How the City can help fight back against emerging threats September 8, 2025 Britain is embroiled in a shadow war, and as threats evolve so must the business models we use to fight back, says Mark Wheatley We may not be in the middle of a full-blown conflagration. But we are embroiled in something like a shadow war. The threats we in Britain face today – from cyberattack [...]
Will Trump trip up Nigel Farage? September 8, 2025 Nigel Farage’s open admiration for Donald Trump may boost his profile abroad but risks alienating British voters, for whom Trump remains deeply unpopular, says Eliot Wilson If it is true that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, then Nigel Farage can mark last week down as an unalloyed success. He travelled to Washington DC [...]
MasterChef maker’s huge losses continue amid Gregg Wallace scandal September 8, 2025 The production company behind MasterChef continued to make huge losses as the scandal surrounding the show’s presenter Gregg Wallace came to light, it has been revealed. The UK arm of French giant Banijay hit the headlines in November 2024 when Gregg Wallace announced he was stepping away from the hit BBC show after an external [...]
Labour is gambling with Britain’s global competitiveness – ‘real-life Iron Man’ September 8, 2025 A British engineer and chief executive, known as the ‘real-life Iron Man’, has warned the Labour government is “gambling with Britain’s competitiveness on a global stage”. Richard Browning, a former Royal Marine who leads Gravity Industries, has written an open letter to education secretary Bridget Phillipson expressing concern over the “waning entrepreneurial spirit across our [...]
Challenger banks face ‘profitability trap’ at growth crossroads September 8, 2025 The UK banking sector faces a profitability roadblock that will give the industry’s challengers an “existential” turning point. Fresh data from KPMG suggests the industry’s average return on equity will fall to eight per cent come 2027 down from 13 per cent four years prior. This is set to spark an £11bn reduction in pre-tax [...]
The last harvest? How tax changes are impacting British farming September 8, 2025 Britain's food security hangs in the balance as agricultural land is lost to pay inheritance tax bills, writes Sarah Jordan.
Defence training to be ramped up to ‘wartime pace’ in new strategy September 6, 2025 Defence training will be ramped up to a “wartime pace” in a new education drive aimed at growing the UK’s skilled workforce, the Government has said. Under the plans, five new “technical excellence colleges” will be set up across the country as well as targeted short courses and Stem schemes for school students to pursue [...]
Farage rows back on pledge to stop small boats within fortnight of election win September 6, 2025 Nigel Farage has rowed back on a pledge he made to the party’s conference to stop small boat crossings within two weeks of taking office. The Reform UK leader had told an audience at the NEC in Birmingham on Friday it would take a fortnight of him entering Downing Street to halt arrivals, if he [...]
The learning machine: How did Bill Gates become so successful? September 6, 2025 Bill Gates’ new autobiography recounts an unusual childhood, says Rainer Zitelmann Bill Gates, who is turning 70 this October, recently released an autobiography exploring his childhood and formative years, Source Code: My Beginnings. The book’s key themes include learning, rebellion, ambition and competitiveness. One of the formative experiences he recounts is how he used methodical [...]
Former Liberian president Weah to spearhead Fifa racism task force September 5, 2025 Fifa has announced a 16-strong racism task force made up of former players including George Weah, Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor. Fellow ex-Premier League footballers Mickael Silvestre, Sun Jihai and Khalilou Fadiga are also part of the Fifa Players’ Voice Panel, which will shape policy aimed at stamping out racism at all levels of the [...]