We’ve maxed out our credit card of taxes but we still need more cash September 19, 2023 We can't raise taxes, but we need more money to fix our crumbling services.
Planet Crypto: SBF needs some time to prove everyone else guilty September 18, 2023 Planet Crypto have had the slapstick paintbrushes out, and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is their muse of the day.
AI will grab jobs from people working from home first, warn Oxford professors September 18, 2023 Artificial intelligence (AI) is more likely to replace the jobs of people working from home, a study by two Oxford professors has warned. Work that can be done remotely is the most susceptible to automation, Oxford University AI academics Carl-Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne have suggested in a draft paper. And AI is less likely [...]
Bitcoin can surely be a beacon of hope in a society seemingly on the brink of collapse September 18, 2023 Susie Violet Ward believes Bitcoin offers not just a glimmer of hope but a tangible solution to the problems that ail our society.
City Pages: 5 books on the changing world of work September 18, 2023 We review five new-in titles that re-examine our relationship to our jobs in the brave new post-pandemic world of work.
70 per cent drop in cartel whistleblowing to CMA since 2018 should cause ‘concern’ September 17, 2023 The UK’s competition watchdog should be concerned by a 70 per cent drop in whistleblowing on illegal cartels in the last five years, top lawyers have said. A freedom of information (FOI) request from law firm RPC showed the staggering drop in reporting, down from 1,442 calls in 2017 to just 427 in 2022, City [...]
The winners and losers of London’s work-from-home economy: The City, the Wharf and the Burbs September 17, 2023 The pandemic may have ended, but the lasting work-from-home culture has changed how people splash their cash – and invariably it’s on a Thursday now. Empty restaurants, but heaving happy hours in pubs, is the perhaps biggest shift for the hospitality sector as consumers change their habits to meet a new work-life balance. A new [...]
No amount of tax breaks will prise the over 50s from the golf course September 15, 2023 Even if we’re truly desperate to get the over 50s back to work, we shouldn’t be given them bespoke tax carve-outs which will create more intergenerational inequality, writes Emily Fielder
Keir Starmer plans anti-terror style crackdown on small boats – and more EU co-operation after Brexit September 14, 2023 Sir Keir Starmer insisted closer cooperation was needed with the European Union (EU) on the small boats crisis in the face of claims he would hand control of immigration policy back to Brussels. The Labour leader indicated he could be prepared to do a deal with Brussels which would see the UK take a quota [...]
7 delightful things to do in London this weekend September 14, 2023 Whether you’re a musical theatre buff or a fan of bargain-hunting at vintage fairs, we have you covered with this list of 7 things to do in London this weekend Summer is over and the packed autumn calendar is already taking shape. Here are some of the top things to do and see in this [...]