From crime to health, Britain can’t see beyond acute needs for public services March 22, 2023 Failures at the Metropolitan Police; the slow-motion collapse of the NHS; strikes across industries. Our public services are geared towards acute need, over stopping that acute need in the first place, writes Rosie Beacon.
Muddy Waters chief slams EU regulators for short selling ‘overreach’ March 22, 2023 The founder of famed short seller Muddy Waters has slammed European rulemakers for “regulatory overreach” today and said the EU’s anti-short seller position was distorting markets.
Our struggle with illegal immigration will be nothing compared to in 10 years time March 22, 2023 The draw for people to come to the UK will only become greater as climate change starts to cause extreme weather, writes Paul Ormerod.
A supermarket crackdown on seasonal workers picking UK fruit is too little, too late March 22, 2023 Our farms heavily rely on seasonal workers. But the system is ripe for exploitation - and supermarkets and other stakeholders have a responsibility to fix it, writes Elena Siniscalco
TotalEnergies awaits solution on £22bn Iraq energy deal, CEO says March 22, 2023 The stalled agreement between Iraq and Total Energies over a £22.1bn energy project has yet to find a resolution, its CEO said.
First Republic’s share price jumps nearly 50 per cent after Yellen indicates more protection for depositors March 21, 2023 First Republic Bank’s future looked increasingly secure on Tuesday as the possibility of further government support sparked a dramatic share price revival. Speaking to the American Bankers Association, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen indicated that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) could step in to guarantee all deposits, as it did with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), [...]
Brexiteer Tories waver on support for Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal March 21, 2023 A key group of Brexit-supporting Conservative MPs are yet to say whether they will vote for Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal. Parliament will vote tomorrow on the so-called Stormont brake – a key part of the prime minister’s Windsor Framework agreement that would allow the Northern Ireland Assembly to reject new incoming EU rules. European Research [...]
Top City firms pledge to hike contributions to employees’ pensions pots amid concerns over looming savings crunch March 21, 2023 A coalition of top City firms today vowed to boost the contributions they make into their employees’ pensions in response to growing concerns about the potential for a looming savings crunch. Aviva, Phoenix and Herbert Smith Freehills all pledged to give pensions contributions equivalent to at least seven per cent of their workers’ salaries in [...]
L&G boss slams pension funds’ slide away from UK markets March 21, 2023 The chief of Legal & General has slammed a slide in pension funds' equity holdings today as calls grow for the City’s top institutional investors to back the UK stock market.
UK to press ahead with Edinburgh reforms despite banking crisis fears March 21, 2023 The UK government has said it will press ahead with its plans to deregulate the country’s financial services sector, known as the Edinburgh reforms, despite widespread turmoil in the banking industry. “We are continuing to deliver the Edinburgh reforms, which recognise the foundations on which the UK’s success as a financial services hub is built: [...]
