The Notebook: Jimmy McLoughlin on data, the honours list and the jobs of the future January 11, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today’s author is Jimmy McLoughlin, a former No.10 business adviser and now the host of Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future, one of the world’s fastest growing business podcasts I STARTED Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future as a lockdown project whilst I was a [...]
As we modernise education, we can’t allow hackers to target our kids’ future January 11, 2023 Schools operate in a world where parents don't sign physical sick letters or have mailed report cards, but if this digital system is held to ransom, students' grades and even university entry could be at risk, writes Rosie Beacon.
Sunak is right. If more Brits could do maths our economy might just start growing again January 11, 2023 Sunak’s understanding of maths was an important strength during his time as Chancellor. He is right in promoting a model for education that focuses on improving numeracy skills, writes Paul Ormerod According to Rishi Sunak, everyone up to the age of 18 should be learning maths. It was an idea widely disparaged when the prime [...]
Stop blaming lazy landlords for empty shops and look for the cause not the symptom January 11, 2023 We're blaming landlords for empty high streets because we're too scared to look at the real problem underneath, the falling incomes across the country putting retail in a binds, writes Dominic Curran.
Letters: A birthday wish for the internet January 11, 2023 [Re: As the Internet turns forty, we must invest in digital skills, Jan 4] With the internet turning middle-aged this year, the importance of data for businesses has never been more central. The 40th birthday of the internet should act as a call to arms for business leaders as online innovation enters a new stage. [...]
Explainer-in-brief: What’s inside the anti-strike laws the government is introducing today? January 10, 2023 Today the government proved it wasn’t prepared to abandon its carrot and stick approach to the unions just yet, bringing in anti-strike legislation. Business secretary Grant Shapps said there was a “duty to protect the public access to essential public services”, and called it a “common sense approach”. The rules will mandate that critical industries [...]
The London Underground’s birthday celebrates 160 years of political feuds and delays January 10, 2023 On the birthday of London Underground, Comment & Features Editor Sascha O'Sullivan looks at 160 years of delays and the fights over funding which have dogged the transport network.
For Gove to make a dent in the housing crisis, he has to look back on Grenfell January 10, 2023 The tragedy at Grenfell left a scar on our housing sector. Michael Gove did a lot last year to make developers and builders accountable for their errors through the Building Safety Act, but nuance will be needed too, writes Elena Siniscalco
A breakthrough in Northern Ireland will build bridges with businesses as well as in Europe January 10, 2023 As Brexit continues to cause problems for businesses in Britain, finding a resolution with the EU over Northern Ireland would bring some harmony back to our shores, writes Richard Burge.
Sunak and Starmer offer little new year cheer on ailing UK growth path January 10, 2023 This brand new weekly column, published every Tuesday, will drill down into the stories behind the numbers to reveal what makes the UK – and global – economy tick. But, today, inspired by what resembled soon-to-broken new year’s resolutions by political leaders last week, it will make the case for why a stable government economic [...]