A Tory dilemma: our workforce is weakest in Red Wall seats March 24, 2023 As the Conservatives look to fix the workforce, the Red Wall is wide open, writes Praful Nargund.
Chief execs can’t hide behind not knowing their carbon footprint anymore March 24, 2023 Short-term plans from CEOs only in the job for five years mean too many companies with “pledges” to go net zero are still digging their heads in the sand, writes Freddie Evans
Rising food prices surprised the Bank of England, but supermarkets saw it coming March 24, 2023 An unexpected rise in inflation and the price of food shows us not to take it for granted.
Central banks are right to raise rates, even with banking on the precipice of a crisis March 23, 2023 This morning Andrew Bailey and the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England rose interest rates to 4.25 per cent, even after the shock merger between Credit Suisse and UBS, and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, writes Jumana Saleheen Decisions from central banks over the last week demonstrate an ongoing effort to bring [...]
In London, we have no other option but to break up the Metropolitan Police March 23, 2023 The Metropolitan Police has had years to make things right - but it hasn't done it. It's time we admit we should reform it for good - and the best way is to break it up, writes Will Cooling
Let’s be honest, the financial sector needs to learn to get the basics right March 23, 2023 After the collapse of both Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank, the financial sector needs to learn the basics before an over-emphasis on ESG, writes Matthew Lesh
Post-Brexit rules on capital for challenger banks will only hurt the industry more March 23, 2023 The last week of upheaval in the banking world is proof of the importance of a competitive landscape; we must do more to ensure a level playing field for smaller banking players, writes Karen Bradley One of Britain’s great economic success stories since the global financial crisis has been the emergence of a vibrant and [...]
PMQs sketch: Starmer’s cameo on Law & Order March 22, 2023 When in doubt, dig in on law and order. This is underlined, twice, in Sir Keir Starmer’s playbook. The American TV show was, after all, running for more than twenty years, so surely they know a thing or two about what people want. Indeed, the Labour leader was spoilt for choice with Conservative chaos today. [...]
Central banks need to steady their course despite choppy weather March 22, 2023 Much ado about nothing? Hardly. The loss of Credit Suisse, and the wipeout of Coco bond holders, will have consequences for years to come – but for now at least it appears as if the guardrails are holding. Attention will now inevitably turn to the Federal Reserve and, the day after, the Bank of England. [...]
From crime to health, Britain can’t see beyond acute needs for public services March 22, 2023 Failures at the Metropolitan Police; the slow-motion collapse of the NHS; strikes across industries. Our public services are geared towards acute need, over stopping that acute need in the first place, writes Rosie Beacon.