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The Square Mile gets its fourth City Minister – could it soon get its fifth?
Four City minsters later, in this week’s column Samuel Norman takes a look at the blow to the Square Mile from the latest reshuffle. Also on the agenda: Revolut’s plans for the high net worth faces off with ambitions of incumbents. “Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes…” So goes the lyrics […]
John Lewis, Debenhams censored over Black Friday ads
John Lewis, Debenhams and Boots have been censored over “misleading” Black Friday ads after being accused of overstating the discounts on offer to shoppers. The three retail giants have had their adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which monitors ads using an AI-powered tool. The watchdog has been cracking down on retailers’ pricing claims […]
‘Lost for words’ – Treasury sparks uproar with push to cap supermarket food prices
The Treasury is putting pressure on supermarkets to cap prices on staple groceries as a quid pro quo for axing taxes and red tape amid fears the Iran war is set to unleash a painful bout of food inflation. According to leaked negotiations between major retailers and the government, the Chancellor’s officials have been pushing […]
Brits set for sharp rise in energy bills in July
Brits are set to face a sharp hike in energy costs this summer, with household bills forecast to rise by more than £200 a year, as the conflict in the Middle East ripples into the UK market. Energy analyst Cornwall Insight predicts that the annual bill for a typical dual-fuel household will increase to £1,850, […]
Deloitte set to boost UK staff bonuses and promotions
Big Four giant Deloitte’s UK staff are set to be given higher bonuses and larger salary increases over the course of the year as the firm is set to surpass its profit targets. The firm’s UK chief executive, Richard Houston, said today that bonus funds would be upped by 14 per cent, while salaries would […]
Deutsche Bank hit with six-figure fine in UK for breaching Russia sanctions
Deutsche Bank has been slapped with a six-figure fine by the Treasury’s financial sanctions body for processing payments that breached sanctions on Russia. The German multinational investment bank has been handed a £160,000 fine after it was found to have authorised two payments linked to a sanctioned Russian firm between the periods of June and […]
MP calls on government to mandate for free-to-air Champions League final
MPs have called on the government to ensure the Champions League is on free-to-air television in the future after broadcaster TNT Sports took the three European football finals behind their paywall. The Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League will feature three Premier League clubs – Arsenal, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively – […]
City analysts brand SNP food price cap ‘hair brained’
Top city analysts have slammed the SNP’s pledge to cap food prices as “hair brained,” as the party’s leader refuses to walk back from the policy. City broker Shore Capital said the SNP’s proposals to cap the prices of some foods would risk diminishing choice, hampering investment in Scotland’s food industry and could even threaten […]
‘Obscene’ – HS2 on track to cost at least £102bn as minister slams ‘gold-plated folly’
HS2 is now poised to cost the taxpayer as much as £102bn and will not run from Euston until at least 2040, according to the transport secretary who blasted the project as a “massively over-specced folly”. Heidi Alexander said the cost of the ill-fated train line was now on course to nearly double from the […]
Labour selects Burnham and Reform UK picks plumber for by-election battle
Both Labour and Reform UK have announced their candidates for the upcoming by-election in Makerfield, with the Manchester mayor set to go up against a plumber who narrowly lost in 2024. The Labour Party announced that local members accepted Burnham as its candidate, hours after the so-called ‘King in the North’ published a campaign video […]

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