Only Labour can deliver the stability businesses need May 28, 2024 Under the Conservatives, entrepreneurs have lived with chaos, drama and – from time to time – farce. Stability will give business leaders confidence and with confidence comes growth, says Paul Lindley Business confidence makes and breaks companies. When governments destroy that confidence, they can destroy entrepreneurs too. Soon after founding and launching Ella’s Kitchen – [...]
What will this election be about? Security, security, security May 28, 2024 Labour and the Conservatives have already drawn in firm dividing lines over what this election will be about, and it is security that unites both.
Could Persimmon be set for £1bn takeover of housebuilding rival Cala Group? May 27, 2024 Persimmon plots £1bn takeover of Cala Group
Unsure of where to start? Here’s how to bring your business idea to life May 27, 2024 Damian Skendrovic takes the pen to tell Ambition A.M. how to bring your business idea to life, while managing the growing pains of change along the way.
Why buy-now pay-later firms are still waiting for regulation three years on May 27, 2024 As officials from the Treasury and Financial Conduct Authority sat down with a buy-now pay-later (BNPL) boss to chat through their impending regulatory clampdown last year, frustration boiled over.
General Election 2024: Do markets perform better under the Conservatives or Labour? May 26, 2024 Both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 were essentially flat the day after the announcement.
Cazoo, Getir and Peloton: The Covid high-flyers that came crashing down to earth May 25, 2024 In early 2021, Cazoo, Getir and Peloton were on their way to the moon. All three are now collapsing - where did it all go wrong?
‘Customers can’t afford to pay’: Fears for London’s hospitality scene mount before general election May 25, 2024 Fears for London’s hospitality scene are mounting among restaurant and pub owners, as many reveal they are still trading below pre-pandemic levels due to red hot supply costs and pressures on consumer spending.
What big business and the City want from Labour and Tory election manifestos May 25, 2024 The UK’s top business groups are scrambling onto an election footing and preparing to lay out their manifesto demands as the Labour and Conservative election machines kick into gear.
UK economy fails to behave itself at start of Rishi Sunak’s re-election bid May 24, 2024 Rishi Sunak has made an improving economy a central part of his election pitch, but in truth these were not the figures he would have wanted to see at the beginning of an election campaign.