Hiring confidence worst in 13 years as businesses brace for further tax hikes July 7, 2025 Appetite for hiring among employers has fallen to lows not seen since 2012, as bosses bring up the drawbridge following bruising hikes to business rates and more tax rises looming at the next Budget. Research from the BDO Business Trends barometer found that firms are “holding back recruitment” despite indications of a summer recovery. Employment [...]
The Debate: Should there be a legal maximum temperature for offices? July 2, 2025 As London summers heat up, is it time the UK mandates a maximum working temperature for the office? Two writers go head to head.
Lunchtime Tourism: Discover The Café Below a St Mary-le-Bow June 25, 2025 If you fancy a cup of Rosie Lea and a slice of Give and Take, then the Café Below in St Mary-le-Bow may be right up your Field of Wheat. Famously, those born within earshot of the Bow Bells are considered true Cockneys, a term that originated as a way for countryfolk to mock their [...]
What does Labour’s industrial strategy really mean for UK tech? June 25, 2025 After years of drift, Whitehall has finally made a plan. Labour’s long-trailed Industrial Strategy landed on Monday – a 10 year blueprint that promises to stitch a broken economic model back together with the help of strategic intervention. For the tech sector, it’s an ambitious document. But many in the industry have said it’s also [...]
Millionaires on the move? Britain can’t afford this wealth flight. June 24, 2025 All around the world, money is on the move. Millionaire migration might seem like a niche narrative, but it sparks serious debate and can lead to major policy changes. No individual dataset can be taken as flawless, but a number of different sources can be pooled that, taken together, paint a picture of where wealth [...]
A gold card for non-doms can secure London’s position as a global hub June 19, 2025 With it’s world class education system, robust rule of law and central time zone, London is still the best place in the world to be a non-dom, says Duncan MacIntyre From Ann Kaplan Mulholland and her husband Dr Stephen Mulholland to Lakshmi Mittal and Frederic de Mevius, multi-millionaires and billionaires have been making headlines in [...]
Law firm mergers down as lawyers hold out for private equity appetite June 17, 2025 Mergers within the UK legal market have declined in the past year as lawyers are holding out for a bite from private equity.
Knights Templar-inspired office building gets green light June 17, 2025 Plans to build a mixed-use office scheme in Holborn on the site of the former Knights Templar Church have been approved by the City of London Corporation. The new building will replace the existing Holborn Gate, Heron House and 44 Southampton Buildings on Chancery Lane. It will include a 300-person capacity immersive auditorium as well [...]
Nationwide to Greggs: King’s honours list champions UK business leaders June 14, 2025 Entrepreneurs and company chiefs in tech, recruitment and banking have been recognised for their contributions to UK business in the King’s birthday honours. Microsoft UK boss Clare Barclay and ceramics founder Emma Bridgewater, dubbed the “queen of pottery”, received damehoods for services to business. Nationwide chief executive Debbie Crosbie, who led a £2.3bn takeover of [...]
Robot and Joy can Spring Wong into the winners’ circle June 13, 2025 BEWARE of the weather which is going to play an important part in proceedings when racing gets underway at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday with an 11-race card including two races on the all-weather surface. The forecast is dreadful, with heavy showers throughout the day and likely thunderstorms during the action. Young seven-pound [...]