workplaces June 16, 2023 Menopause affects women in every workplace, but the culture around them often forces them to suffer in silence. Companies have a huge incentive in fighting this stigma, writes Mridula Pore
Adam Smith 300: Rainer Zitelmann interviews Eamonn Butler June 16, 2023 We don’t know his exact birthday, but June 16 is the 300th day of Adam Smith’s baptism. What’s clear however is that he changed the science of economics, and the nature of society, forever with his publication of The Wealth of Nations. It is still cited today as the most powerful argument in favour of [...]
Adam Smith 300: Nine global economists have their say on the pioneer’s importance June 16, 2023 Friday, 16 June 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of Adam Smith’s baptism. The German economic historian and sociologist Rainer Zitelmann, author of the book In Defence of Capitalism , asked free-market economists from nine countries to assess the historical significance of Adam Smith. Professor Stefan Kooths, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, IfW, Germany “What [...]
Adam Smith 300: Was the king of free market economics left-wing? June 16, 2023 Was Adam Smith left wing? Adam Smith is generally regarded as the father of modern capitalism. His works are cited by Milton Friedman, Friedrich August von Hayek and many other liberal and libertarian thinkers. Adam Smith, Friedman explained, “who but for the accident of having been born in the wrong century … undoubtedly have been [...]
Battery firm AMTE Power’s shares crash following urgent calls for fundraising June 15, 2023 Lithium-ion and battery producer AMTE Power’s shares crashed more than 70 per cent today, following an announcement that the company needed to raise new funds within the next few weeks. AMTE Power – who are currently set to build a £200m gigafactory in Dundee – said in the announcement that it needed to raise more [...]
Sunak defence deal takes off as UK and US launch space rocket June 15, 2023 A new space rocket is catalysing a defence deal struck by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and president Joe Biden between the UK and the US last week. Oxford-based startup Pulsar Fusion and aerospace company Princeton Satellite Systems are joining forces to build a “hyper-fast” rocket which can travel from Earth to Saturn’s moons in under [...]
FTSE 100 close: London index reverses losses as Bunzl struggles June 15, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was dragged lower today by investors piling out of outsourcer Bunzl despite the firm this morning raising its revenue forecast before reversing losses in the afternoon session. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.34 per cent to 7,628.27 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health [...]
