Lib Dems and Tories erupt in row over Employment Rights Bill December 11, 2025 The Liberal Democrats and the Tories have clashed over a late evening vote on the Employment Rights Bill that saw LibDem peers fall in behind the Labour government. Tory business speaker Andrew Griffith accused the Liberal Democrats of voting with Labour in the House of Lords on Wednesday night on the basis that the party [...]
Substack implements native advertising following $1.1bn valuation December 11, 2025 Substack, the historically anti-advertising newsletter platform, has announced it will pilot an advertising programme following its latest funding round. Substack was founded with the goal of providing an alternative to online advertising as a monetisation model for writers and creators. It was founded in 2017 as a website where people can write and subscribe to [...]
Overseas ownership of UK property nosedives December 11, 2025 The number of UK properties owned by overseas investors has fallen dramatically since 2015 as the impact of Brexit and increased regulation dampen appetite. While the value of property assets held by overseas companies is at an all-time high – jumping 40 per cent, or £38.5bn, in three years – the volume of purchases has [...]
Pinewood: James Bond studio given £1bn licence to build December 11, 2025 Plans for a £1bn expansion of iconic film studio Pinewood which include a “state-of-the-art data centre” have been given the green light. Pinewood Studios submitted the proposals at the end of June to Buckinghamshire Council which were updated from the original scheme which was approved in 2023. Those plans featured 21 new stages at the [...]
2025: It’s been one hell of a year for UK business December 11, 2025 From political drama to market volatility, cyber attacks, takeovers and trade wars – 2025 has not been plain sailing. January: motor finance and angry farmers We began the year reporting on the exodus from the London stock exchange noting that 2024 had been the quietest year on record for new listings and we suggested that [...]
Andrew Bailey: Private credit should have looser rules than banks December 11, 2025 Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said regulation of the booming private credit sector should be more light-touch than traditional lenders despite the central bank’s fears that a blow-up of the industry remains one of the most significant threats to UK financial stability. Bailey told an online event that the fallout from a banking [...]
Big banks SME lending comeback slowed down by Budget jitters December 11, 2025 High street banks’ return to small business lending slowed in the third quarter of 2025 after the chaos on the road to the Autumn Budget dampened activity in the economy. Big banks dished out nearly £4.2bn in total loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the three months to 30 September – a level [...]
Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium Beats Fulham’s Riverside Stand to top award December 11, 2025 Everton FC’s Hill Dickinson Stadium has beaten Fulham’s Riverside Stand, Sevilla’s La Cartuja and arenas in Sweden, Hong Kong, Japan and Morocco to a major international award. The 53,000-seater stadium in Liverpool’s Bramley Moore Dock opened its doors earlier this year and has quickly become one of the country’s top sports venues. It was named [...]
UK exports forecast downgraded as Labour fails to kickstart trade December 11, 2025 British export growth will fall by almost half next year, a business forecaster has said, with Labour’s string of deals failing to improve hopes of a revival in international trade. The Labour government has made trade a key lever to boost growth prospects, using new deals with the likes of the EU and India to [...]
Mondo Duplantis: Pole vault star driving Bolt-like interest in athletics tickets December 11, 2025 Pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis is driving levels of demand for track and field tickets not seen since Usain Bolt, says UK Athletics. The national governing body says sales of seats at next summer’s London Athletics Meet increased by more than 1,000 per cent after it was announced last week that Duplantis would be competing. [...]