Signing up to a new AI tool? For the love of God, read the small print! March 18, 2025 Influencers are flogging AI programmes as "neat little tools", but failing to read the small print could prove costly, writes Paul Armstrong.
The Spring Statement is an opportunity to secure the UK’s economic future March 17, 2025 The Chancellor should prioritise pension reform, enhanced use of digital verification and attracting FDI to kick start growth in the Spring Statement, says Chris Hayward The Chancellor has vowed to kick-start the economy, and the upcoming Spring Statement will be key to making that happen. The source of growth is right here in the City, [...]
I’ll cut regulation and unleash the animal spirits of the private sector March 17, 2025 In an exclusive article for Morning Wire, the Prime Minister says “it is an outrage that government does not know how much it costs business to comply with the regulations imposed on them” and declares that his “will be the first government to baseline these costs” – before slashing them. Last week, I set out [...]
Trump’s U-turn on Tesla betrays a paranoid President March 17, 2025 Trump's Tesla U-turn is not the product of an economically literate president, it is the product of a paranoid one, writes Eliot Wilson.
UK’s biggest class action lawsuit could expose the perils of litigation funding March 14, 2025 This week lawyers are delivering their closing arguments in the UK’s biggest ever class action lawsuit relating to a dam disaster in Brazil. The victims deserve justice, but the predatory business model of their funders does not inspire confidence, says Mark Hollingsworth Litigation is risky, expensive and stressful. Just ask the 555 beleaguered subpostmasters whose [...]
Why it matters that The Rest Is Politics gets everything wrong March 14, 2025 On issues from Trump to Syria, Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart’s wildly popular podcast The Rest is Politics is actively making its millions of listeners less informed, says James Price “I wasn’t fundamentally wrong because I was patronising to people. I was wrong because I’m an optimist and I hate the idea of being wrong [...]
Farmers aren’t the only ones affected by inheritance tax changes March 14, 2025 Most of the coverage of inheritance tax has focused on farmers but they make up a tiny proportion of the businesses that will be hit by this unfair levy, it’s time for family businesses to speak up, says Lucy Williams While I have every sympathy for the farming community, many would be forgiven for thinking [...]
Are you an SME looking to export? Here’s what you need to know March 14, 2025 As Paul Lindley is appointed advisor to the newly announced Board of Trade, he explains why there’s never been a better tome for SMEs to start exporting The UK’s trading landscape has been transformed in recent years, with Brexit reshaping relationships with the EU, new trade agreements emerging and a notable rise in global economic [...]
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.
‘I look up to Elon Musk’: Alex Michelin on becoming a London property magnate March 13, 2025 Responsible for the sale of over 2m square feet of real estate, Alex Michelin has forged a fruitful career in property. He tells Morning Wire how.