Best of this week in our opinion pages: from a business-friendly Labour Party to the migration crisis in the Channel November 27, 2021 On Monday, party leader Keir Starmer outlined his vision for a Labour Party with business interests at its heart. As the resilience of British businesses get tested by inflation, supply chain problems and labour shortages, Starmer suggested a revival of relations between his party and private companies. This new alliance would focus on upskilling with [...]
Brexit has made our life more difficult, say two thirds of all small businesses across Britain November 27, 2021 Around half of UK SMEs believe that Brexit has had a negative impact on the UK’s society as a whole awhile 64 per cent believe that it has negatively influenced the UK economy. Moreover, one in four said Brexit has affected their business directly, according to new data shared with City A.M. this weekend. Cloud [...]
Brexit spat explodes: Angry French fishermen fire ‘warning shot’ and block Calais and Channel Tunnel November 26, 2021 Fishermen in northern France blocked the port of Calais earlier today, thereby preventing two ferries arriving from England to enter the harbour. Multiple trawlers forced the DFDS and P&O ferries to slow down and wait outside the port, the biggest entry point to the continent for British goods. The two vessels, carrying dozens of trucks [...]
Revealed: London businesses the most profitable in the country November 26, 2021 Businesses in London are leading the nation in profitability with margins of 8.1 per cent according to data from accountancy firm BDO.
UK Covid-19 travel restrictions rein in post-Brexit migration levels November 25, 2021 Migration “fell considerably” last year following Brexit, according to the latest figures, as emergency pandemic measures tightened borders and grounded flights. Around 94,000 more European Union (EU) nationals left the UK than arrived last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found. While thousands left the UK behind for the bloc, centre for international migration [...]
Let technology be your hardest working employee this christmas November 25, 2021 As the festive season edges ever closer, the next few weeks have never been more important to the hospitality sector as it looks to maximise on the most business-critical Christmas ever. Ordamo, a leading digital order and pay technology provider, offers solutions to ease the impact of the sizeable challenges currently facing the industry. What [...]
In defence of Peppa Pig, an unlikely flagbearer of Britain’s financial finesse November 25, 2021 Whisper it softly, but hidden in Boris Johnson’s bungled speech to the CBI on Monday, was a half decent idea struggling to get out. Forget the repeated apologies, the shuffled papers or the bizarre anecdote about his weekend, the star of the show was Peppa Pig, that irritating cartoon creature that toddlers adore. As the [...]
Merkel era nears end as Scholz is put forward as new German chancellor November 24, 2021 The three parties negotiating to form Germany’s next government have agreed that Olaf Scholz will be the country’s next chancellor.
Brexit red tape: Risk of 17-mile queues at Dover due to new EU biometrics checks November 24, 2021 A new system for monitoring non-EU travellers entering the bloc’s Schengen Area is scheduled to be implemented in April next year and may lead to delays of 17 miles, an industry insider warned today. Elizabeth de Jong, director of policy at trade body Logistics UK, said it would be “very bad news” if lorry drivers [...]
Just one per cent of Brits hail COP26 a success, as climate becomes UK’s top concern November 24, 2021 Just one per cent of Brits have hailed COP26 as a ‘big success’, as climate change becomes the UK’s top concern, according to new research. Nearly 30 per cent of those surveyed said that the UN’s landmark climate conference was a failure, after hopes of ending fossil fuel use were scuppered at the final inning. [...]