BT will sell fridges and subscriptions in push for more customers October 18, 2023 BT is branching out from its telco business into household appliances and a subscription service in a rebranding effort to accelerate customer growth.
Vodafone and Three hit back at union concerns deal will kill competition October 17, 2023 Vodafone and Three have hit back at a warning from trade union Unite that their telco tie-up will stifle competition, threaten national security and raise customer bills by up to £300 a year.
Cool Planet: Any business that thinks decarbonisation is BS, call us September 28, 2023 Norman Crowley is a three-time business founder who says climate change is more than an impending crisis – it's a business opportunity.
Underground London: top secret spy tunnels destined to become a tourist sensation September 25, 2023 Deep below the capital’s streets, the secret wartime spy HQ that inspired the deadly gadget-making Q Branch in the James Bond novels could soon be a premier London tourist attraction. Some 30 metres below High Holborn, the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels played host to the Special Operations Executive, an MI6 offshoot, during the second world war [...]
Sunak’s net zero pragmatism must include plan to beat nimbys after Sizewell C fiasco September 25, 2023 Government hopes of finally luring investors to proposed nuclear power plant Sizewell C were dealt a fresh blow last week.
Mark Kleinman: The must-read column September 21, 2023 Mark Kleinman gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column: this week on the CBI's latest travails, a two-horse race at Co-operative Bank and a search for a charity chair
BT boss says Huawei ban cost firm £500m September 20, 2023 BT's chief security and networks officer Howard Watson said today that the UK's Huawei ban has cost the telecoms giant £500m.
Vodafone boss: Social media’s a good thing – it tells us what’s happening September 11, 2023 Vodafone's UK boss on immediate feedback, the merger with Three, and his cycling summer holiday
Virgin Media O2 buys ex-Russian owned Upp — but won’t keep it September 6, 2023 Late last year, the UK government ordered Russian oligarch-backed investment company Letterone to sell Upp, saying the ownership was a national security risk.
Why 2023 has been a year to forget for the London Stock Exchange and the capital’s equity markets September 2, 2023 Take-privates and secondary listings have damaged the reputation of the London Stock Exchange. How did we get here?