A UK-Australia trade deal must address Canberra’s reluctance to tackle climate change June 16, 2021 The new trade deal with Australia is the first building block in the Prime Minister’s vision for a Global Britain, and sets the UK on a firm path to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. There has already been fierce debate over the contents of the agreement. Environmental concerns must be at [...]
Britain’s tech industry needs to address its gender gap and invest in women June 16, 2021 With all major crises, comes opportunity. A chance to consider where we are and where we want to be. Crisis is a catalyst for change. As the tech industry takes a central role in helping the global economy rebound, it must seize the moment and be inclusively bold. We need every talented entrepreneur contributing to [...]
Boris Johnson’s political capital to extend Covid restrictions is waning as more Brits are vaccinated June 16, 2021 Millions of Britons piled into social gatherings up and down the country to watch our boys notch up a notable triumph over the Croatian football team on Sunday. We will never know for sure how many of these were compliant with the current Covid regulations, but it is a fair bet that a sizeable minority [...]
To protect the NHS, we need to digitise and streamline communication between GPs and specialists June 15, 2021 Everyone knows that feeling when you’re completely physically and emotionally shattered, and you just can’t function. For most of us, this isn’t a particularly big deal, you’re only cooking your children’s supper after a long day at work, after all. But, when you’re looking after seriously ill patients and they’re dependent on your ability to [...]
Coutts CEO: Too many overly-cautious Britons are squirelling away savings in cash June 15, 2021 It regularly occurs to me that the British are harsh when it comes to embracing what it is they, or we I should say now after all my years here, do really well. We’re amazing at rallying against matters which are wrong or need improvement. But the other side of the coin still seems to [...]
Oliver Dowden: London’s tech trailblazers will lead the charge to tackle climate change June 15, 2021 Humans have long innovated their way out of adversity, and now it’s time for tech to take on one of the greatest challenges of our time. In 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to commit to bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. It is one [...]
Britain is plagued by uncompetitive markets and a regulatory system encouraging market concentration June 14, 2021 The backslapping over the G7’s efforts to institute a new minimum global corporation tax rate last week was almost audible. The deal is a critical juncture – a signal that established economies are no longer racing to the bottom on business tax. But the palpable excitement should be cautioned: it takes far more to create [...]
Trouble brewing at BrewDog: Can co-founder James Watt apologise his way out of a toxic culture? June 14, 2021 Last week was a rocky one for self-styled “punk” brewers BrewDog. Some 60 former employees under the collective name of Punks with Purpose posted an open letter on Twitter, in which they accused the company and its founders, James Watt and Martin Dickie, of fostering a “cult of personality” and alleged that a “culture of [...]
Transport for London is ready to herald the return to work June 14, 2021 When the nation entered the first lockdown in March last year, many Londoners put away their Oyster or travel card oblivious to just how long it would be before it would be used next. At the time, Government guidance was – and continues to be – to “work from home where possible”. Buses, trains and [...]
GB News investors: We’re at a crossroads in the media and our mission must be to restore faith in the news June 13, 2021 Britain is entering a new phase of history, regaining an independent voice and charting a new path into the 21st Century. This is what we would call an unfrozen moment, a window in time when opportunities for positive change become possible for those with the vision to see the things that might be, and the [...]