England rugby chiefs axe bonus scheme that led to coup attempt on CEO Sweeney November 25, 2025 The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has scrapped the controversial long-term incentive plan (LTIP) that led to a major rebellion against CEO Bill Sweeney earlier this year. Sweeney faced and survived a vote of no confidence in February after it emerged that he had been paid £1.1m in 2023-24 despite the RFU making a loss of [...]
BCC boss: Enough taxes. The Budget must tell a positive story November 25, 2025 Last autumn, the British Chambers of Commerce and its members were left shell-shocked when a party that promised to be the most ‘pro-business in history’ used its maiden Budget to deliver a succession of hammer blows to the private sector. Having shouldered the burden last year, boss Shevaun Haviland wants this year’s instalment to paint [...]
Confidence in commercial real estate hit by Building Safety Act delays November 25, 2025 Regulatory delays under the Building Safety Act have negatively impacted the vast majority of institutional real estate investors, according to new data. Originally implemented to tackle safety concerns in light of the devastating Grenfell fire, the Building Safety Act (BSR) has now created significant planning delays and “undermined market confidence”, according to Investec Real Estate’s bi-annual Future [...]
Cheers to Choice: Brits Want a Say in How they Drink this Festive Season November 25, 2025 New data show that adults are rejecting guilt this festive period amid appreciation of moderation over absolutes
First residents to move into Bermondsey’s revitalised biscuit factory site November 25, 2025 Pearl Yard, a redevelopment of Bermondsey’s iconic biscuit factory, has delivered its first homes since Greystar acquired it in 2022. Named after “The Pearl”, the first biscuit baked on the original Peek Freans factory site, the new neighbourhood is set to create 1,600 new rental homes when it is fully completed in 2027. Daniel Thompson, managing director [...]
BigChange Launches Partner Programme to Accelerate Growth for Field Service Businesses November 25, 2025 New partner network connects 2,000+ field service businesses with trusted experts to work smarter, grow faster, and get more time back.
MOVE™: AI-Enabled Strategy for a Fast World Launches Globally Through Routledge November 24, 2025 New book by global strategy advisor Tim Lewko delivers a unified system for leaders who must think fast, decide smart, and execute with discipline in an AI-accelerated world.
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 [...]
Wealthy individuals at risk of tax raid due to lack of knowledge November 21, 2025 Wealthy Brits are at risk of being slapped with higher taxes in the upcoming Autumn Budget as they fail to understand how to use their tax allowances. The Treasury is scrambling to fill an estimated £20bn fiscal black hole in next week’s Budget and, with a wide spread of tax rises being discussed, many individuals [...]
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 [...]