The UK can’t afford to delay a vital 5G rollout The UK can't afford to delay a vital 5G rollout Making Britain more competitive requires investment in digital infrastructure – especially 5G The Government set itself a mighty task in announcing its determination to ‘level up’ the British economy last year. But that challenge has become all the harder in recent months. Growth in economically disadvantaged areas was already keenly sought but the impact of [...]
Business didn’t get us into this mess, but with the right reforms it can get us out of it Back in March, City A.M. announced that it was suspending its print edition — partly due to concern about the drop-off in advertising revenue, but mostly because it seemed futile to distribute newspapers around London when workers had been told to stay at home. Recently, this paper’s editor made the welcome announcement that its print [...]
Coronavirus: Government must be more imaginative to save small businesses The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILs) was launched to much fanfare, with people lining up to praise the far-sighted, generous nature of the programme and proclaim how much it would do for small business. A staggering £330 billion was set aside for interest-free loans, with the Government willing to sit behind 80 per cent [...]
Stop taking Britain’s glittering fintech status for granted October 22, 2019 The preaviling narrative in the UK is that the Europeans were deeply disappointed by the 2016 Brexit referendum result, and have been imploring Britain to think again. And, indeed, some have. But, just like British Leave voters in 2016, many Europeans regard Brexit as a unique opportunity for their own countries. Over recent months, I [...]
Chill out about Hong Kong’s bid for the London Stock Exchange September 17, 2019 The London Stock Exchange is under siege. Despite initially rebuffing an unsolicited £32bn takeover bid from its counterpart in Hong Kong, it is expected to face an improved offer in a matter of days. There has, inevitably, been a clamour for the UK government to intervene to block the bid. Many of those opposing the [...]
