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09.05.2025 | The Shifting Sands of Economic Policy: What the Bank of England's Rate Cut Means for You | The Bank of England (BOE) has made a significant move. It cut its key interest rate from 4.5% to 4.25%. This decision comes amid a landscape marked by slow economic growth and the looming shadow of trade tariffs. The central bank's action i... |
08.05.2025 | Bank of England cuts interest rates: Here’s what it means for your money | The central bank reduced its key interest rate from 4.5% to 4.25% on Thursday amid a backdrop of lackluster economic growth and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
The move is likely to bring relief to borrowers, busi... |
07.05.2025 | The Future of Snooker in China: Hype or Reality? | Zhao Xintong's victory at the World Snooker Championship sent shockwaves through the sports world. He became the first Asian player to claim the title. The excitement was palpable. Hopes soared. Could this be the dawn of a snooker revolutio... |
07.05.2025 | BAE Systems to spend billions on growth and hire thousands more staff | BAE Systems has said it plans to hire thousands more staff as the company prepares for an increase in global defence spending.
Shares in the London-listed company have rocketed more than 50 per cent since the start of the year. This morning... |
01.05.2025 | Sadiq Khan is squandering the success of the Elizabeth Line | Despite the popularity and success of the Elizabeth Line, other major transport projects in the capital are in limbo, writes James Ford
Everybody loves the Elizabeth Line, right? There are the sleek, open-plan trains, the breathtaking, well... |
17.04.2025 | Schools need to help Gen Z tackle career crunch better, says entrepreneur who turned his life around at 20 | UNITED KINGDOM, April 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Phil Mires sets out his vision for beating jobs crisis as he hits £1 million in classic Mini sales
Schools should teach Gen Z how to run their own business to help them overcome the caree... |
10.04.2025 | The Ripple Effect of Tariffs: How Trump's Trade Policies Are Reshaping UK Insurance Costs | The world of insurance is like a delicate ecosystem. Each change sends ripples through the market. Recently, the U.S. government, under President Trump, introduced tariffs that are set to disrupt this balance. The insurance sector in the UK... |
09.04.2025 | The Debate: Has the plastic bag levy been a success? | Ten years on, the plastic bag levy has largely been hailed a success – but has it actually helped the planet? We get two experts to hash it out in this week’s Debate
Plastic bags, made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE), pose significant ... |
04.04.2025 | Trump’s tariffs set to drive UK insurance coverage costs up | After revelations that the US has slapped several of the world’s largest economies with export tariffs, the insurance market in the UK prepares for increased costs.
This comes as US President Donald Trump revealed his economic attack on the... |
25.03.2025 | UK consumer confidence is tanking warns KPMG | Three in five Brits believe the UK economy is worsening, a new survey by KPMG has shown, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement risks failing to lift people’s spirits.
Reeves is set to announce policies aimed at economic business con... |
17.03.2025 | Employment dips as businesses brace for cost hikes | Employment shrank by 0.4 per cent in February as small businesses prepare for rising costs, according to a new report from the hiring platform Employment Hero.
In a monthly report looking at data from 105,000 employees, the company found th... |
05.02.2025 | School Smart Phone Bans Make Little Difference, Study Shows | School phone bans appear to be making little difference to pupils’ overall wellbeing, mental health, and test scores, a new study suggests.
Claimed to be first of its kind, the study, conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham... |
05.02.2025 | Data Security Holding Back Growth for UK Financial Services Firms | Research from Optalysys has found that growth is being held back at UK financial services firms due to concerns over data security.
A survey of over 250 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) working in the financial services sector, conducted by Obsur... |
02.10.2024 | Bridging the Gap: Gender Equity and Pensioner Hardship in the UK | In the UK, two pressing issues collide: gender equity in investment and the financial struggles of pensioners. Both highlight the widening chasms in society. One is a tale of ambition and potential; the other, a story of vulnerability and s... |
30.09.2024 | Is GenAI A Game-Changer for NEET Youth? | Movement to Work, in collaboration with The Prince’s Trust, Accenture, Microsoft, GetMyFirstJob and Oxford Insights has released a research report revealing the potential of generative AI in helping young people not in education, employment... |
30.09.2024 | Growing Economic Disparities Leave UK Pensioners Facing Hardship | About a quarter of adults in the UK are pensioners, which means they are over the current state pension age of 66.
The income trends of this group of people have a big effect on the country’s general living standards. However, only a small ... |
26.08.2024 | EE Warns Parents Against Giving Children Smartphones | In response to rising concerns regarding children’s safety online, the mobile network has recommended that young children should use non-smart devices with limited capability, such as feature phones that allow for texts and phone calls, but... |
09.07.2024 | SASSA old-age pension versus the world: Where do we RANK? | SASSA old-age pension versus the world: Here’s where we rank as a nation. Image: File
SASSA old-age pension versus the world: How do they compare? Local government pensions disbursed by the South African Social Security Agency go out to rou... |
14.06.2024 | London-based Hometree raises nearly €300 million in debt financing to democratise green energy installation | Hometree, a fast-growing residential energy services company, has raised €297 million of debt financing from Barclays to help homeowners finance the installation of solar panels, battery storage systems and heat pumps through a range of ind... |
07.05.2024 | Heineken pledges nearly $50 million investment for "transforming tired pubs" in U.K. into eco-friendly faces of resilience | Dutch brewing company Heineken is working on "transforming tired pubs" across the U.K. with a nearly $50 million investment meant to ease locals as the U.K. recovers from a 41-year inflation high.
The £39 million (nearly $50 milli... |
23.03.2024 | A New Deal for young workers | On 1 April, the National Living Wage will go up to £11.44 per hour and be extended to workers aged 21 and over. But workers under 21 will still be paid less for the same work, simply because of their age and as many as seven in ten workers ... |
14.03.2024 | Top UK Sustainability Trends in 2024: 4 Key Challenges & Insights | As environmental challenges intensify, businesses find themselves at a crossroads between financial pressures and the urgent need for sustainability.
According to a global study of 5,000 CEOs by IBM, business leaders struggle to fund their ... |
04.03.2024 | Government's move to reintroduce tribunal fee threatens workers' rights | The government is repeating the mistakes it made in 2013, when it unlawfully introduced employment tribunal fees.
Following UNISON’s legal challenge, the Supreme Court, in 2017, ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful because they ... |
03.03.2024 | How SASSA state pension compares to the rest of the world | You might be shocked to see how a SASSA state pension compares to those offered overseas. Image: File/Fotor
A SASSA state pension as disbursed by the South African Social Security Agency to roughly 4-million needy citizens over the age of 6... |
21.02.2024 | British Royal Navy's Trident Nuclear Missile Test Ends in Failure, Crashes Near Launch Site | John Lopez, Tech Times 21 February 2024, 08:02 am
The British Royal Navy suffered a recent setback when a test of the Trident missile system failed and the missile crashed into the sea near its launch site.
Reports say this incident has rai... |
22.01.2024 | Counter Strike raked in nearly $1 billion in 2023 by from randomized loot boxes | Tech Counter Strike raked in nearly $1 billion in 2023 by from randomized loot boxes
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2024-01-21T22:02:32Z
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19.01.2024 | How to put sustainability into your digital transformation | Sustainability has become one of the largest considerations for businesses worldwide with 96 percent of G250 companies reporting on sustainability or ESG matters. And sustainability cannot, and should not, be forgotten in your IT advancemen... |
09.01.2024 | The Autumn Statement Has No Big Surprises for UK Expat and Foreign National Investors | For many, there were no huge surprises in the Autumn Statement.
Despite the extension of the mortgage guarantee scheme then, it’s unlikely that this will do much to properly bolster the prospects of young buyers.
In the autumn statement, th... |
05.01.2024 | Кто и зачем меняет стандарты широкополосной связи — разбираем ситуацию в США и других странах | Мы уже обсуждали конфликт крупных провайдеров с властями американских городов, делающими ставку на независимые общественные сети. Цель такой инициативы — поспособствовать развитию конкуренции на рынке. Недавно члены Федеральной комиссии по ... |
04.01.2024 | Scottish Recruitment Woes: What’s to Blame? | A recent survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlights some of the difficulties faced by Scottish businesses, with almost a quarter (24.5%) of companies reporting recruitment challenges in November last year.
This number sur... |
23.11.2023 | UK ‘found its feet’ in November as economy returned to expansion but recession fears remain | Economic activity returned to expansion in November as an improvement in the services sector helped lift the UK economy, but experts warned recession remained a real possibility. |
20.11.2023 | Health | What long-term care looks like around the world | Jordan Rau, KFF Health News | KFF Health News (TNS)
Around the world, wealthy countries are struggling to afford long-term care for rapidly aging populations. Most spend more than the United States through government funding or insurance th... |
31.10.2023 | Mission data privacy: Empowering consumers in an era of rapid change | Whether browsing online for clothes or catching up on the latest news, we’ve all had that unwanted internet cookie pop-up appear. At face-value they may seem harmless, but cookies are a goldmine of private information, posing a serious risk... |
11.10.2023 | Techstars-Backed migration fintech Vesti, launches in the United Kingdom. | With strategic expansions into Ghana on August 9, and Zambia on September 29, Vesti, Techstars-backed migration fintech, concluded its 2023 country expansion with an impressive launch event on Thursday, October 5, 2023, held at the esteemed... |
28.09.2023 | Getting A Grip On Midlife Management – The UK (and Women) Lead The Way | What people think of when they hear 'midlife'getty |
26.09.2023 | I'm a Gen Zer living and working in England. Getting on the housing ladder feels impossible here, and not buying Starbucks won't help. | Opinion I'm a Gen Zer living and working in England. Getting on the housing ladder feels impossible here, and not buying Starbucks won't help.
Adam England
2023-09-26T09:34:11Z
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20.09.2023 | Scots Region to Take Part in £4m Smart Street Lamp Pilot | North Ayrshire is one of six UK authorities receiving a portion of the £1.3 million available from a UK Government pilot. The £1.3m Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme (SIPP) — of which the Scottish council area will receive £242,765 — is... |
26.07.2023 | AutogenAI secures $22.3 million via Blossom Capital for large language models that streamline bidding process | Just over a year since its founding, London-based AutogenAI has raised $22.3 million via Blossom Capital as it continues to develop its large language models technology. The fledgling company is specifically targeting the writing of bids an... |
11.07.2023 | See map of which countries are NATO members — and learn how countries can join | President Biden is meeting with other world leaders at the NATO summit in Lithuania this week, where member nations are discussing Sweden's admission into their group. NATO recently grew to 31 nations, with the addition of Finland earlier t... |
13.06.2023 | Sunak: Ten Ways the UK Is the ‘Best’ for Tech Businesses | As part of London Tech Week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak listed ten ways the UK is “one of the best places in the world to start a tech business.”
The Prime Minister deemed the UK “an island of innovation,” before going on to evidence why st... |
21.04.2023 | Leaseholders to gain new rights under FCA insurance reforms | The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed insurance reforms to protect leaseholders from paying extortionate sums for insurance. |
17.04.2023 | It’s Not All Bad—The Year In Positive Environmental News | IT’S NOT ALL BAD—THE YEAR IN POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS Photo Provided By iStock |
16.03.2023 | Can asylum seekers in Europe survive the cost-of-living crisis? | Towards the end of 2021, governments across Europe had scarcely eased their COVID-19 restrictions when the continent was gripped by a new problem: a cost-of-living crisis caused by soaring prices and low wage growth over the past decade.
Fr... |
01.03.2023 | A Stronger European Defense Requires Resetting Cooperation Between the U.K. and Europe | Russia’s war against Ukraine has triggered a “Zeitenwende”—or sea change—not just in Germany, but across Europe. Since last February, European countries have put aside their many strategic differences to step up on defense and forge a unite... |
26.01.2023 | Can A Market-Based Approach To Carbon Trading Keep Businesses Profitable? | David Thompson, Tech Times 26 January 2023, 11:01 am
(Photo : Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash)
Businesses worldwide are facing high energy costs, a global recession, and a climate crisis. As a result, it is an exceptionally hard time to stay pro... |
14.12.2022 | What Comes After the Loss and Damage Fund for Responsibility and Repair in a Climate-Disrupted World? | Climate-driven geophysical shifts are driving geopolitical shifts that are putting increasing pressure on international law and global governance. The recent landmark decision to establish an international “loss and damage” fund offers a gl... |
09.12.2022 | Meta Under Fire for Data Privacy in the EU | Meta’s three main platforms – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – are under fire for potentially infringing data privacy under GDPR.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted three binding decisions addressing the legality of Me... |
25.11.2022 | Meta Faces Lawsuit for Continued Use of Personal Data | Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is facing another lawsuit over its data protection and privacy policy.
A technology and human rights activist, Tanya O’Carroll, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, saying that her right to object to being ... |
23.11.2022 | Little Starts: Parents Shouldn't Have To Compromise Child Development This Christmas | DERBY, England, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The cost-of-living crisis shouldn't mean compromising child development and parents' mental health. However, that's the dilemma many families face this Christmas. Increasing costs mean many pare... |
14.11.2022 | As the cost of living crisis in the UK gets worse, people posting videos of bare shelves and turning to TikTok for help and solidarity | News As the cost of living crisis in the UK gets worse, people posting videos of bare shelves and turning to TikTok for help and solidarity
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2022-11-14T14:40:47Z
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25.10.2022 | Shame Is Stalling Diversity And Inclusion Success: Here’s Why | Focusing on shame instead of awareness, education and action is a defence mechanism, which is ... [+] stalling inclusion efforts.getty |
09.10.2022 | Many in the UK face a grim choice this winter between eating and heating as a cost-of-living crisis grips the nation | A graffiti sign to a food bank in Leeds, UK. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images
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As the country grapples with a soaring cost-of-living crisis, food-bank usage in the UK is rising.
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28.09.2022 | The UK pound just tumbled to a record low against the dollar. That could drive up food and gas prices for already struggling households. | The British pound fell to a record low Monday after proposed tax cuts spooked markets.
Prices are soaring across the UK, with inflation hitting 9.9% last month.
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22.09.2022 | UK trumpets roaming caps for travellers to Norway, Iceland and – maybe one day – Liechtenstein | U.K. residents travelling to Norway or Iceland will soon have their mobile roaming fees capped, representing part of a recent trade agreement between the countries.
The U.K. signed a free trade agreement last July with Norway, Iceland and L... |
12.09.2022 | Is It Ever Okay To Ghost A New Employer? | “He’s just not that into you.” A catchphrase heard on every Tube, every day, as single men and women struggle with London’s notoriously difficult dating scene, where ghosting, breadcrumbing, cuffing and orbiting are simply par for the cours... |
18.08.2022 | Medical Transcribers Must Eschew AI to Save Lives, Says Alphabet Transcription Services Founder | HATFIELD, Hertfordshire (PRWEB) August 18, 2022
Herts-based Alphabet Transcription Specialists are bucking the trend of AI-driven transcription processes to ensure life-saving accuracy for their clients in the healthcare industry. With 25 y... |
17.08.2022 | Edinburgh Startup Secures £750k for Research into Elderly Healthcare | Edinburgh-based startup Smplicare has secured £750,000 in funding to explore the use of wearable technologies to predict the risk of falls and other age-related health issues.
Provided by UKRI and a host of private investors, the funding wi... |
19.07.2022 | Westcon-Comstor wins best UK apprenticeship scheme for the third time | Judges of the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards praised Westcon-Comstor’s dedication to nurturing the next generation of tech leaders
LONDON, UK – 19 July 2022 – Westcon-Comstor, the global technology provider and specialist distributor, celeb... |
08.06.2022 | Multiverse raises $220m and becomes Europe’s latest edtech unicorn | Multiverse, an edtech startup founded by Euan Blair — the son of former British prime minister Tony Blair — has raised a $220m Series D round. The raise brings the company a $1.7bn valuation, making it Europe’s latest edtech unicorn.
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01.06.2022 | How Western companies are dealing with China’s data security laws | |
30.05.2022 | Why are power prices likely to keep surging, and where do we go from here? | Source: Shutterstock.
Yesterday the Australian Energy Regulator increased the “default market offers” that apply to electricity retailers in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland by 8% to 18%, depending on type of tariffs and locatio... |
22.03.2022 | Iskratel expands into the UK market to deliver FTTH connectivity to underserved regions | Continuing its expansion across Western Europe, Iskratel has opened a branch in the UK
Liverpool, UK, and Kranj, Slovenia, 22 March 2022 – Iskratel, a Slovenia-headquartered ICT provider, is intensifying its activities in Western Europe and... |
23.02.2022 | London startup using AI to fight financial crime in the UK by gathering publicly available data scoops up £150K | London-based financial crime intelligence startup Schwarzthal Tech has raised £150,000 in a pre-seed funding. The round was led by the U.K.’s most active seed-stage investor SFC Capital. The startup will use the funds to further develop the... |
02.12.2021 | How the Government Could Fix the Housing Emergency | Presented in partnership with Shelter.
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When Michael Gove entered his new office at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, he inherited a housing emergency. The housing secretary (whose department has since bee... |
26.10.2021 | We Don’t Need Another List Ranking Schools Based On Test Scores | U.S. News' new ranking of elementary and middle schools is not only simplistic, it elevates a ... [+] misleading criterion of school quality. getty |
14.10.2021 | Partnerships, priorities and predictions for the future in the pensions market | Speaker: Sarah Pritchard, Executive Director, Markets
Event: Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Delivered: 14 October 2021
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17.09.2021 | U.K. Secures $14 Billion Investment Promise From U.A.E. | British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu ... [+] Dhabi, inspect a Guard of Honour by the Grenadier Guards on September 16, 2021 in London, England. (Photo: Hannah McKay - WPA Pool/Ge... |
26.08.2021 | UK names John Edwards as its choice for next data protection chief as gov’t eyes watering down privacy standards | The UK government has named the person it wants to take over as its chief data protection watchdog, with sitting commissioner Elizabeth Denham overdue to vacate the post: The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today said... |
07.07.2021 | U.K. Government Introduces “Cruelest Ever” Asylum Legislation | U.K. Home Secretary, Priti Patel (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Getty Images |
05.07.2021 | Centurion : OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT - MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 27 APRIL 2021 | The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy ... |
11.06.2021 | Multinational tax dodging strategies should be as damaging as fuelling climate change | The G7’s landmark deal to tackle tax avoidance and crack down on multinational companies that treat our global economy as a financial rabbit warren, might seem a welcome step in the right direction. But until businesses start seeing tax as ... |
01.06.2021 | Apprenticeships Demand a Fresh Look From Employers in the Knowledge Economy | June 1, 2021 4 min read
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When Americans think of an apprenticeship, they may associate them with images of young factory workers or plumbers learning the ropes under the mentorsh... |
22.05.2021 | Britain’s photo ID system undermines the democracy it is trying to preserve | A voter leaves a polling location in the UK. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
The Queen announced that UK citizens will need photo ID to vote in upcoming elections.
In a country where an estimated quarter of voters lack ID, the move undermines de... |
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Centurion : OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT - MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 27 APRIL 2021 | The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy ... |
05.05.2021 | Editorial: London has deserved more from an insipid Mayoral contest | It is fair to say the year-long delay to the London Mayoral election has not increased the appetite for it. Nor have the last few months been a vintage political campaign of sharp differences, eye-catching promises and grand visions for the... |
04.05.2021 | YouGov : Who supports abolishing the devolved parliaments, and why? | Introduction
On 6 May, voters will head to the polls up and down the United Kingdom in what is being dubbed a 'Super Thursday' of local, devolved government, mayoral, and police and crime commissioner elections.
Two of the most high profile... |
27.04.2021 | Centurion : OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT - AGM PRESENTATION | The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy ... |
27.04.2021 | Centurion : OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT - AGM TO BE HELD ON 27 APRIL 2021 - RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED FROM SHAREHOLDERS | The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy ... |
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21.04.2021 | Russian President Putin warns the United States and NATO: “Swift & Tough” Response Coming For Those Crossing ‘Red Line’ | At Russia’s annual Valdai conference in 2014, President Vladimir Putin closed the speech with this popular phrase: “Don’t Mess With Mother Russia.” In recent weeks, military tension has escalated between Ukraine and Russia as Ukraine attemp... |
06.04.2021 | Russia warns the United States and NATO not to send Western forces into Ukraine as it prepares for war with Ukraine | Just last week, we wrote about the war brewing in the Luhansk & Donetsk region of Ukraine. It all started on March 24 when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a declaration of war against Russia in a document you won’t find in... |
05.04.2021 | Hong Kong’s Election Overhaul in Context | On March 30, Chinese lawmakers passed legislation that will dramatically overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system. That legislation—which takes the form of amendments to Hong Kong’s Basic Law—does not stand alone: It appears to be the third in... |
16.03.2021 | Cambridge in the top five tech hubs for VC investment in the UK in 2020, says Tech Nation report launched today | Cambridge in the top five tech hubs for VC investment in the UK in 2020, says Tech Nation report launched today
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16.03.2021 | Tech Nation Report Reveals 8 London-Based Tech Superstars | 0 shares
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Tech Nation, the leading scaleup accelerator, has today announced the release of its annual Tech Nation Report, the ultimate state-of-the-nation report on the UK tech sector.
In its 7th year, the repo... |
16.03.2021 | Scotland Continues to Impress as UK Tech Attracts Record VC Investment | Britain’s tech sector attracted record levels of venture capital investment in 2020, according to the annual Tech Nation Report.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and fears over the impact of Brexit, the Tech Nation Report shows that venture... |
11.03.2021 | Technology transfer offers a fast route toward rebuilding the COVID-ravaged economies of low-and-middle income countries | Technology transfer is a measure of the way in which countries manage their international flows of capital, goods, services, ideas and people. Borders and tariffs in rich countries often impede the economic and technological exchanges that ... |
16.02.2021 | IFS urges Rishi Sunak not to raise taxes in March Budget | Rishi Sunak’s March Budget should announce “well targeted” extensions to current emergency Covid support measures and avoid any tax rises, according to one of the UK’s largest economics think tanks. |
15.02.2021 | Uber lobbies for ‘Prop 22’-style gig work standards in the EU | Uber is shooting its shot at EU lawmakers as they dial up scrutiny of working conditions on gig platforms to decide whether new rules are needed to improve the lot of gig workers.
The ride-hailing and on-demand food delivery giant has publi... |
08.02.2021 | National Apprenticeship Week: Missed Opportunity? | Sneakers on the asphalt road with drawn arrows pointing in two directions. Making decisions and ... [+] making choices concept.getty |
18.01.2021 | Rishi Sunak mulls over a UK corporation tax hike in March Budget | Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering raising corporation tax in the upcoming March Budget in a bid to pay off some of the UK government’s Covid spending bill. |
11.01.2021 | Rishi Sunak warns UK economy will ‘get worse before it gets better’ | The UK’s economy is set to “get worse before it gets better”, Rishi Sunak has today warned. |
24.11.2020 | COVID-19, the perfect storm for women: Work, trade and immigration | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound. Economies around the world are in a state of extreme distress, and businesses in all sectors and of all sizes, are to reimagine if not transform their traditional work practices. Many a... |
20.10.2020 | What to Do About Xinjiang | Editor’s Note: The author will be taking questions live at 12:00 noon Eastern time on Wednesday, Oct. 21, as a part of our new project, Lawfare Live. Events under the Lawfare Live umbrella will be offered exclusively to Lawfare supporters o... |
16.10.2020 | How To Tackle Pay Gaps In The Workplace | The concept of racial wage discrimination in a company. Money and two miniature people. getty |
01.10.2020 | Where Are The UK’s Most Entrepreneurial and High-Earning Regions? | 0 shares
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People working in London and the South East tend to be the highest earners, but are they the most entrepreneurial as well? A new study found that it rings true in the South and East, but tables tend to... |
14.08.2020 | The Equal Pay Act Fifty Years On, Why Are We Still Gender-Blind? | Working women who have taken maternity leave will be disproportionately affected by SEISS funding ... [+] provisions for entrepreneursgetty |
21.07.2020 | As Congress Considers Collective DC/’GROW Act’ In Second Stimulus Bill, UK Acts To Make CDC Plans A Reality | Houses of Parliament (Westminster palace) and Big Ben tower, London, UKGetty |
31.03.2019 | The Limits of British Citizenship | Editor’s Note: What to do with captured foreign volunteers for terrorist organizations is one of the toughest issues facing Western governments today. (See my views on a current U.S. case here.) Human rights organizations are particularly c... |
22.03.2019 | Brexit Endgame: European Union Takes Back Control | Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
After the British Parliament defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal with the European Union for a second time in mid-March, it narrowly supported a request to the EU f... |
10.04.2018 | Top 1 percent on track to control two-thirds of the world’s wealth | Originally Published by:
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Inequality around the world has reached an irreversible tipping point.
The UK-based House of Commons Library said this week that, if current trends continue, the richest 1 perce... |