Royal Mail to return £400m to shareholders after pandemic boom November 18, 2021 Royal Mail have said it would return £400m to shareholders after the postal company forecast higher annual earnings in its UK business following a strong first half.
Ed Warner: Sewing ruling bodies together is not always the answer November 18, 2021 I’m a late adopter of LinkedIn, only joining this summer as a means of promoting Sport inc. Compiling my profile, I paused for just a second before deciding not to include my inglorious 52 days as interim chair of the British Basketball Federation back in 2018. On Sunday, as the T20 World Cup neared its [...]
Mining its own business: Atalaya Mining enjoys soaring revenues amid raised copper prices and greater sales November 18, 2021 Atalaya Mining revels in rising revenues as copper prices increase and production rises, with the group now offering dividends.
Fresh restrictions blanket new Covid epicentre – Europe November 18, 2021 Ireland has become the latest European country to impose fresh Covid-19 restrictions, as the continent becomes the epicentre of the pandemic. From today, the country’s population will work from home where possible, though universities will not sink back into online teaching. Hospitality has also been impacted, with bars and restaurants having been ordered to [...]
The German dream of levelling up is still just a shell under Boris Johnson November 18, 2021 Politicians and policy experts in this country often like to compare it to Germany, with many thinking – rightly or wrongly – that it is the model of a well-functioning state. The Prime Minister did this in a recent flagship speech on his still undefined levelling up agenda. Boris Johnson lamented how, three decades after [...]
Treasury needs to play nice with regulators to make a success of post-Brexit rules November 18, 2021 Uncertainty is a killer for businesses. Too bad it is everywhere you look. Unknown unknowns are impossible to root out, but firms have developed coping strategies to allow them to live in a deeply fragile world. The underlying factors that triggered the financial crisis were unknown unknowns to (almost) everyone, even if they seem obvious [...]
London businesses hold out hope for bumper Christmas trade November 18, 2021 Three in 10 businesses anticipate this Christmas will be their most successful in the past five years, according to exclusive data from Barclaycard. Some 54 per cent of firms said they felt neutral or optimistic about the UK economy, meaning worries rage on for many businesses across the city. However, Barclaycard’s fourth quarter barometer found [...]
Stop stoking the fire and arm watchdogs with independent powers to fight sleaze November 18, 2021 The failed attempt to overturn Owen Paterson’s suspension from the House of Commons has revealed just how much more independent oversight the UK needs to achieve truly high standards in public life. The House of Commons already has a fairly independent system for upholding the code of conduct for MPs: potential breaches are investigated by [...]
Canada’s biggest video game developer eyes £130m London listing November 18, 2021 Leaf Mobile, which develops games based on shows such as RuPaul's Drag Race, expects to be valued at £130m following the dual listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Government invests 300k into indie music scheme generating £51m for UK economy November 18, 2021 Independent and major labels trade association British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announces its latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) funding, which will support 20 independent UK artists as they look to grow their international profile.
