Silly season is upon us but politics will get serious soon enough July 29, 2026 In May, Reform MP Danny Kruger unveiled a substantial piece of work “setting out Reform’s plans for the centre of government, shaped by the research of the Preparation for Government team.” His 5,000 word article went into huge detail about the structural changes his party intends to make to Whitehall and the machinery of government. [...]
Overseas games: Will World Cup success force Fifa’s hand over divisive issue? July 29, 2026 Fifa’s staging of the World Cup in North America may have been a massive commercial win, but it might also have ramped up the pressure on world football’s governing body to make a decisive call on one of the game’s most contentious issues: domestic leagues taking matches to more lucrative overseas locations. The biggest ever [...]
Healey faces £24bn spending squeeze as inflation puts tax rises in play July 29, 2026 Chancellor John Healey is facing a £24bn real terms squeeze on the public purse due to higher inflation and will be forced to hike takes to fund the government’s spending plans, a top think tank has warned. Price growth will peak at 3.8 per cent early next year before a slow return to the Bank [...]
Here we go again: The best roof terrace for yet another heatwave July 28, 2026 Just when you thought you’d got out… they drag you back in. Or up: up to London’s roof terraces to bask in yet another spell of 30 degree heat. We round up some of the top spots up top to make the most of this most clement of summers. Madison Where else to start but [...]
Next and Frasers go head to head for control of Harvey Nichols July 28, 2026 Retail giants Next and Frasers are set to go head to head for control of ailing department store Harvey Nichols when the Hong Kong-owned firm takes bids from British suitors later on Tuesday. The Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain was put up for sale last month by its owner, Hong Kong billionaire Sir Dickson Poon, and [...]
Nexo Reaffirms EU Compliance July 28, 2026 The digital assets wealth platform announces sustained operations across the European Economic Area in the MiCA era
Councils accused of turning e-bike operators into ‘revenue stream’ as fees surge July 28, 2026 Cash-strapped London boroughs are squeezing e-bike operators with steep fee rises and growing enforcement charges, as the industry’s heavyweights warn councils are increasingly treating them as a cash cow. One London borough increased annual operating fees more than five-fold in a single year without adding any extra parking bays, according to figures seen by City [...]
Sweeping job cuts at GSK to fund £400m Cambridge campus July 28, 2026 GSK is poised to slash its back office headcount to help fund a £400m mega-campus in Cambridge, in a move it hopes will bolster its drugs pipeline anFd stave off a looming patent cliff-edge. In his first major update as chief executive, Luke Miels unveiled plans to find £1.9bn of savings over the next three [...]
Everseen Acquires Viztel Portfolio from RadiusAI, Extending Its Vision AI Platform from Checkout to Full-Store Intelligence July 28, 2026 Everseen, the market leader in AI-powered revenue recovery, trusted by 11 of the top 20 global retailers, becomes the only company that recovers revenue for retailers at scale and delivers full-store intelligence on a single AI platform Viztel turns retailers' existing store cameras into store-wide intelligence on how shoppers and products move, how they engage and dwell, how queues form, and where freshness or safety issues arise, with no facial recognition and no personally identifiable information Retailers get one AI platform connecting loss prevention, store operations, workforce productivity, and the customer experience, areas that have historically required separate vendors and dashboards
Who’s buying your business? Don’t wait until you’ve built it to decide – here’s why July 28, 2026 Investors and founders agree: the moves that make a business genuinely sellable happen years before anyone puts an offer on the table. At SCALE London 2026, the summit for entrepreneurs, investors and growth partners, the panel The Long Game: Funding routes and paths to exit had founders glued to the stage. Founders too often treat [...]