Can CEO Rishi Sunak turn the Conservative party around in time for an election? April 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak has billed himself as a quiet competent manager, the CEO of Britain, in a bid to turn the Conservative Party's prospects around, writes John Oxley.
London needs a new financial services story – and it should be crypto, says former chancellor Hammond April 6, 2023 Back in 2017, a word association for then-Chancellor Philip Hammond may have conjured up the likes of staid and steady over innovative and adventurous. Theresa May’s right hand man oversaw a turbulent period for the country but he was the last man in Number 11 to stick to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts. While [...]
What post Brexit border checks for EU goods entering UK have been laid out by ministers? April 5, 2023 Plans for how post-Brexit border checks on goods coming into the UK from the EU will work have been set out by ministers. The Government has published a draft border operating model, designed to bring in the checks the UK is required to make under its Brexit trade agreement with the EU. Ministers have delayed [...]
A new tax year has started, here’s what you should be doing April 5, 2023 Savers have welcomed in a new tax year, starting Thursday 6 April. These include putting savings into tax free accounts such as Isas; the annual contributions limit for Isas will remain frozen in the 2023/24 tax year, from April 6, at £20,000. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown, said: [...]
New Harry Potter TV series is happening with JK Rowling on board, reports say April 4, 2023 A new TV series based on all seven Harry Potter books is due to go into production if the deal can be finalised. HBO Max is reportedly finalising a deal with Potter author JK Rowling who retains creative control over the way her books are adapted for the screen. Rowling is in talks to work [...]
The New Reason People Don’t Want To Come Back To The Office April 3, 2023 More than a third of UK workers would quit their current role if their employer demanded they return to the office full time. That’s according to recent data which found that 32% would move to a different industry, 19% would take a pay cut, and 30% would adopt a new career in order to continue [...]
New audit watchdog: FRC set to confirm CEO will move from London to Birmingham March 31, 2023 The CEO of the newly former audit watchdog will be based in Birmingham - a more than hour long train journey away from the country’s auditors, City A.M. understands.
Explainer: UK house prices and their swift fall March 31, 2023 House prices in the UK have fallen at their fastest yearly pace since 2009. The price of an average property fell 3.1 per cent from a year ago, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The average house price in March was £257,122. The figures show prices falling also on a monthly basis, for the seventh [...]
Rolls Royce shake up: BP exec appointed CFO as part of transformation programme March 31, 2023 Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has appointed BP exec Helen McCabe as its new finance chief as part of a “transformation programme” which was launched by chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic back in February. In a statement Rolls Royce Helen McCabe, currently senior vice president for finance in the customer and products division at BP, will be joining [...]
PMQs’ Sketch: Angela Rayner, Kim Possible and Dom Stoppable March 29, 2023 She’s your basic average girl, and she’s here to save the world.