I thought chairing Sussex Cricket would mean a quiet off-season. I was wrong November 5, 2026 Ed Warner on the deluge of work that is triggered by the end of cricket’s County Championship, from recruitment and sponsorship to strategic planning for a possible fall in media rights revenue. The sun never sets on modern day cricket. Just ask the Australian squad, five matches into a 21-Test stretch across 12 months and [...]
Consultancies vulnerable as government plots non-compete axe November 5, 2026 Government proposals to scrap non-compete clauses may have ‘significant implications’ for the wider professional services sector. In the Budget, John Healey confirmed that the government is introducing legislation to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts across the economy, in a bid to lubricate the labour marker for startups and scaling firms. The government will publish [...]
Are you the only one at work who’s not having an office romance? November 5, 2026 Sex in the workplace is far more common than we thought…or hoped. Everybody is at it and the upcoming Christmas party is when it’s most likely to happen, discovers a shocked James Ford I have been thinking a lot about Aerosmith lately. They are America’s bestselling hard rock band, apparently. Their canon of songs includes [...]
Andy Burnham should not mistake a lame-duck Donald Trump for a tame one November 5, 2026 Donald Trump has been fatally wounded in the US midterm elections, but that could only make him a greater risk to Britain’s national security, says Michael Martins President Trump was never going to retire quietly, nor accept the blame for the Republicans’ midterm losses. As Democrats swept both chambers of Congress, his defence was that [...]
Lord Peter Cruddas: When I first discovered the internet, I tried to buy it November 5, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, CMC Markets founder Peter Cruddas takes us through his career.
City searching for signals as Bank of England set to hike interest rates November 5, 2026 City traders are searching for any signs the Bank of England could move faster in hiking interest rates in the coming months with policymakers widely expected to tighten monetary policy on Thursday . The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is set to lift interest rates from 3.75 per cent to four per cent in a bid [...]
Mayors to get new powers over water companies in ‘public control’ push November 5, 2026 Mayors will get new powers over how water companies are run under new “regional water councils”, the government has announced. The government has said that mayors have been asked to “submit proposals” on how they want the new water councils to be run within the next two months, with plans then drawing out pressures on [...]
Fundamental Research Labs Names Brett Caughran Chief Growth Officer to Help Build the AI Stack for Fundamental Investors November 4, 2026 Former Maverick, D.E. Shaw and Citadel investor and founder of Fundamental Edge joins the maker of Shortcut; FRL and Fundamental Edge enter exclusive strategic partnership.
Smartsheet Unveils vsActual: The AI-Native Platform that Connects Strategy to Execution at ENGAGE 2026 November 4, 2026 vsActual closes the gap between strategic planning and execution, connecting systems, tracking and reporting to planning, so teams and leaders can catch drift while it’s still fixable
OBR warns Healey: Stealth taxes to blame for living standards slump November 4, 2026 Stealth taxes are one of three main reasons that British households are set to suffer near-stagnant disposable income growth in the current decade, the government’s budget watchdog has said. Office for Budget Responsibility chief Professor David Miles said that fiscal drag, whereby a freeze on income thresholds pulled more people into higher tax rates as [...]