Reform business rates to keep food prices low, retail sector warns October 31, 2023 The rate at which food prices are increasing sank to its lowest level since last summer this month, as sector heads make fresh calls to the government to slash business rates to ensure the deceleration continues. According to the latest reading from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) food inflation came in at 8.8 per cent [...]
Small business confidence grows — but it’s still stuck in negative territory October 30, 2023 Small business confidence has not been in positive territory since last year
Alison Rose made ‘honest mistake’: Natwest-backed review into Farage scandal October 27, 2023 An internal review into the conduct of former Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose has concluded the CEO made an "honest mistake" when she leaked confidential information about Nigel Farage's finances to the BBC.
Natwest: Inconsistent Farage report will only make things worse for Rose and the bank October 27, 2023 Natwest hoped the Travers Smith report would see the bank move on from the Alison Rose Nigel Farage scandal. It might have made things worse, says editor Andy Silvester
A heavy-handed CMA is standing in the way of Britain being a leader in AI October 27, 2023 As a lifelong follower of computer science, it is interesting to see that the forthcoming AI Safety Summit will be held at Bletchley Park. Its role in Enigma code-breaking which turned the course of World War Two is well-known and it has since become synonymous with our country’s contribution to data science and AI. Although [...]
The Square Mile and Me with BeZero Carbon’s Tommy Ricketts October 26, 2023 If you don't ask, you don't get: Tommy Ricketts talks to us about City life, from carbon credits to brown shoes
Ian Rankin on Nicola Sturgeon, writing about the police after Sarah Everard and his new book The Rise October 26, 2023 Rebus author Ian Rankin talks about his new book The Rise and how writing detective fiction has changed in a post Sarah Everard world
UK car production reaches highest level in three years but post-Brexit tariffs loom October 26, 2023 The number of cars built in the UK increased by almost 40 per cent last month, driven by a rise in exports, figures show.
Ex-Natwest boss Alison Rose breached data rules in Farage debanking scandal October 25, 2023 Former Natwest chief executive Dame Alison Rose breached data protection rules during the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, the UK's data privacy watchdog has confirmed.
Ford, Volkswagen and BMW ask Europe for delay to ‘cliff-edge’ post-Brexit tariffs October 25, 2023 Chief executives at a slew of major European carmakers have called for an "urgent" delay to looming post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles.