Number of AIM-listed firms sinks to lowest level since 2001 March 11, 2025 The number of companies on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has sunk to its lowest level since 2001 after a blitz exodus in the last 12 months. 71 companies departed London’s junior stock exchange since February 2024, according to data from UHY Hacker Young. The number of IPOs also fell to their lowest levels since [...]
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is ignoring the voice of business March 11, 2025 Labour's Employment Rights Bill will stop businesses taking chances on those who need them most, writes Michael Lorimer.
ISA reforms? Nobody even knows the current rules March 11, 2025 ISA changes could well be welcome, but we shouldn't underestimate how long new rules take to filter through, writes Claire Exley.
City group in talks over AIM transformation plan March 10, 2025 A group of City executives and financiers has cooked up an audacious plan to revamp the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The group, led by former London fintech boss Jon Prideaux, want to rebrand and relaunch the junior index as the ‘Global Growth Exchange,’ according to a presentation seen by Reuters. The plan would allow new [...]
Will Rachel Reeves end up being a right-wing Chancellor by accident? March 10, 2025 With poor growth and pressure on defence spending, Rachel Reeves faces having to make welfare cuts the likes of which haven’t been since the days of Nigel Lawson. But unlike Lawson, her spending plans are not being driven by a programme of reform, but by panic, says Eliot Wilson Rachel Reeves cannot have expected it [...]
Sidemen charity match proves importance of entertainment in sport March 10, 2025 On Saturday afternoon at Wembley Stadium, 90,000 fans packed out the home of football for a charity match featuring online celebrities the Sidemen. Having begun with games at Southampton in 2016 and Charlton’s The Valley, the Sidemen – a group of seven YouTubers who have banded together to grow their brand, and whose most notable [...]
Punch at the Young Vic: A powerful look at restorative justice March 7, 2025 Punch | The Young Vic | ★★★★☆ Jacob was “itching for some fucking action”. So begins this dramatisation of the true story of Jacob Dunne, who killed 28-year-old paramedic James Hodgkinson in an unprovoked attack on a drunken New Year’s Eve with one fatal blow. Jacob did not mean to kill James, but in the [...]
This International Women’s Day, spare a thought for men March 7, 2025 International Women’s Day is a great opportunity to celebrate the success of elite women, but a proper discussion of gender inequality should also take account of where real disadvantage lies: with young men, says Alys Denby This Saturday is International Women’s Day and every comms professional in London has duly pitched these pages inspirational examples [...]
Why Glastonbury festival isn’t about headliners March 6, 2025 Glastonbury festival has revealed its 2025 lineup, featuring Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo, The Prodigy and many more. Some fans are complaining that there’s no superstar headliner after Rihanna and Madonna have been rumoured to perform – but in this article, Adam Bloodworth explains why Glastonbury and all music festivals are about [...]
Scrapping Latin and maths is weakening the workforce of tomorrow March 6, 2025 With youth unemployment on the rise, now is not the time to scrap proven job-boosting skills like Latin and maths, writes Jamila Robertson.