Even in the middle of the war, we need to plan how to rebuild – and fund – Ukraine February 1, 2023 Western countries must come up with a Marshall Plan 2.0 to rebuild Ukraine when this bloody war ends, writes Paul Ormerod
Explainer: What’s wrong with music streaming? January 31, 2023 Today is another rough day for tech. Streaming giant Spotify suffered significant losses in the last quarter, despite a rise in subscribers. Operating costs soared to 44 per cent after the platform made a mistake common in tech: expanding and hiring during the pandemic without thinking of long-term implications. This is not the first bad [...]
When will the Bank of England, Federal Reserve and ECB start cutting interest rates? Sooner than you think January 31, 2023 Central banks around the world this year are going to take their lead from an unlikely source: the Bank of Canada. While being the central bank of a G7 country, it’s not exactly the biggest of players in the global monetary policy and financial network. Tiff Macklem, the BoC’s chief, has led one of the [...]
When recessions hit and policy breaks down, we need charities to fill the gap January 31, 2023 When governments fail to act, someone else must step in. These organisations, like the network of homelessness charities at St Martin-in-the-Fields, are London's unsung heroes, writes Elena Siniscalco
No, HS2 won’t stop in west London, but it does show us why transport projects fail January 31, 2023 Last week, the long delayed high speed railway HS2 had another turn around the rumour mill, following suggestions it would end in west London. The hint of another hurdle shows us why politicians often ruin transport projects, writes Adam Tyndall. HS2 is happening and it will terminate in central London – despite the latest flurry [...]
Hunt can plead for older works to go back to work, but businesses will need to hire them January 31, 2023 Britain's workforce is flagging, with vacancies at a record high, but Jeremy Hunt's push to get older workers back to the office will fall flat unless employers agree to change too, writes Ann Francke.
Analysis: When is a plan for the NHS not a plan for the NHS? January 30, 2023 As Rishi Sunak faces yet another scandal after sacking Nadhim Zahawi, his ’emergency’ plan to speed up NHS wait times in A&E falls flat of what is needed, writes Sascha O’Sullivan
The Bank of England is set to raise rates again and we could still face a 2008 crunch January 30, 2023 As the Bank of England prepares to raise interest rates again, Asrif Husain looks at what this volatility does to the financial markets and consumer credit - and the opportunities for investors.
London and Tokyo can tell a tale of two cities connecting national financial centres January 30, 2023 London and Tokyo are tight in a strong bond centred around financial services. The UK and Japan are close allies, and can only become closer if we invest in this financial partnership, writes Nicholas Lyons
The long shadow of Dominic Cummings might just start an invention boom January 30, 2023 ARIA, the government sponsored independent body is designed to fund new scientific and innovation projects. It might the last hangover of Dominic Cummings in Downing Street, writes Eliot Wilson