The Debate: Should London make its public transport free? January 10, 2024 Montpellier in southern France recently followed announced free public transport passes for residents. The sunny city’s suave electric trams and buses have been gratuit as of 21 December (it doesn’t have a metro).
Natwest boss’s radio blunder betrays the reality of C-suite groupthink January 10, 2024 Natwest chair Sir Howard Davies's housing comments betray the risks of the C-suite echo chamber, writes Simon Neville.
Working from home back in vogue for SMEs facing cost crunch January 10, 2024 Ongoing funding challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are beginning to cause some business owners to sacrifice the way things work. New research by Nucleus Commercial Finance suggests SME confidence in stalling – now sitting at an average 40.1 out of 100, where a reading under 50 represents a slip in confidence – due [...]
Poor Things review: Emma Stone is well worthy of Oscars hype January 9, 2024 Poor Things with Emma Stone is well worthy of the Oscars hype - review
Hotel investments plunge to lowest level since 2012 as high costs bite January 8, 2024 Despite the slowdown, foreign investors continued to express interest in the market with 39 per cent of all deals involving overseas buyers, particularly in London
BT confirms first female chief Allison Kirkby will start next month January 8, 2024 BT has confirmed that Allison Kirkby is set to step up as chief executive of the British telecoms group starting 1 February 2024.
As meat free January rises we ask if plant-based can usurp meat January 8, 2024 As the meat free movement gains momentum this veganuary, we revisit our 2018 deep-dive into the rise and rise of plant based burgers and ask if meat as we know it will one day be a thing of the past. In the mockumentary Carnage, Simon Amstel imagines a future in which eating meat is as [...]
E-scooters: Why Bird’s bankruptcy is a turning point for the sector’s profit scrap January 8, 2024 E-scooter startups were once some of the most hotly-anticipated businesses in Western markets. But is the industry's model busted?
The Notebook: SocGen’s Kokou Agbo Bloua on the Nautilus, housebuilding and climate change January 8, 2024 SocGen's global head of economics Kokou Agbo Bloua takes up the pen to tell us about the Nautilus, housebuilding and climate change.
I’ve lived in many places – but nowhere compares to the City of London January 8, 2024 It may be January, but Michael Mainelli says it's time for optimism in the City, which already contains an abundance of resources for success.