By: Jon Robinson

Jon Robinson is City AM's UK Editor and is tasked with leading the expansion of the publication's business coverage beyond London. Based in Manchester, he focuses on regional stories, aiming to give a national platform to companies outside the M25. He is also the host of Boardroom Uncovered, City AM's podcast featuring candid conversations with the UK's top business leaders about their journeys, challenges and successes.

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Budget: Blow to investors and startups ‘hidden’ in small print

November 26, 2025

A blow to investors and early-stage businesses has been revealed in the small print of Rachel Reeves‘ Budget. The tax relief available on venture capital trusts has been slashed, according to the full Budget document released by the Treasury following Reeves’s speech in the House of Commons. While the venture capital trusts’ annual and lifetime [...]
Budget: ‘Tax on holidays’ slammed by Butlin’s boss

November 26, 2025

The chief executive of Butlin’s has slammed Rachel Reeves for introducing a ‘tax on holidays’ in her Budget today. Jon Hendry Pickup has argued that “hospitality businesses like Butlin’s remain caught in the crossfire of the Chancellor’s tax and spend ideology”. The chief executive was reacting to the ‘tourism tax’ which has been welcomed by [...]
Reeves’ income tax decision to hit wealth creators, warns Castore CEO

November 26, 2025

The co-founder of sportswear brand Castore has hit out at Chancellor Rachel Reeves for freezing income tax thresholds as a “way of delaying the inevitable impact for entrepreneurs and wealth creators”. Tom Beahon, who leads the Manchester-headquartered company alongside his brother, added that “you can’t build a growth economy by disincentivising risk taking”. Announced in [...]
James Cameron-backed Marlow Film Studios approved

November 26, 2025

Plans for a £750m film studio in Buckinghamshire, which are backed by the likes of James Cameron, have been given the green light by the government. The proposals for Marlow Film Studios were initially turned down by Buckinghamshire County Council last year citing concerns about the project’s impact on the green belt, particularly its potential [...]
Jeremy Hunt issues Budget warning to Rachel Reeves

November 26, 2025

Former Chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt has issued a warning to Rachel Reeves hours before the Budget and revealed what he is most worried his successor will announce later today. The Conservative MP, who held the role under Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak from 2022 to 2024, also outlined his predictions for this year’s Budget including [...]
Asda billionaire quits role at Vinted rival

November 25, 2025

Billionaire Mohsin Issa, who co-owns supermarket giant Asda, has stepped down as a director of a second-hand fashion startup he backed. The businessman is a major investor in online platform Loopi alongside Victoria Price through Boulder Investco – a fund which supports startups in the UK. Launched in the UK in January, Loopi was co-founded [...]
Stricken giant collapses as 650 jobs put at risk

November 24, 2025

One of the UK’s largest metals recycling firms has collapsed after efforts to find a buyer for the stricken business failed – with around 650 jobs now at risk. Stratford-upon-Avon-headquartered Unimetals Recycling has filed for compulsory liquidation is now is expected to begin winding down imminently. The company, which operates 28 sites nationwide, is set [...]
UK cyber attacks will inevitably increase, HP boss warns

November 24, 2025

It is inevitable that the number of cyber attacks faced by UK companies will increase in the coming years, the Northern European boss of technology giant HP has warned. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Neil Sawyer added that businesses should “stay ahead of the game” in order to help [...]
‘I have no confidence in Rachel Reeves to turn things around’

November 24, 2025

The chief executive of a luxury hotel group in London has said he has “no confidence” in Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Budget later this week. Gavin Taylor, who leads Clermont Hotel Group, also branded Reeves as “not particularly business friendly” and that the Chancellor needs to lower the tax burden on companies in [...]
Budget: Rachel Reeves told to make ‘simple fix’ to ‘badly outdated’ shares scheme

November 24, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been told to make “simple fixes” in the Budget this week to hand hundreds of millions of pounds in tax incentives to small businesses. It was first reported last month that proposals had been drawn up to lift the cap on Enterprise Management Incentives (EMIs). The scheme allows smaller businesses to [...]

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