Neglecting parts of the UK has led to ‘branch line’ economy, warns CBI chief November 22, 2021 A leading business group warned this morning that parts of the UK have been neglected over decades, leading to a “branch line” economy. The CBI said delivering economic growth across the country will be the determining factor in whether the Government’s levelling up agenda will be a success. Director general Tony Danker said clusters of [...]
Last Orders: Restaurant insolvencies jump 31 per cent amid rising expenses November 22, 2021 Restaurant insolvencies rise by 31 per cent as costs rise ahead of customer demand in a post-lockdown economy.
Lilian Thuram: Gareth Southgate sets a good example of what white people can do November 20, 2021 A bespectacled Lilian Thuram reaches for a map of the world and turns it upside down to illustrate his point. France’s most capped footballer is sitting at the desk of his office for this video interview, his studious appearance and the shelf full of books behind him indicating the direction he has taken since retiring [...]
Andrew Marr to leave BBC as he pledges to ‘get voice back’ on new LBC show November 19, 2021 BBC stalwart Andrew Marr has announced he is leaving the organisation to present new programmes on LBC and Classic FM “with no filter”. After hosting the corporation’s flagship political show, The Andrew Marr Show, for 16 years, Marr is set to head a new opinion-led LBC radio show. The deal with Global will also see [...]
TfL’s future in Khan’s hands November 19, 2021 [Re: “Managed decline”, yesterday] Great front page headline City A.M. “Managed Decline” (18th November). The reality on Transport for London is London’s future is in the Mayor of London’s hands. He can reform the pre 1980’s era style union working practices and pay and conditions which are so generous other public sector workers are envious. [...]
Culture Secretary says social media has been ‘hijacked’ by left-wing activists November 19, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said people have become afraid to say what they think for fear of being "cancelled".
Ed Warner: Sewing ruling bodies together is not always the answer November 18, 2021 I’m a late adopter of LinkedIn, only joining this summer as a means of promoting Sport inc. Compiling my profile, I paused for just a second before deciding not to include my inglorious 52 days as interim chair of the British Basketball Federation back in 2018. On Sunday, as the T20 World Cup neared its [...]
The German dream of levelling up is still just a shell under Boris Johnson November 18, 2021 Politicians and policy experts in this country often like to compare it to Germany, with many thinking – rightly or wrongly – that it is the model of a well-functioning state. The Prime Minister did this in a recent flagship speech on his still undefined levelling up agenda. Boris Johnson lamented how, three decades after [...]
Treasury needs to play nice with regulators to make a success of post-Brexit rules November 18, 2021 Uncertainty is a killer for businesses. Too bad it is everywhere you look. Unknown unknowns are impossible to root out, but firms have developed coping strategies to allow them to live in a deeply fragile world. The underlying factors that triggered the financial crisis were unknown unknowns to (almost) everyone, even if they seem obvious [...]
Half of teenage girls would not work for employer with gender pay gap, Indeed reveals November 17, 2021 Almost half of UK teenage girls have stated they would not work for an employer with a gender pay gap. Data from an Indeed research has revealed that 48 per cent of girls aged between 16 and 18 would rule out working for an organisation that has a gender pay gap against women, while only [...]