Starmer pledges to ‘rebuild our economy’ with decade-long local growth plans May 13, 2024 Firing up the UK’s regional prosperity will be key to Labour’s plans to “rebuild our economy”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he called for mayors to deliver 10-year local growth plans.
Explainer-in-brief: Civil servants banned from wearing ‘politicised’ lanyards May 13, 2024 'Common sense minister' Ester McVey is cracking down on "pointless job creation" and banning lanyards as part of Civil Service reform.
London’s most respected ad guru on why data giants Publicis and WPP have it wrong May 13, 2024 The former chief of operations at Publicis says brands that still launch with a TV ad and a poster blows his mind.
Ex-pensions minister: ‘Serious questions’ for lenders as ultra-long mortgages surge May 13, 2024 Young homebuyers are at risk of falling into poverty in older age, a former pensions minister has warned, as fresh data suggests more than one million new mortgages over the last three years were issued with end dates beyond the state pension age.
Plans for an Asda ‘town centre’ linking London’s Old Oak and Park Royal May 13, 2024 The Issa brother-owned grocer has entered into an agreement with developer Barratt, on a Brownfield site, currently home to a superstore, marking a "significant milestone" for the firm.
Aston Martin Vantage 2024 review: From sports car to supercar May 13, 2024 The new 665hp Aston Martin Vantage is gunning for McLaren and Lamborghini. Tim Pitt drives it on the road and racetrack.
The Notebook: Facial recognition CCTV is Orwellian. But it also doesn’t work May 13, 2024 Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, takes the pen to talk CCTV surveillance, bank spying powers, and the power of dog adoption.
Alastair Campbell’s PR agency holds back bonuses after Qatar’s late payment May 13, 2024 A top London PR agency that counts Alastair Campbell as a senior consultant was forced to delay its staff bonuses after the Qatari government was late paying millions of pounds of fees.
Why we need an ambassador for London May 13, 2024 London is the greatest city in the world, a mayor and a Lord Mayor aren’t sufficient to sing its successes on the international stage, says Eliot Wilson Two mayoral elections in three years have left London politics rancorous, mean and bitterly divided. The postponement of 2020’s election due to Covid-19 was inevitable, and, with a [...]
Frasers: Mike Ashley’s high street giant that has confounded its critics May 12, 2024 Frasers Group has managed to buck a general decline in the UK retail sector, thanks largely to a string of savvy acquisitions. What does the future hold for the Mike Ashley-owned group?