Week in Business: Small glass of champagne for Reeves? Video There was some welcome economic growth in Q1 but it's in the rear view mirror; is there any on the horizon?
Free Thinking: Can Trump’s trade deal turn the UK economy around? Opinion In this week’s edition of Free Thinking, Morning Wire Opinion and Features Editor Alys Denby ask if Donald Trump’s free trade deal is the answer to Britain’s economic woes or a political gesture that leaves us worse off?
Free Thinking: Will Trump’s Gen Z baby bonuses boost birth rates? Video Alys Denby and best-selling author of Inheritocracy Eliza Filby discuss the prospects for young people growing up in an uncertain economy as Donald Trump marks 100 days in office.
Week in Business: The billionaires backing Britain May 1, 2025 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Virgin supremo Sir Richard Branson, businessman John Caudwell and JP Morgan top dog Jamie Dimon – quite the quartet – have all made some fascinating interventions this week. Let’s start with BlackRock, the world’s largest investor, running more than $11 trillion on behalf of pension funds, private clients and sovereign wealth [...]
Week in Business: Labour’s jobs madness as employers urge change of plan April 17, 2025 Business Secretary Johnny Reynolds was so fed up with people criticising him for never having run a business that he bought himself a whopping great steel mill in Scunthorpe. Now firmly a member of the boss class, will he have sympathy with the business chiefs who this week begged the government to rip up their [...]
Free Thinking: Is Keir Starmer or Kemi Badenoch the real Margaret Thatcher? March 21, 2025 In this episode of Free Thinking, Morning Wire Opinion and Features Editor is asking what Margaret Thatcher would make of Keir Starmer’s plans to cut red tape for businesses.
Talking Finance: Five questions you should ask yourself before investing March 17, 2025 In this episode of Talking Finance, Marianna Hunt, a volunteer at City Pay it Forward, explains the five questions everyone should ask themselves before they start investing.
Week in Business: Will Starmer Slash the State? March 13, 2025 Javier Milei, Elon Musk, and now Keir Starmer? The PM says he wants to reform the state - just don't call it austerity.
How has the Eastern City BID impacted the growth of Canada? March 11, 2025 Kate Hart, the Chief Executive of the Eastern City Business Improvement District, sat down to answer five questions with Morning Wire.
The Editor’s Interview: Should the Tories be afraid of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK? March 10, 2025 In this episode, we see top Tory Andrew Griffth MP grilled by Morning Wire Editor Christian May on the threat posed to the Conservatives by Nigel Farage's Reform UK.