Whilst the Budget 2021 has given a largely ‘hopeful vision’ for many, other excluded groups have been left struggling.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
A positive response from the property industry to Budget 2021. Do you agree?
Despite the increase on Capital Gains Tax, word from the property sector has generally been positive. Especially with the opportunity to claim the ‘Super Deduction’ rate of 130% .
Rishi Sunak has published a budget punishing successful UK businesses
Whilst much of what the chancellor had to say has been welcomed by many SMEs the increase in corporation tax to 25 per cent on businesses making over £200,000 of profits from 2023 has been seen as a failure of the chancellor.
The Chancellor is prolonging the agony by extending the furlough yet again
It’s strange to think that someone who has worked as an investment banker and is now the Chancellor under a Tory Government would turn out to be such a softy.
Why economics, great business thinking and a sound investment strategy are powerful weapons in climate battle
Renewable energy is perhaps the most crucial technology of the 21st century. The modern data economy has created enormous growth in global energy demands, among both citizens and business alike.
Despite the risks, is Bitcoin becoming mainstream?
2020 was a record-breaking year for Bitcoin, and this year may not be any different. Despite its spectacular drop last week, the crypto frenzy is far from over. Banks, well-known business leaders and investors all seem to jump on the digital currency bandwagon.
Just call me ‘Mystic Mullins’ – vaccine passports ready in weeks as my crystal ball predicted
As I gazed into my crystal ball a few weeks ago it struck me that vaccine passports were the future.
Uber drivers and plumbers are not the same, whatever the Supreme Court says
After today’s Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers should be classed as workers and not self-employed the inevitable comparisons with our old case have already started.
Nicole Junkermann’s perspective on the next agricultural revolution
Innovative technology is the driving force behind the future of food.
Vaccines: passports to normality?
After a year of mostly terrible news, the rapid roll-out of the coronavirus vaccination programme in the UK has at last brought some positive headlines.
Low Emission Zone expansion is not just a death knell for London businesses
It is no surprise that in the past 12 months we’ve become a one-issue nation. Even if it’s not the battle against COVID-19 itself, it’s the social and economic fall out we’ve got to deal with.
Why outdated leadership styles are to blame for 1 in 5 employees being forced to work in the office during the pandemic
Romy Hughes, director at change management consultants Brightman, explains how leadership styles must change significantly to empower staff in the “new normal,” and why managers in firms which have focused on digital transformation are already miles ahead.
How will iOS 14 change the Digital Landscape?
In an ever-changing landscape, marketers and digital businesses alike are forced to adapt with the times as new opportunities arise and existing strategies become redundant.
Raising capital gains tax would lead to entrepreneurs fleeing Britain
Entrepreneurs will flee the country if the government goes ahead with plans to increase capital gains tax, the boss of Britain’s biggest online supermarket has warned.
No jab, no job debate is about public and workforce safety, pure and simple
Who’d have thought putting the health and safety of your people and the public first would create such a fuss!
