I learned the hard way. That doesn’t mean today’s entrepreneurs need to August 13, 2025 Successful entrepreneurs have a responsibility to mentor the next generation of talent, writes John Caudwell.
Free Thinking: James Bloodworth explains the war on modern masculinity August 12, 2025 Author James Bloodworth joins City AM's opinion and features editor, Alys Denby, on this episode of Free Thinking to discuss the war on modern masculinity.
Third of young Brits favour authoritarian leader over democracy August 12, 2025 A third of young adults said they would back an authoritarian system if leaders could take decisions more quickly, a new poll has said, in signs new voters believe the UK’s social contract is breaking down and belief in the principles of democracy are fading. In fresh research led by Adam Smith Insights, a sister [...]
The ‘university for all’ rhetoric is hurting students and the taxpayer August 12, 2025 Decades of “university for all” rhetoric is hurting students whose degrees no longer pay off, and taxpayers who are stumping up the cost.
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 [...]