Letters: Inclusive gaming or game over August 10, 2022 [Re: Nintendo sales continue to slump as supply chains and fading engagement bite, August 3] Nintendo may be betting on the new Pokemon to change its fortunes this year, but it needs to do more to convert casual fans into repeat players. Games are intended to be inclusive spaces, where you can be whoever you [...]
We can’t connect to 5G if it strips away property rights August 10, 2022 Lower taxes, net zero and rising fuel costs have dominated the Tory leadership debate. But as we move into the final month of the run-off between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, another battle is raging that strikes at the heart of true Conservative values. We’ve heard a range of promises directed at card-carrying Conservative farmers, [...]
Fear has pushed us back to cash as banks fail to help consumers control spending August 10, 2022 We’ve come to believe we live in an almost completely cashless society today. In fact, withdrawing large amounts of cash from your bank is viewed with suspicion – victim of fraud or tax evasion? What other possible reason could you have for cash? Even Big Issue sellers now have Square readers to accommodate this shift. [...]
Politicians need to find a balance with social media like TikTok, not run from it August 10, 2022 THE UK Parliamentary account on TikTok was unceremoniously banned from the Westminster estate last week after a group of MPs alerted the Speaker of the House to the account’s existence. While concerns about national security and data access in China are understandable, an outright closure of such an important route to engaging people in politics [...]
Automation isn’t about replacing staff with machines, it’s about focused work August 9, 2022 Scanning the candidates vying to become the next prime minister, the most immediate question springing to mind is: who on Earth would want that job? Soaring inflation, snarled supply chains, labour shortages and some of the detrimental effects of Brexit are plaguing our country. Whichever way you look at it, the UK finds itself in [...]
Freezing green levies won’t relieve pressure on bills but we must make them equal August 9, 2022 The cost of living crisis has continued to be a major worry for people across the country and a key talking point during the Conservative leadership race. Rising energy prices, partly due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have significantly fuelled the crisis. As the energy price cap is expected to rise to over £3,300 [...]
The tech recession isn’t a tragedy, it is a necessary correction for future growth August 9, 2022 The pandemic may have brought many businesses to their knees, but for the tech sector, it was a boon. It accelerated changes to the way we use technology in our work and personal lives, and this, plus a low-interest rate environment, drove higher levels of expectations, investment, and valuations. The world’s biggest tech companies even [...]
Dodging the media won’t bode well for a new prime minister looking for unity August 8, 2022 For broadcasters, it has become a familiar phrase: “We approached the government for comment, but no one was available.” Journalists such as Emily Maitlis, Kirsty Wark, Cathy Newman and Jon Snow have all intoned it until it hardly means anything – but it has been a hallmark of the Boris Johnson years. Ministers have, to [...]
To attract and retain the best talent, the Square Mile must break down class barriers August 8, 2022 Later this month, young people across the country will be opening their exam results and looking ahead to an exciting future. I hope that many of them will eventually choose to forge a career in the Square Mile, just as I did a few decades ago. City firms try to attract the best talent to [...]
Investment should flow from our thriving pension market August 8, 2022 People from around the world come to use the UK’s financial markets to fund their ventures, build their economies and make a return. Yet, for years, the UK has been poor at turning this natural advantage into investment here at home. For example, the UK has the second largest pension pot in the entire world, [...]