British tycoons raise the alarm over state of UK economy September 20, 2026 Two of Britain’s wealthiest business chiefs have launched fierce criticism against government policies and the health of the UK economy. Billionaire energy boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe and gambling entrepreneur Fred Done have separately warned about the state of the economy and direction of policy in the past 48 hours. In particular, the business chiefs claimed [...]
Did call centres cause Brexit? September 16, 2026 Over a generation, millions of ordinary interactions with government, utility providers, financial institutions and corporate giants became remote, standardised and procedural. Each individual change was introduced in the name of operational efficiency. But accumulated across a lifetime, they altered something more fundamental: our sense that an individual can make things happen, says Lucy Harris Did [...]
Global city rankings: London shines but appeal ‘hurt’ by cost of housing September 15, 2026 London’s ‘quality of life’ score has been dragged down by a housing affordability crisis as workers spend more as a share of their income on housing than residents of “nearly every city in the world”, a new report has found. The latest Global Cities Index by Oxford Economics found that Londoners’ financial wellbeing was hindered [...]
How much do regulations cost the average UK business in 2026? September 14, 2026 No one single regulation is responsible for businesses' current woes. The accumulation of taxes has become greater than the sum of its parts.
Europe is calling all the shots in UK-EU ‘reset’ September 14, 2026 The UK is pulling the short straw in the EU reset, which risks exposing us to retaliation from existing trade partners, writes David Collins.
The real divide in British politics: fantasists vs realists September 10, 2026 The serious policy conversations this country needs to have on issues such as health, tax and growth are currently being held hostage by the fantasy-based class who never let a fact get in the way of a feeling, says Harry Richer A new divide is dominating British politics. Forget left versus right or the haves [...]
Royal Antwerp: ‘New Bosman’ set to torch Uefa rules and spark mega class action September 10, 2026 European football faces an imminent legal bombshell likened to the Bosman Ruling that could scrap quotas for homegrown players and leave Uefa facing a hugely costly class action. The Royal Antwerp ruling has major implications for Uefa nations, potentially including England, who require clubs to have a minimum number of nationally-trained players, as well as [...]
Why Labour can’t kick Whitehall’s consultancy habit September 9, 2026 Since coming to power, Labour has been vocal about cutting spending on external consultants to save taxpayers money. However, data suggests it has actually moved in the opposite direction, as the private sector shows it is a necessity and not a luxury, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. The pledge to cut back on external consultants was first [...]
The Bayeux Tapestry, British Museum review: believe the hype September 8, 2026 The Bayeux Tapestry, British Museum review and star rating: ★★★★ Art history is not always held in the highest regard as an academic discipline, dismissed by one columnist at this newspaper as “a degree for posh girls too thick to do real history”. It stems from a notion that reading books is more demanding than [...]
Are Labour Chancellors really still blaming Liz Truss? September 7, 2026 Healey's first speech as Chancellor parroted the usual Labour lines: the woes of austerity, the joys of the state and, of course, the villainy of Liz Truss.