How the Conservatives can become the party of millennials like me August 7, 2025 Millennials make up the largest age cohort in many of the areas where the Conservatives need to shore up support. To win us back the Tories need answers on the cost of living, housing and tax, says Jamila Robertson Millennials are often given a hard rap – scoffed at as snowflakes by Boomers, and as [...]
We are governed by people who don’t know what they’re doing August 6, 2025 Almost 100,000 jobs in the hospitality sector have disappeared since the government unveiled its hike to employers’ National Insurance Contributions, and lowered the threshold at which it is paid. Employers have also had to contend with a rise in the minimum wage amid a storm of other headwinds including inflation, energy costs and generally weak [...]
Ultra processed foods: A new front in the baby weaning battle August 6, 2025 Parents are already bewildered by conflicting advice on what to feed babies – now researchers are warning against veggie puffs, despairs Phoebe Arslanagić-Little Last week, researchers from the University of Leeds warned parents that they are “setting their children up for a lifetime of obesity” by feeding babies ultra processed food, or UPFs. The researchers [...]
TNT Sports to show England’s 2025-26 Ashes series in Australia August 5, 2025 TNT Sports will show the men’s Ashes series this winter after striking a one-year deal with Cricket Australia. England head Down Under looking to end Australia’s grip on the urn, which they have held since 2018. It follows a thrilling contest with India, which culminated in a six-run fifth-Test win and 2-2 series draw at [...]
Gloomy Brits now think Reform is the party of business August 5, 2025 Almost three quarters of voters (72 per cent) say that they are not confident in the government’s plan to achieve economic growth, and a majority (53 per cent) believe things are set to get worse for the UK economy over the next 12 months, says Matthew Lesh In 1997, Tony Blair promised that things can [...]
How young freemen are reinvigorating City traditions August 5, 2025 The City Guilds have medieval origins, but they — and their young members — are as relevant as ever, says Rafael Steinmetz Leffa As London’s financial and professional sectors evolve, so must its civic structures. The Guild of Young Freemen, now approaching its 50th anniversary, has repositioned itself as a key entry point for young [...]
Business chiefs urge Labour to train UK’s young Neets August 4, 2025 Top business executives across the country have urged the Labour government to introduce a tax relief for training young people not in employment, education or training (Neet). In a joint letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves signed by over 125 business leaders including senior figures at Toyota and JCB, the government was urged to take urgent [...]
SME housebuilders are key to growth – and the Conservative revival August 1, 2025 Housing was a major cause of the Conservative collapse – particularly with young people. If we want to build the right houses in the right places, SMEs are the answer, says Jack Rankin Like the Chancellor, I’m no economist. She might have a degree in PPE, but you don’t need that to work out that [...]
Week in Business: Is it time to leave the country? July 31, 2025 Facing low growth and high taxes, more and more of my friends are having the same conversation, for the same reasons.
Meet the 60-year-old jockey riding at Glorious Goodwood July 31, 2025 At the age of 60, Entain’s chief marketing officer Charlotte Emery is making a high-profile horse racing debut today at Glorious Goodwood. She has spent the last few months preparing for the race, all while recovering from a serious injury she suffered late last year. Charlotte is the oldest rider in the Magnolia Cup, Goodwood’s [...]