Our health care leaders need financial acumen to start to fix the holes in the NHS August 16, 2022 We have all seen the headlines – NHS waitlists continue to grow to record levels. The latest count stands at 6.7 million, an increase of 34 per cent in just two years. Again and again, we see the problem, and many within the healthcare system and in our political institutions are at a loss about [...]
Letters: Keep your clubs to yourself August 16, 2022 [Re: Love them or hate them, private clubs are part of the City’s culture, August 12] You describe the Groucho Club as having “more than a dash of progressive ideals and sprinkling almost utopian visions” – champagne anyone? This is implicitly contrasted with the Garrick Club, which you consider should see the error of its [...]
The Thatcherite darling narrative needs to be an election-winning story August 15, 2022 The battle for the leadership of the Conservative Party grinds on. Policy ideas are thrown out like bait from a fisherman, with Rishi Sunak declaring his support for grammar schools and Liz Truss throwing her weight behind allowing more seasonal workers into the UK. In the longer run, though, as the contest rolls towards a [...]
The City must once and for all leave behind its reputation for being just for work August 15, 2022 The City used to be seen as a staid place where people simply came to work before going elsewhere to have fun. The reality today is a transformed Square Mile in terms of access to retail, hospitality and culture. The next phase of this reinvention will kick off later this autumn with our a “Destination [...]
NDAs have earned a bad rap, but we can make them fair August 13, 2022 In the City, there are many legitimate reasons for confidentiality to exist. But too broad NDAs can create a dangerous culture of secrecy,
Conservatives are paralysed by a false idea of what the ‘take back control’ means August 12, 2022 The Brexit promise to “take back control” has been translated to mean scrap all European regulation
Airbnb’s adolescence will be defined by its ability to grow August 12, 2022 Airbnb has grown into its adolescence, but it has challenges ahead to keep communities on board.
Out-of-date laws, siloed systems and anti-data rules: what to scrap to boost fintech August 12, 2022 Europe could catch up to Britain’s fintech success if we don’t allow our system to keep pace.
Growing inequality and financial strain is a threat to London’s social cohesion August 11, 2022 OUR great city works well because we Londoners muddle through together without too much friction. “Live and let live”’ has a claim to be the defining London motto. But there have been times where that harmony has shattered. I remember the shock of Tottenham and Croydon burning in August 2011 and of shops being boarded [...]
There are solutions to cooling down our cities if our politicians can just grasp them August 11, 2022 With temperatures set to soar across Europe this week, cities are once again facing the urban heat island effect – a common problem in metropolitan areas where the air temperature is significantly higher than in suburban areas. Citizens, city planners and government officials must prioritise finding cost-effective and efficient ways to keep our cities cool. [...]