Sadiq Khan stages last-ditch battle to stop the London Underground going down the tube
Tony Blair thought he had the answer for London’s perennial public transport funding problem. For decades before him, the Greater London Authority was dependent on an annual…
Why the Shiv Roys of this world are best at succession
It might be politically correct to argue that women make better, more inclusive, and more incisive managers than men, especially for the ESG-driven investors who demand they…
Too many firms fail to recognise the influence staff have on business success
Q: A senior executive has had to quickly fill a mid-level management position – and they’ve done it badly. The person appointed is clearly underqualified and incapable,…
Financial Conduct Authority calls in City spinners
The financial regulator has brought in spinners from a leading City PR firm as it grapples with a staff revolt over pay reforms. The Financial Conduct Authority…
Trading apps pull out new tricks to lure young investors
Julian Roberts, an analyst at Jefferies, says “it looks quite literally cuddly with furry monsters”. But he thinks AJ Bell’s move to attract a new generation of…
Vaccine passports threaten last orders for Northern Ireland’s pubs and restaurants
Another major gripe is that unlicensed premises have been excluded, for now at least. The exemption means that during the daytime, when people generally visit for food…
Upmarket Gail’s faces long journey in battle to become the new Pret
Bain Capital disagrees. In September, it acquired Bread Holdings, the parent company of Gail’s, in a deal that valued the firm at over £200m. Sandro Patti, a…
Tories must build council houses – Churchill would approve
Two years ago this month, Boris Johnson won an 80-seat majority – built on Red Wall constituencies across the North and Midlands. Voters across these traditional Labour…
Firms build rail links to combat driver shortage
Warehouses used by Britain’s biggest retailers are investing millions of pounds into new rail links to combat a shortage of lorry drivers and take advantage of HS2…
Song rights pioneer Hipgnosis faces uphill battle to keep the music playing
Massarsky responded by accusing Stifel of making “a number of mistaken claims regarding the methodology” and said there was no intention to “bump” value. Mercuriadis told The…
Crackdown on crypto firms needed to ‘wreck’ ransomware, says ex-GCHQ boss
Digital coin exchanges, popular with consumers for speculating on cryptocurrencies, can also serve as a means for criminals to launder Bitcoin payments into other untraceable assets. Ransomware…
Recruiters struggle to recruit recruiters amid ‘Great Resignation’
Mr Gray said: “We’ve been hiring hard during the course of the last two or three months and we continue to see that carrying on into the…