Government to push through revenue caps for renewable generators October 9, 2022 The Government will go full steam ahead with its plans to cap revenues renewable electricity generators can make.
New nuclear power plant backed by Truss and Macron at European summit October 8, 2022 The UK's next proposed nuclear plant has received the joint backing of both Prime Minister Liz Truss and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Bitcoin is paving the way for El Salvador to be a real economic powerhouse October 7, 2022 Jason Deane finds out - at first hand - how countries like El Salvador may genuinely end up showing us the way forward.
Ed Warner: F1 needs to fast track its cost cap procedures October 6, 2022 The headhunter was calling me about a CEO role at a top six Premier League club. He was building his long list of possible candidates. One of the lures was that half the salary would be paid outside the UK in a low tax jurisdiction, ostensibly for services rendered directly to the club’s overseas owners. [...]
Tesco: Shoppers ‘watching every penny to make ends meet’ October 5, 2022 Tesco has warned of “tough times” as Brits are “watching every penny to make ends meet” this winter. The grocery giant reported a slimmer profit for the first half, after customer behaviour has normalised after lockdown and the supermarket has invested in keeping its prices competitive for shoppers. The country’s largest supermarket posted a £413m [...]
Utilita Energy rolls out tips for households to cut energy bills October 5, 2022 Utilita has rolled out workshops offering tips to help households save money on their energy bills this winter.
Michael Doughty: Hylo Athletics founder on quitting football and ‘Patagonising Nike’ October 3, 2022 Former Premier League footballer Michael Doughty tells Frank Dalleres why he walked away from the game to set up sustainable sportswear brand Hylo Athletics. The longer that Michael Doughty’s playing career went on, the harder he found it to ignore the effects of climate change. “I saw way more games called off, way more training [...]
Truss has no real choice but to stick to her risky pro-growth proposition October 3, 2022 No one could say that Liz Truss had started her premiership quietly, after the hiatus of mourning the late queen. The chancellor’s “mini-budget” ten days ago was one of the most significant changes of economic policy in a generation. While Kwasi Kwarteng might have hoped for better reviews of his first major outing, he has [...]
Minister says Rees-Mogg wants to ditch ‘all business regulations’ for SMEs October 2, 2022 Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to scrap all business regulations for SMEs with under 500 employees, according to a Treasury minister. Chief secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp told a fringe event at the Tory party conference today that Rees-Mogg would soon outline a package of measures to slash business regulation. “One of which is [...]
Crypto markets flat as US stocks continue descent while Sterling recovers September 30, 2022 Bitcoin was holding the line just above $19,500 this morning - half a per cent above yesterday, and just two per cent up from last week.