The therapy industry on TikTok and Instagram is trapped in a moral maze February 7, 2023 Would you find your therapist on TikTok? Brits are increasingly turning to social media for help for their mental health, but the space is completely unregulated, writes Elena Siniscalco
Truss didn’t win the argument, she’s rewriting history to claw her way back February 7, 2023 Liz Truss has defended her go-for-growth tax cuts in her mini-budget last year, but the ideological clothing is a farcical excuse to keep her relevancy in Westminster, writes Will Cooling
Forget writing letters to stay at home mums, we need to rethink tax-free allowances February 7, 2023 Britain has a productivity and employment problem and the government, try as it might, can't get the over 50s or parents back to work. Changing tax-free allowances might be the ticket, writes Alex Petropoulos
WeTransfer partners with blockchain platform Minima to give more control to digital content creators February 7, 2023 Blockchain platform Minima has announced a unique collaboration with digital content sharing platform WeTransfer.
Retail experts warn of ‘challenging’ months ahead as sales growth slows February 7, 2023 Senior retail figures have warned that the coming months will be “challenging” for the sector, after sales slowed over January, falling below the three-month average growth of 5.2 per cent to 4.2 per cent Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive at British Retail Consortium (BRC), said consumer confidence remains “stubbornly low” and looming rises in household [...]
Retail groups call apprenticeship levy a ‘£3.5bn mistake’ and call for urgent reform February 6, 2023 Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said a “much-needed” overhaul of the system would enable businesses to go even further in their skills investment.
‘Britcoin’: Bank and Treasury explore the need for a digital pound February 6, 2023 The Bank of England and Treasury are exploring launching a digital pound in a move that officials claim would firm up financial stability in Britain. “No decision has been taken at this stage,” the pair’s experts said yesterday, but added that what some are dubbing ‘Britcoin’ is “likely to be needed in the future”. The [...]
Labour bound ahead in polls with largest lead since Sunak entered No10 February 6, 2023 The Labour Party has bounded ahead in the polls with their largest lead over the Conservatives since Rishi Sunak entered No10 – with the PM getting record low approval ratings from the public. Voters have given Keir Starmer’s party a 26% lead, according to the latest voting intention survey, by Redfield & Wilton Strategies. It [...]
Nissan’s Sunderland plant could make Renault and Mitsubishi cars if factory is competitive, top exec says February 6, 2023 Nissan’s Sunderland plant could start producing Renault and Mitsubishi cars under the rebooted alliance between the Japanese and French car makers, but only if the factory is competitive, Nissan’s chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta said today. Gupta told journalists this afternoon that the move could happen depending on the factory’s competitiveness. “If Sunderland is competitive, [...]
UK losing out on £2bn a year by not taxing shipping pollution, green groups say February 6, 2023 The UK government is missing out on £2bn a year by not taxing shipping pollution, environmentalists say, if plans to extend the Emissions Trading Scheme to the sector are applied more broadly. Introduced by the UK government after Brexit, the ETS caps the amount of greenhouse gas emissions energy-intensive sectors – such as aviation and [...]
