The government will have to significantly raise taxes to cover the sweeping increases in public spending announced in today’s Spending Review, according to leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Robert Salter, a director at the firm, warned that headline commitments such as the £11 billion annual uplift in the defence budget would […]
A summit held at the House of Lords during London Tech Week has sounded the alarm over a looming “skills cliff edge” in the UK workforce, as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the economy and redefine job roles across industries. Chaired by Steven George-Hilley, founder of Centropy PR, the summit brought together thought leaders […]
A high-stakes legal battle begins at the High Court today as the UK government seeks to recover £122 million from PPE Medpro, a company awarded Covid-era contracts following a recommendation from Conservative peer Michelle Mone. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is suing PPE Medpro for the return of funds paid for 25 […]
The UK government has committed £14.2 billion to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast, part of a long-term strategy to boost energy security and cut household bills — though the benefits won’t materialise until well into the next decade. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the development as a crucial move […]
In the buzzing bars of Seville, few scenes feel more quintessentially Spanish than a plate of freshly carved jamón ibérico. Yet even this cherished national symbol is not immune to the economic tremors caused by President Trump’s escalating trade war with Europe. A 20% tariff on Spanish ham exports to the United States, introduced in […]
Professor Robert B. Jackson is an expert on the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, and wetlands. He has conducted pioneering research on the relationship between soil, vegetation, and soil bacterial communities. In addition, he has quantified the balance of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, from natural ecosystems […]
Many of China’s major minerals corporations have invested in the exploration and mining of lithium, a key component for electric vehicle batteries, in Xinjiang, Global Rights Compliance said. Xinjiang is also China’s top source of beryllium, a mineral used for aerospace, defense and telecommunications, its report said.
Policymakers are also concerned about rural incomes. Pig farmers have struggled to make ends meet this year, and are now losing about 70 yuan ($10) on each animal raised. Sow numbers, meanwhile, have climbed to 40.38 million, above the 39 million considered normal and close to levels that might trigger formal intervention.
But Syria has a laundry list of reforms it must undertake, including improving its tax collection system, making sure its national budget can pay public sector salaries and basic healthcare and education, empowering the central bank to take measures to bring back confidence to the local currency, and rehabilitate its outdated and battered banking system […]
Management received a proxy from the holder of class B shares to vote all 24,000 class B shares for each of the five directors nominated for election by this shareholder class, being Barry Blattman, Gregory Morrison, Lori Pearson, Sachin Shah and Jay Wintrob.