Don’t stop at housing, abolish stamp duty on shares too October 10, 2025 Abolishing stamp duty on housing would be a bold step towards economic renewal. But don't stop there, says Blake Stephenson.
Rolls-Royce Corniche Shooting Brake review: Estate of the art October 9, 2025 Niels van Roij looks every inch the English gentleman. The Dutch-born designer is wearing an immaculately cut tweed suit with leather-lined pockets, topped off with a green woolen tie. Only later do I realise that identical fabrics were used to trim the Rolls-Royce waiting outside. “I have a suit created to celebrate each car, using [...]
Anglo American boss sees future in London despite HQ move October 9, 2025 Anglo American has no plans to move its primary listing away from London once its megamerger with Canadian rival Teck is completed, its boss has said, despite the firm recently choosing to move its headquarters to Vancouver. Duncan Wanblad, who will eventually head up the future ‘Anglo Teck’ entity should the deal be green lit [...]
Revolut Trading UK CEO: The City of London still doesn’t reflect all the people it serves October 9, 2025 The City works best when it reflects the people it serves, and there’s still a way to go, says Revolut Trading UK boss Yana Shkrebenkova.
Take it from someone homeless, cutting stamp duty will improve lives October 9, 2025 The Conservatives will make homeownership easier, but we must make it easier to build too, says Laurence Fredricks I am a senior researcher at Onward, leading our work on housing policy, and a Policy Fellow at Conservative YIMBY. But as a consequence of London’s housing affordability and availability problem, I am also homeless. Months of [...]
The Conservative party is at a crossroads October 8, 2025 On net zero and housing policy, there are signs that the Conservatives are responding to the challenges this country faces, says Simon Clarke A Party at a crossroads. That’s been the mood of Conservatives here at their party conference in Manchester this week. But better a crossroads than a dead end. That’s the finding of [...]
My mistakes as a female breadwinner – and why we need to rethink this rising phenomenon October 7, 2025 Female breadwinners are one of the fastest growing demographics in the UK, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, found Eliza Filby.
Branson-backed Virgin Active slashes losses amid WFH battle October 7, 2025 Virgin Active, the gym chain founded by Sir Richard Branson, has significantly slashed its losses as its battle with the work-from-home trend continues. The business, which runs 224 international locations, has reported a pre-ax loss of £78.1m for 2024, down significantly from the £146.7m it lost in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House also [...]
Want to see the City thriving again? Consider becoming a mentor October 7, 2025 A dial-a-business-expert service could save struggling SMEs that just need a bit of advice. But we need more mentors to make it.
On this day: Fox News hits our screens October 7, 2025 On this day in 1996, Rupert Murdoch launched Fox News Channel and changed the American news landscape, writes Eliot Wilson.