Even as we turn inwards to shore up security, globalisation is still alive August 2, 2022 Ten years ago, it would have been hard to imagine an end to the all-conquering forces of globalisation. Our world has been on a one-way ticket to integration since the mid-20th century – and it has shown little sign of return. Yet with the dual shocks of Covid-19 and the invasion of Ukraine revealing the [...]
We need to encourage home ownership, but Londoners can barely afford to rent August 2, 2022 IT COMES down to simple supply and demand economics. When a good or service becomes scarce and demand is in the ascendency, the price will go up. Tenants in the London rental market have found this out the hard way. It has been exacerbated by the pandemic, which held city rents lower than they should have [...]
Londoners rent out homes by the hour to offset rising costs, says Peerspace boss August 2, 2022 There has been a “huge uptick” in Londoners renting out their homes by the hour, as a cost of living crisis and an explosion in content producing for the likes of TikTok and YouTube collide, according to one property venture’s boss. After launching in the UK last year, Peerspace, a marketplace for “off the beaten track” [...]
UK tech safety revenue and jobs soar as landmark bill gets shelved till autumn August 2, 2022 Despite the landmark Online Safety Bill being shelved until the autumn, UK safety tech sector’s revenues jumped 21 per cent to £381m in the last year.
Ditching net zero is a colossal act of self-harm for our economy and global vision August 2, 2022 Amidst the politicking that inevitably surrounds any leadership race, a handful of Conservative MPs have demanded a review of our commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. These calls betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the wider benefits of decarbonisation to UK interests and the global momentum towards net zero. More than 130 [...]
Letters: Game on, comrades August 2, 2022 [Re: Gaming time has no link with wellbeing levels, July 27] The recent study on wellbeing and gaming can give a negative perception of the medium as a form of wellness. Multiplayer games – like the majority of those used in the study – can often omit a key element of the gaming experience around [...]
UK small businesses scrap hiring plans in face of mounting economic uncertainty August 2, 2022 The proportion of UK small businesses seeking to expand their headcounts has plummeted over the previous quarter, according to new figures from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Just 12 per cent of UK small and medium enterprises (SME’s) are currently looking recruit new staff, compared to 37 per cent in March, figures from [...]
Tory leadership: Sunak attacks ‘one sided’ trade deals signed by Truss August 1, 2022 Rishi Sunak tonight launched an attack on post-Brexit trade deals signed by Liz Truss as he tried to woo rural Tory members. Sunak labelled the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by Truss when she was trade secretary as “one sided” during a hustings event in Exeter, while adding that the UK “shouldn’t be [...]
Sorrell set to call in former WPP Colin Day to help with S4 stock turnaround August 1, 2022 Sir Martin Sorrell is expected to call in former WPP exec Colin Day to help bolster S4 Capital's capabilities this week as the marketing giant battles a plunging share price.
UK MPs on Foreign Affairs Committee set to visit Taiwan August 1, 2022 A group of crossparty MPs are set to visit Taiwan in a move that will further inflame UK-China tensions. Westminster’s Foreign Affairs Committee was planning on making a trip to Taipei earlier this year, however it was postponed due to a positive Covid-19 case within the British delegation. The Guardian first reported that the trip will [...]
