Retail sales volume fall to 1.3 per cent lower than pre-covid levels as cost of living bites October 21, 2022 Retail sales volumes have plummeted to 1.3 per cent lower than pre-coronavirus levels as rising prices and the cost of living continues to bite. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show sales volume on the high street were down by 1.4 per cent in September, though data was impacted by a bank holiday [...]
Deliveroo posts growth in Q3 despite tough consumer environment October 21, 2022 Deliveroo continued to benefit from stable growth in the third quarter of the year, as it looked to expanding its offering across the UK and Middle East. The fast-food delivery giant had year-in-year growth in Q3 with gross transaction value (GTV) per order up six per cent, despite orders being down one per cent, driven [...]
Can carbon capture boost supply security and the UK’s green agenda? October 21, 2022 Carbon capture and storage could provide the UK genuine assistance as it shifts itself from gas to renewables, argues the North Sea sector.
Pressure mounts to save end-to-end encryption cull in online safety laws October 21, 2022 The rallying cry to block new laws that could undermine end-to-end encryption have grown louder today, as free speech groups urge the government to rethink its strategy to online safety. In a fresh call this morning, the Global Encryption Coalition, which includes anonymity network Tor and Open Rights Group, said the online safety bill should [...]
Truss’ diagnosis of Britain’s growth riddle should be remembered October 21, 2022 The Italian Ambassador to Britain is this week a very grumpy man. The source of his angst is the cover of The Economist newspaper, which this week reads “welcome to Britaly,” alongside a mock-up of Liz Truss as a kind of Milanese Boudicca, branding spaghetti atop her spear and protected by a shield made of [...]
Britannia, Unchained from reality will be the ideological legacy of Liz Truss October 21, 2022 A month ago, just days into her premiership, I wrote that unless Liz Truss learnt to deliver a decent speech, she would be sunk. The prognosis was, it transpired, accurate. But my diagnosis was incomplete: her woeful speechmaking was just one of many political comorbidities. Her primary ailment was ideology. Liz Truss is an ideologue, [...]
Chaos has made it easy for Labour, but there is an uphill battle to repair the damage October 21, 2022 The chaos of the past 44 days will force Starmer to set aside the schemes of socialists and the dreams of liberals, and instead do the work the Tories have ignored.
Truss mini-budget boosts Brits’ confidence as experts warn against austerity 2.0 October 21, 2022 Brits’ confidence in their finances and the economy bumped higher in the aftermath of former prime minister Liz Truss’s mini-budget, a closely watched survey published today reveals. Consumer confidence rose for the first time since last November this month, up to minus 47 from a record low minus 49, according to research firm GfK. Optimism [...]
Can anyone survive the cacophony of politics by Twitter and Whatsapp? October 21, 2022 It seems to be the fate of any prime minister who models themselves on heavyweights of our past to not so much fall short of them, but absolutely trash their legacy. Boris Johnson’s obsession with being Winston Churchill prevented him from being a prime minister who would even see out his term. Astonishingly, Liz Truss, [...]
Letters: Dealing with the price of milk October 21, 2022 [Re: Food price hikes will become baked in if we can’t choose a fiscal policy and stick with it, yesterday] Can our food prices really become more expensive? I’m not asking, technically if they can – that I’m sure they can do, but can we afford for them to go any higher without Britain becoming [...]
