It can’t get worse, but it does get worse. Having last week swerved the flailing blows of Jacob Rees-Mogg and his European Research Group, and made it through a Conservative party confidence vote
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Investors should look to the UK’s media sector
The UK’s creative industries present a compelling case for investors to consider.
Is the restaurant sector struggling with hunger pains?
The dine-at-home market is growing fast. Demand for ready-to-eat delivered food has been growing ten times faster than dine-out.
Government provides no clarity or protection for industries using contractors in an ethical way
Sorting out employment law in the UK is something I’ve been calling on for years.
You think your business is primed to deal with any cyber threat – but what if it’s an inside job?
An inside job brings up images of bank raids and heists but in the modern world companies should be thinking just as seriously about the cyber threat coming from within their own business.
Can you claim compensation for being affected by the O2 network failure?
Customers of O2 will be able to claim for any out-of-pocket expenses that resulted from being without their phone, according to consumer expert Helen Dewdney.
How do the changes announced in the budget actually affect your SME
Philip Hammond’s ‘budget for grafters’ was much more detailed than initially anticipated. Amongst the many measures destined to stimulate the economy and encourage growth were some initiatives that relate directly to innovation funding for SME’s.
Why Brexit will be good for the car buying business
There is a huge amount of negativity surrounding Brexit negotiations and rightly so.
How Patisserie Valerie is turning the city sour
Cultural change in the City cannot come quickly enough, with the fracas at Patisserie Valerie serving to highlight just how drastically things can go wrong if left unchecked.
UK tech industry gender imbalance expected to last another 12.5 years
Gender balance in the UK tech sector will not be reached for another 12.5 years, according to industry professionals.
Why are UK restaurant chains going out of business?
Just a few short years ago, it seemed like something of a boom time for the UK’s burgeoning casual dining sector.
UK should maintain closest possible ties with EU, says think tank
Britain would face a sharp economic hit in a no-deal Brexit scenario and should look to maintain the “closest possible” relationship with the EU to avoid a downturn, a major international organisation has warned.
FTSE diversity targets don’t work because they ignore the real issue
Setting diversity targets for FTSE groups hasn’t worked because they don’t address the actual barrier to equality: the bias in hiring processes.
No Brexit deal is the best the UK economy can hope for
Gbenga Ibikunle, Senior Lecturer in Financial Markets at the University of Edinburgh Business School, believes a Brexit reversal holds the best outcome for the UK economy:
What businesses really need to know about their digital assets
Rarely a week goes by, where I don’t encounter a situation with a small business wishing to upgrade their website with a different developer to the one that carried out the initial work.
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