Liz Truss was sworn into Premiership on the 5th September and it has undoubtedly, been one of the busiest first few days of any prime minister’s career. On the 8th September, it was sadly announced that The Queen had died peacefully at her Balmoral estate. A period of mourning was declared and it has been confirmed that […]
This week we must pause and reflect upon the death of the greatest personal brand of them all, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She is the most famous, trusted face on the planet. Last year, The Express reported that the Queen’s brand is “greater than Nike, Ferrari and Pepsi” according to polling by TV producer […]
Andrew Aldridge, Partner at Deepbridge Capital, has written an open letter to new Prime Minister Liz Truss setting out what he feels are her key priorities for the UK. Dear Liz, Congratulations on becoming Prime Minister… if you’re anything like me you’ll be unpacking those removal boxes for weeks, but I’m you sure you sensibly […]
When you first enter the business personality media jungle occupied by the likes of Lord Alan Sugar from The Apprentice or the panelists from The Dragons’ Den, you will probably feel a lot like a wide-eyed schoolchild on his or her first day at secondary school. Your business might be starting to turn over a […]
As part of handling the Personal publicity for former BBC Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne, part of my brief was to discreetly supply the Sunday Times Rich List researchers with evidence of his worth, press cuttings and the like, to ensure Bannatyne was billed well ahead of any of other Dragon – particularly Peter Jones […]
Next week will see the official break up for all schools in the UK for the long awaited six-week summer holiday. However, whilst many are hoping to head abroad for their first foreign summer break since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the looming summer of discontent may have other ideas. With airline strikes, flight […]
Jason Hollands, Managing Director of Bestinvest, the online investment platform and coaching service, has spoken to Business Matters about what a new Prime Minister could mean for UK fiscal policy. “The news that Boris Johnson has finally succumbed to mounting pressure to step down as Prime Minister, while aiming to hang on until the autumn, […]
In early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the Office for National Statistics’ Data Science Campus started working with private mobile phone companies to see how anonymised data could help answer some of the problems that society faced. Dr Arthur Turrell, Acting Director of the ONS Data Science Campus, explains why using this data is […]
There seems to be a prevalent belief in the business community that to advance and expand your business, it is essential to have external investment. Raising money, whether through venture capital, seed funding, or angel investment, is taken by many founders to be the default route for growing their companies, but it is certainly not […]
A year ago at Lord’s, New Zealand had declared their second innings and set England a target of 273 in 75 overs on the final day. Joe Root and Chris Silverwood’s England opted to play out for a boring draw instead. Only a few days ago at Trent Bridge, England’s fourth innings target against New […]