The Covid-19 inquiry should be a battle for Johnson, not for the Cabinet Office June 5, 2023 With the Boris Johnson Covid-19 inquiry saga, the Cabinet Office picked the wrong hill on which to die. Its fight with the inquiry poses questions about morality and transparency, writes Eliot Wilson
We won’t reach a climate solution without all our partners in Asia – including China June 5, 2023 To reach climate solutions, especially involving financial services, we need to engage with all Asian countries - including China. Without a dialogue with big emitters, we won't achieve the results we want, writes Nicholas Lyons
A healthy motor industry for the UK needs gigafactories like the one Tata will build June 5, 2023 The Tata gigafactory could be an opportunity to reflect on what the government should and shouldn't do to support the vital, but hard-pressed, British motor industry, writes Geoffrey Owen
Exclusive: Rishi Sunak plans shake-up of worker ownership schemes June 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are drawing up plans to revamp schemes designed to hand workers a stake in their employers, City A.M. can reveal. The Treasury will today ask businesses for their view on the effectiveness of government-sponsored programmes that steer staff toward taking stakes in their employer by offering financial incentives. The Prime [...]
Retailers urge rethink on net zero ‘grocery tax’ as public blame Brexit for rising costs June 4, 2023 Top retailers have urged the government to rethink plans for green levies to fund the recycling of food packaging in a bid to avoid a further rise in spiralling food costs. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned the scheme, dubbed the ‘net zero grocery tax’, could push up shopping bills by up to £4bn [...]
Addison Lee drivers hit by Khan’s anti-car policies, chief exec says June 4, 2023 Addison Lee’s chief executive Liam Griffin has hit out at Sadiq Khan arguing that his policies, such as the congestion charge and expansion of ULEZ, are hurting the firm’s drivers. Griffin told Bloomberg that there has been “an agenda to slow London down rather than speed it up.” “When you look at bus lanes, when [...]
Labour’s plan to wind down oil and gas extraction is ‘naive’ and risks ‘cliff edge’ for production, union chief warns June 4, 2023 Labour’s energy plans are “naive” and the party risks creating a “cliff edge” for production, a union chief has warned.
‘Feeding time’: Why one retail group is on the hunt for distressed operators June 4, 2023 A business group which rescued upmarket chocolatier Montezuma from collapse has said it is looking to continue on its acquisition spree – noting that the current tough trading climate is “feeding time” for stronger players in the market. “In recent years, there have been so many distressed businesses that we have been able to pick [...]
‘Can’t come soon enough’: Will Sunak follow through on 2p tax cut reports? June 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s mooted plans to reduce the tax burden from a seven-decade high with a 2p cut in income tax ahead of the next election have been welcomed by Tory campaigners. Reports surfaced in the Sunday Telegraph that the PM – an ex-City banker – is keen to cut charges in order to incentivise work [...]
Ex-CBI chief Tony Danker considers suing scandal-hit lobby group over dismissal June 4, 2023 Former chief of the Confederation of British Industry is considering suing the scandal-hit lobby group after he was dismissed from the top job as the group became embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal.
