The CMA’s hardball approach to the Microsoft deal paid off -but EU gamers will be left out August 24, 2023 A deal with the UK competition watchdog could mean British gamers have more choice than their European counterparts, writes Zach Meyers
Britain is shooting itself in the foot with prohibitive rules for skilled migrants August 23, 2023 If we want skilled workers in Britain, we can't keep making visas three times more expensive than other nations competing for talent, writes Derin Kocer.
Keep dreaming if you think Brexit is the reason craft beer breweries are going bust August 23, 2023 Microbreweries never stood a chance in an over-saturated market of craft beer - it's not the fault of Brexit, writes Paul Ormerod.
London’s rental market is broken – but one solution is hiding in plain sight August 23, 2023 London rents are sky-high and supply is falling further as buy-to-let properties disappear from the market.
Build me up: make ‘retrofit first’ a legal requirement to save London’s skyline August 22, 2023 Developers buying historic buildings should first be asked to try and restore it with a modern twist before they go full steam-ahead with demolition, writes Graham Clemett.
Let them join AGMs! Retail investors shouldn’t be stuck on the sidelines forever August 22, 2023 The tide is turning. For decades, influence over large company decision-making has been dominated by a handful of institutional investors. But recently, the number of everyday people who trade for themselves in small quantities – retail investors – has been steadily growing. Fuelled by the availability of DIY investing apps, the percentage of UK shares [...]
Bring WhatsApp out of the dark and make MPs messages part of the lobbying register August 22, 2023 Successive lobbying scandals have eaten away at our faith in our politics and elections, all messages whether that be on WhatsApp or by owl-post, should be subject to lobbying rules, writes Alastair McCapra. After a seemingly never-ending string of scandals, lobbying is back on MPs’ agendas with both the government and the opposition proposing measures [...]
What a day out in Whitstable tells us about our water companies August 21, 2023 Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. To be fair to the water companies, they continue to provide us with drinkable stuff out of the tap. Unfortunately it’s everything else they’re failing at. Over the weekend, a Morning Wire reporter took a trip to Whitstable for a sunny(ish) weekend break. The beach was [...]
The Tories won’t redesign the NHS but they could get rid of the bottlenecks August 21, 2023 We have long since past the point where we will fundamentally change a free-at-point-of-care system, but the Conservatives can deal with the bottlenecks, writes Eliot Wilson.
Take back control? We need to repurpose the slogan for climate change and green jobs August 21, 2023 Even the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said "climate change is out of control" - we need to take it back, writes Chris Hayward.