Leading audit, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg is calling on the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to reconsider her approach to boosting the UK economy. According to Partner Simon Gleeson, the government’s current focus on large-scale, long-term infrastructure projects overlooks pressing political and economic realities. “The Chancellor gave a speech today outlining her plans for improving […]
It seems to be the word on everyone’s lips…but what does it mean and why should you care? Let me ask you a question. What’s your raison d’être? What are you trying to achieve? For me, this is the core meaning of ‘purpose’. Some call it vision, some call it mission, but really, it’s a […]
For SME business owners contemplating a sale, the recent Capital Gains Tax (CGT) increases announced in the Budget present new challenges. According to Ed Bartlett, CEO of leading compliance provider Hicomply, one of the most significant risks to business valuation during due diligence lies in cybersecurity and compliance standards. “Cybersecurity and compliance have become critical […]
Let me start by saying that I, like every self-respecting political junkie, have watched and adored The West Wing — all seven seasons, multiple times. So before you roll your eyes and think here we go again, another musings-on-Sorkin piece, let me declare it plainly: the show remains as close as modern television gets to […]
It wasn’t so long ago that having the option to work from your lounge in your slippers felt like a futuristic dream bordering on utopia. Yet here we are, practically on the doorstep of the full remote revolution, and I’m watching a queue of business leaders feverishly backpedal towards outdated notions of “bums on seats.” […]
Debbie Crosbie, chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society, has cautioned that women who regularly work from home could miss out on promotion opportunities due to lower in-person visibility. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Crosbie said that more women than men had opted for flexible working in the post-pandemic era—often because of childcare […]
Ah, Billy Joel. The piano man who once sang of an unstoppable blaze that’s been burning “since the world’s been turning.” Little did he know, decades later, we’d be taking frantic notes on how to handle the ever-growing conflagration. As we step cautiously into 2025, it seems the heat has been turned up several notches, […]
William Vereker, the chairman of Santander UK and a former business envoy under Theresa May, has attributed Britain’s soaring benefits bill and long-term worklessness to weak numeracy and a poor grasp of financial fundamentals. Speaking against the backdrop of a fast-rising sickness benefit budget, Vereker warned that many people overlook the long-term career gains of […]
Could Nigel Farage really be the next UK Prime Minister? It’s a question that, a mere five years ago, would have sounded rather like asking if we’d ever see Piers Morgan run the Ministry of Manners. And yet here we are, with Farage’s Reform UK party reportedly garnering a surge in new members—apparently outrunning the […]
In a world that is becoming progressively digitalised, it is important to have a clear understanding on how industries can work collaboratively with the likes of AI to ensure they are not left behind. Gaining this understanding early will help avoid scaremongering and allow businesses to use the development of technology in their favour as […]