Prime property, slow sales: why London’s stock of empty high-end flats is piling up
The problem for property developers is finding wealthy residents to fill them , leaving brand-new properties in London's most desirable postcodes standing empty. In the capital's zone 1 – which includes the City…
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‘We don’t want an all-star who’s a jackass’, says Kroll risk chief
“We’re not the Big Four, so we don’t have geographical borders, and we don’t have thousands of juniors running around. We are a senior top-heavy platform that is intentionally incentivised to be multi-jurisdictional,”…
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New McLaren McL 6GT: Inside the design studio reinventing the British supercar
His goal: to reinvent McLaren and reclaim its seat at the supercar top table. For a car designer, it’s both a dream job and a daunting one. However, the McL 6GT (pictured above) suggests Curic has hit the ground running.…
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How Luddites can learn to love data centres
Most of it of course is on the potential political ramifications. But there was an important economic aspect to both the campaigns and the results. Namely, the antipathy which emerged towards AI. This was symbolised in…
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Time to refocus development aid on human welfare – not climate change
But over the past decade, much of that progress has stalled. This happened at the same time that the rich world shifted its attention to climate change. This is not a coincidence, and it has to change. Consider extreme…
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The Debate: Should the UK relax Sunday trading laws?
Sunday has become a day when many families choose to shop together, and with the increase in part-time working, retail workers can more easily choose their days off. There is also the impact of online trading with more…
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Budget aftermath: ‘Brace for a fall in purchasing power in 2027’
Inflation has remained high due to rising energy prices and the Bank of England now expects it to peak at 5% by mid-2027. Start your trial of MoneyWeek today Get unparalleled financial insight, analysis and expert…
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West Ham leadership shake-up gathers pace amid Championship struggle
His role as director and company secretary officially ended at the end of October. He followed Karren Brady, who left her role as West Ham vice-chair after 16 years in April, and David Sullivan, who resigned as…
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Accenture takes endometriosis sacking battle to the Court of Appeal
A former management consultant, Sanju Pal, who worked at the firm for 10 years, was dismissed in July 2019 under Accenture’s ‘up or elsewhere’ progression-based performance model. This framework, standard in professional…
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Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed
The president's $10bn defamation lawsuit stems from the BBC's splicing together of disparate comments he made before the 6 January US Capitol insurrection, as rendered in a Panorama documentary called Trump: A Second…
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