The markets are getting it wrong on AI risk February 13, 2026 Concerns that AI will make entire sectors obsolete are overblown. These are not companies encountering AI for the first time, yet markets appear to be pricing them as if adaptation is impossible, says Michael Clark The repeated sell-offs triggered by new AI product launches suggest markets are struggling to distinguish between headlines and reality. Each [...]
The unlikely City florist that once served the royals February 12, 2026 The City's oldest florist may not look like much anymore, but it once was the top choice for royal weddings from Diana to the Queen.
The Capitalist: White Lotus chateau bans freebie-greedy journalists February 12, 2026 Journos snubbed by White Lotus chateau, a love letter from PRs and new City signage; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
Close Brothers MD: I started my career working for Gordon Ramsay February 12, 2026 Chiara Caldwell, managing director at Close Brothers, tells us how she went from fine dining to banking in Square Mile and Me.
Britain deserves better than our cabbage patch politicians February 12, 2026 It’s easy to forget how little most people pay attention to politicians. The only thing that really matters to the public is the cost of living, and no politician seems to get it, says Tom Harwood I was carrying a cabbage in my hands on the way into work on Monday. Yes, a cabbage. In [...]
Make toilets beautiful again! February 11, 2026 Britain is in the midst of a public toilet crisis. Roderick Bates makes the case for making toilets plentiful - and beautiful again.
The Debate: Can you date across the divide? February 11, 2026 Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we ask the big question: can a Tory really love a leftie? Read the case for and against in this week's Debate.
Starmer will fail to improve living standards – but it isn’t all his fault February 11, 2026 Between the mid 1960s and the mid 2000s, the living standards of the poorest half of households doubled. Increasing by 1.9 per cent a year, it took four decades to make this leap. To emulate that progress again, starting from today, would take 137 years. This is not a state of affairs that can be [...]
Reasons to be cheerful in an age of extraordinary technological progress February 11, 2026 Headlines are dominated by the oncoming AI apocalypse. The 21st century, far from being an age of decay, may prove to be the most creative and constructive period in human history, says Madsen Pirie We are told that the world is in irreversible decline. Newsfeeds deliver a daily diet of disasters, wars, fires, floods, political [...]
Why the net zero transition is not about building more wind turbines February 11, 2026 The UK is electrifying faster than it is building the infrastructure to support it. The transition won’t fail because we can’t generate enough power, but because the grid isn’t stable enough to deliver it. says Emma Parkinson The EV charger story is being treated like a consumer inconvenience – a queueing problem, a pricing problem, [...]