Lockdown leaders: Aldi and M&S voted UK’s top in-store supermarkets February 22, 2021 Lockdown leaders: Aldi and M&S voted UK’s top in-store supermarkets
Golden goodbye: Rio Tinto bosses farewell 2020 with chunky payouts February 22, 2021 Golden goodbye: Rio Tinto bosses farewell 2020 with chunky payouts
Cake giant Finsbury Food has little cause for celebration as revenue drops sharply February 22, 2021 One of the UK’s biggest cake makers has seen group revenue fall by more than four per cent to £152.9m in the six months leading up to Christmas, the group announced this morning. Finsbury Food Group’s profit before tax also dropped 16.1 per cent to £7.4m as the company felt the effects of coronavirus lockdowns. [...]
If the PM wants to make mass testing work – there must be national health passes February 22, 2021 Two things can be true at once: the roll out of vaccinations is by far the most promising development in the pandemic, and the future is still very uncertain. The Prime Minister’s new roadmap announcement this evening will likely leave many questions unanswered. Even when businesses are allowed to reopen, they face an uphill battle [...]
London holds firm as financial services centre of Europe February 22, 2021 Many European financial services firms are applying for permission to operate in the UK, signifying London will continue to be a leading player on the global financial stage post-Brexit. Nearly 1,500 EU-based financial services firms have applied for permission to operate in the UK, with around 1,000 of those planning to establish their first UK [...]
Creative, civic and commercial organisations must work together for a cultural resurgence in London February 22, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has hit all parts of our country but sadly, the situation facing the City’s and London’s creative sector is nothing short of a cultural catastrophe. These two words paint a simple and bleak picture but, if we work together, I fully believe that we can spark a cultural resurgence. Prior to the [...]
New UK taxes have raised £48bn in last decade, says new study February 22, 2021 The UK taxman has collected £48bn in revenue through new taxes in the past decade, according to a British accountancy group. UHY Hacker Young said the figures showed that a series of taxes under successive Conservative chancellors have “not fit in with their aim to simplify the UK tax system”. The study showed that the [...]
The City View with business journalist James Ashton February 21, 2021 City A.M. Acting Editor Andy Silvester is joined by James Ashton, the Evening Standard’s former City & Executive Editor, to discuss the latter’s new book as well as the business landscape as we cautiously enter a post-Covid world. James talks about his book The Nine Types of Leader as well as London’s place in the [...]
Brexit: UK considers tit-for-tat retaliation against EU’s British shellfish ban February 21, 2021 The UK could restrict the import of mineral water and other products from EU countries in retaliation for Brussels’ Brexit ban on British shellfish exports. The EU confirmed three weeks ago that a temporary ban on a range of shellfish – including mussels, clams, scallops and cockles – would be made permanent as they are [...]
UK to unveil new visa scheme for fintech workers February 21, 2021 Rishi Sunak will reportedly unveil a new UK visa scheme to help London’s fintech firms attract more global talent in the wake of Brexit. The new visa fast track scheme will give priority access to professionals in the tech industry to live and work in the UK as a part of the country’s new post-Brexit [...]
