Red card for red tape: 96% of firms say regulation is failing them
Britain’s businesses have shown the country’s regulatory regime a red card, with 96 per cent of respondents to an official government survey saying...
$300 a kilo: space cargo costs falling faster than steam ever did
Sending cargo into orbit is getting cheaper faster than shipping freight did during the steamship revolution of the 1800s, and the cost could...
Festivals get longer licences and red tape cut in £45m music plan
The small businesses behind Britain’s live music industry have been handed a rare piece of good news, as the government’s first long-term music...
Scrap green levies to cut energy bills by a fifth, Burnham told
Andy Burnham will walk into Downing Street next week with an in-tray already overflowing, but business has told him exactly where to start:...
Scrap National Insurance and the 45p rate, think tank tells Burnham
Andy Burnham should abolish national insurance, stamp duty, inheritance tax and the 45p top rate of income tax if he wants to revive...
Monzo founder Blomfield joins Anthropic as AI talent war escalates
Tom Blomfield, the entrepreneur who built Monzo into Britain’s best-known digital bank, has been hired by Anthropic, the artificial intelligence group behind the...
‘Rotten to its core’: Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing its secrets
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the ChatGPT maker poached its employees and coaxed them into handing over confidential designs and...
Banker who bought Northern Rock named to lead audit watchdog
The banker who bought Northern Rock and turned Virgin Money into a high-street challenger is the government’s choice to run the Financial Reporting...
Burnham will not ‘tax the hell out of you’, says Jim O’Neill
Business owners bracing for a Burnham premiership have been offered a rare note of reassurance from one of the City’s most respected voices....
How Fashion Shapes Your Digital First Impression
Fashion & Lifestyle Business Economic Syndicated News Jul 11, 2026 – 14:00 Before people hear your voice, read your biography, or understand your achievements, they...