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LONDON — Last May, Britain’s government promised to back British firms with £1 billion to “secure world leading positions in the new semiconductor technologies of the future.” One year and …
Britain’s £1 billion chip investment at risk as Reeves tightens the belt Read More
In an EU first, French company Gourmey has requested a pre-market authorisation for lab-grown foie gras in the 27-member bloc amid a heated debate among European governments over food innovation. …
Bank of England cuts interest rates for first time in more than four years Read More
A lack of funding could hamper the ability of Great British Energy to truly transform the UK’s energy sector, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has warned. As the government plans …
Lack of funding could hamper Great British Energy’s ability to deliver clean energy future Read More
It sounds like a dream for many people currently working five days a week: how about just doing four days and having a long weekend? When the weekends feel too …
A four-day week can work – if staff and employers can deal with the challenges Read More
The bulk of AGMs normally happen between March and August, although the biggest supermarket and retailer AGMs are due later in the year, which we’ll be at. We’ve already attended 57 …
Calling out companies in 2024 – what’s happened so far this AGM season Read More
The top banker who acted as lead advisor to officials deciding the destination of Britain’s biggest ever public procurement contract was helping the winner of the multi-billion-pound takeover just two …
Top Banker Who Advised Gambling Commission to Award National Lottery to Czech Company Was Helping Winner Just Weeks Before Read More
Stewart Lansley tells how fat cats have made money while they sleep. Writing in The Times, Keir Starmer called wealth creation Labour’s “Number one mission”. Real wealth creation that boosts …
Money for nothing Read More
A wave of alternatives to meat has swept through the UK. In this article Lynne Davis unpacks the debates around these packaged processed food stuffs, and the nature of the …
Getting real on fake meat Read More
Hilary Sutcliffe explores why processed food firms are free to peddle poison and how mother can actually know best. Rumour has it that the Labour Party is set to take …
Mum. How are cigarette companies allowed to still exist? Read More
LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) – Once seen as hostile to banks, Britain’s Labour has courted lenders in recent years as it attempts to gain power, yet some of the left-leaning …
Consumer-focused lending under Labour could dent UK bank profits Read More