New ‘founder relief’ is meant to boost entrepreneurs, but can anyone name a founder who qualifies?

His needs, he explains, are every bit as great as the most deserving widow’s – but, as he puts it: “if there’s anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it’s always the same story: ‘You’re undeserving, so you can’t…

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Britain does not owe the Caribbean reparations for slavery

It’s not our fault their leaders have failed to deliver prosperity, says Joseph Dinnage King Charles’ visit to Antigua and Barbuda has not quite gone to plan. Footage of the King stuck in the rain, angrily demanding an…

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Weil Gotshal collapse exposes the fragility of law firm partnerships

Law firm partnerships are inherently fragile due to their lack of residual equity value and transactional cultures, making them susceptible to sudden partner departures and bank-like runs – and proposed government…

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The Debate: Is working from home stunting young people?

But these benefits are not always experienced equally, with younger workers potentially missing out on the workplace relationships and informal learning that more established professionals have already developed.…

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Britain’s housing market unlikely to recover until 2028, says Savills

The property firm Savills said average house prices were expected to drift lower during the rest of 2026 and fall by 1.5% in 2027, as the prolonged conflict undermines buyers' confidence and keeps mortgage rates higher…

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Daniel Levy feels squeeze as Lewis family tightens grip on Tottenham

The former Spurs executive chairman was ousted from the club he had run for 25 years in September 2025 by majority owners the Lewis family. Tottenham are owned by parent company Enic Sports Inc, which in turn is wholly…

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“Follow the Money”: Stephen Yiu’s strategy for the AI era

“It’s basically Follow the Money.” “The way that we understand how the world economy operates is that there are three sources of spending: consumer spending, enterprise [business] spending and government spending. You…

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Is Labour wants risk-takers, why is it cutting incentives?

The government claims it wants Britain to be the best place in the world to start, grow and run a business, but its actions hardly match the ambition. There were some positives – there was no general increase in capital…

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‘Punished in every way’: British firms say they’ll be worse off after the Budget

As much as 52 per cent of firms expect their business to be worse off as a result of policies announced in the Budget, while one in five say they will be “much worse off.” Just 10 per cent said they expected to be better…

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City AM Shadow MPC urges Bank of England to hike interest rates

The Bank of England should raise interest rates on Thursday in order to “protect credibility” and stamp out any risks of inflation spiralling out of control, top economists have said. City AM ’s Shadow Monetary Policy…

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