Technology and Business

It’s not just back to school for the nation’s children, this week, but also for politicians and British business. It’s heads down and concentrate for the crucial 15 weeks between now and Christmas. These are critical for most sectors. Retailers face their busiest trading period; media companies expect an uptick in seasonal advertising; construction companies […]

Attempts to look on the bright side, economically, are – as ever – undermined by the same doubts and uncertainty surrounding Brexit, says Angela Jameson. A press release lands from a private equity company that wants to talk up the economy. ECI Partners, which invests in small-to-medium-sized growing firms, says that the 350 businesses it […]

The Government’s transitional customs proposals are a start – but it will be far from plain sailing for business So Philip Hammond has won the argument with Brexiteers and hard has been replaced by soft – at least as far as customs arrangements go. Transition is the order of the day as the cabinet scrambles […]

There is anger in the UK’s aerospace industry at the government’s dereliction of duty over such a thriving sector Some people go to Paris to buy beautiful clothes, others go to stock up on jets. There was some good news out of this month’s Paris Air Show for the British aerospace sector, with UK manufacturers […]

Inflation and prices are rising, real wages falling. We’re all going to feel the squeeze. Brussels unveiled plans this week to grab large parts of the City of London’s €850 billion a day clearing market. But to the surprise of many observers, the European Commission chose not to take as provocative step as expected when […]

UK’s attractiveness to overseas investors is being challenged by Brexit The cabinet’s big hitters have been accruing air miles this week as the job of selling the UK proceeds apace. The Prime Minister is in Saudi Arabia promoting long-term business relationships, while the Chancellor is in India, looking for co-operation over energy, fintech and financial […]

It is not just construction, technology and retail that relies heavily on overseas workers. Brexit could impact industries across the economy. Many industries have been vocal about the impact that Brexit will have on them, not least the City of London and the tech sector; while the construction sector depends heavily on Eastern Europe labour. […]