Top economists shun Burnham over wealth taxes August 10, 2026 Economic heavyweights who were reported to be advising Andy Burnham have opted not to join his government due to disagreements over potential wealth taxes, it has been reported. Lord Jim O’Neill, the former Goldman Sachs executive, is in ongoing talks with Burnham over a potential role, City AM reported last week. Fresh reports have suggested [...]
Brightfin Appoints Preeti Shukla as Chief Product and AI Officer August 10, 2026 Enterprise AI SaaS leader to accelerate Brightfin's AI-Native platform for IT financial management
The World’s Largest AI Companies Built Deployment Arms This Year. Harbor Built One for Law August 10, 2026 Harbor Deploy is the first AI deployment offering built exclusively for law firms and corporate legal departments, bringing the embedded-engineering model now reshaping enterprise AI to the industry where confidentiality, professional judgment, and duty to the client are non-negotiable.
Zilch, Clearscore among five UK scale-ups to get dedicated FCA support August 10, 2026 The UK’s financial watchdog is to offer extra regulatory support to five British scale-ups as it seeks to ease the burden on fast-growing firms. Zilch, Clearscore, Modulr, Teya and Urban Jungle have become the first companies regulated solely by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to join its Scale-up Unit, which gives each firm a dedicated [...]
Silence Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 2 SANRECO Trial of Divesiran in Polycythemia Vera, Supporting its Potential Best-in-Class Profile August 10, 2026 Trial met its primary endpoint, with a significantly higher proportion of clinical responders on divesiran (88%) compared to placebo (19%); placebo-adjusted response rate = 69% Both divesiran dose groups showed substantial primary endpoint efficacy; 93.8% response rate at Q6W and 81.3% response rate at Q12W Divesiran was observed to be well tolerated with no new safety findings Phase 3 PV trial evaluating divesiran Q12W vs. placebo anticipated to initiate in 1H’27 Investor conference call and webcast to be held today, August 10, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET
Fifa crisis: Europe, North America and Asia unite to call for Infantino to quit August 10, 2026 Uefa, Concacaf and AFC, three of Fifa’s four biggest confederations, have joined forces to renew calls for embattled president Gianni Infantino to step down. In an open letter, they accuse him of failing to recognise that his plan to effectively privatise the World Cup was “a fundamental breach of trust” and not just “a procedural [...]
Burnham is wrong. Devolution will only grow Whitehall August 10, 2026 Despite promises to streamline, the Civil Service has only grown and grown. Burnham's devolution will make it worse, says Arthur Reynolds.
Ex-UK minister Robertson rubbishes Ukrainian claims he aided Russia’s Olympic return August 10, 2026 Former Sports Minister Sir Hugh Robertson has shut down claims he was central to Russia’s readmission into the Olympic Games, telling City AM that claims he is a “Russian stooge” are “rubbish”. The former Conservative cabinet minister and the International Olympic Committee’s chair of the Working Group on the Fundamental Principles of Olympism, has described [...]
‘Good growth in every postcode’ is a woeful catchphrase August 10, 2026 Burnham and co's bid to 'back British' and generate 'good growth' everywhere is a bid to fool voters with their own money, writes Eliot Wilson.
Burnham facing calls to cut employment red tape as job seekers grow for 41 months August 10, 2026 The government is facing calls to strip red tape around employment after the pool of people looking for jobs in the UK grew for a 41st consecutive month. The number of people on the hunt for work has now grown for nearly three and a half years while the number of available jobs has declined [...]