Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal rules are holding back the UK economy – it’s time for change February 21, 2023 Bean counters are running the Treasury again. I’m imagining sheets of paper plastered with Jeremy Hunt’s current fiscal rules pinned up around Whitehall to remind departments of the belt-tightening needed to balance the books. Fiscal rules are targets Chancellors have aimed to meet since George Osborne pivoted away from Gordon Brown’s “Golden Rules” in 2010 [...]
Green hydrogen future? Geopura secures millions in funding from GM, Barclays and Siemens February 21, 2023 Green hydrogen specialist Geopura has raked in £36m from its latest funding round, with plans to vastly scale its business.
The liar’s dividend of deepfake tech means we don’t trust what we can see February 21, 2023 Deepfake videos featuring everyone from Barack Obama to Tom Cruise are everywhere on social media. They could be fun memes - or they could be dangerous disinformation, writes Elena Siniscalco
A British Silicon Valley won’t happen with wishful thinking February 21, 2023 Jeremy Hunt wants Britain to be the next Silicon Valley, but the one organisation which might’ve made it true has lost its government funding, the soon-to-be former CEO of Tech Nation gives his experience on a transformation made of nothing but hard work.
Rent controls will only help those already in homes and hobble everyone else February 21, 2023 Sadiq Khan thinks rent controls are a great idea for London. They're not: they would reduce investment and therefore supply in a private rented sector that's already struggling, writes Ian Fletcher
Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose to head government energy efficiency drive February 20, 2023 The government has appointed Natwest chief executive Alison Rose to spearhead its new energy efficiency task-force.
Sainsbury’s cuts prices as supermarkets battle to provide cheap food in cost of living crisis February 20, 2023 Sainsbury’s has become the latest British supermarket to try and reduce the price of their products, after it revealed it will launch discount £2 fruit and vegetable boxes. Sainsbury’s said that its ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ boxes will include a variety of surplus fresh fruit and vegetables with the boxes being sold at a [...]
Keystone Law benefits from bull market and shift to homeworking, chief says February 20, 2023 Keystone Law has benefited from the widespread shift to homeworking, the law firm’s founder and chief executive James Knight told City A.M., as it forecast revenues and pre-tax profits for the year will beat expectations. Keystone Law, which is listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market, today said it expects its revenues and pre-tax profits will [...]
ULEZ: Government plays down suggestion it could veto Khan’s expansion plans February 20, 2023 Suggestions ministers could be veto or deploy exemptions to Sadiq Khan’s controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme were played down by the government today. Under the expansion plans, drivers across the capital will face a daily charge of £12.50 for using vehicles which do not meet emissions standards from August – [...]
Meta turns to paid-for verification as data reveals privacy concerns among UK users February 20, 2023 Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will soon role out a paid-for verification model, copying a similar move by rival social media platform Twitter. In a bid to claw back credibility, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed he was launching a new subscription service, which promised more personal security for users, for between £10-12.50 a month. [...]
