Britain’s SMEs are fed up with shouldering tax burden November 24, 2025 The Budget presents tough choices for the Chancellor, but SMEs shouldn’t have to continue shouldering the burden, writes John Phillipou.
Claudia Winkleman’s bumper pay day revealed after The Traitors success November 24, 2025 Claudia Winkleman’s huge pay day thanks to the success of The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed. The TV presenter earned around £2m in the year ending April 2025, according to accounts for her firm, Little Owl Productions, which have just been filed with Companies House. Claudia Winkleman paid £575,000 in corporation tax [...]
Frasers Group Selects Navan to Elevate Global Travel and Expense Management November 24, 2025 Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the all-in-one travel, payments, and expense management platform, today announced it has been selected by Frasers Group, the retailer behind Sports Direct, FLANNELS, and FRASERS, as the company’s global partner for travel and expense management. In recent years, Frasers Group has gone from strength-to-strength, executing on its Elevation Strategy to rethink retail [...]
Everything we know about Rachel Reeves’ Budget – from mansions to milkshakes November 24, 2025 In the run-up to the mother of all Autumn Budgets to be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week, tax rumours have run wild, infecting the minds of businesses and working Brits while adding to the sense of peril that a botched fiscal event could bring. Investors are running scared. Voters fear looming betrayal. Gamblers [...]
City of London policy chairman: Bank levy should be wound down November 24, 2025 Financial and professional services underpin the country’s global competitiveness. The Budget should support banks, writes Chris Hayward.
Not classy: lawfare will weaken the British economy November 22, 2025 The recent explosion of class action lawsuits and third-party litigation funding in Britain is argued to be damaging the UK economy and its reputation for legal stability, often primarily enriching funders rather than compensating victims, says James Price American cinema has long loved the class action lawsuit. Hundreds, maybe thousands of little guys ganging up [...]
AI Takes Out the Trash: Largest U.S. Recycling Project to Extend Landfill Life for Virginia Residents November 21, 2025 Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia contracts with AMP to cost-effectively process municipal solid waste, boost recycling and landfill diversion rates
Building a financially literate Britain: why schools alone aren’t enough November 21, 2025 Imagine leaving school unable to read a payslip or budget for rent. For millions of young Britons, this is a reality. Recent research by Santander reveals that only one in four young adults in the UK recall receiving any form of financial education at school – a major learning gap with life-long consequences. Without a [...]
PM set to formally approve new Chinese embassy November 21, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer is expected to give his formal seal of approval to a controversial new Chinese mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court, with the backing of the security services. According to a report in The Times, the approval is set to be a ‘formality’. The Home Office and Foreign Office – and, by extension, MI5 [...]
Everest Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition November 20, 2025 Elias Habayeb Appointed Executive Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding Mark Kociancic