This crisis could spell the end of the office as we know it
Another factor in the persistence of the old office model was the problem of collective action. If a single individual...
Analysis
Tough new takeover rules could rein in foreign swoops on UK tech
Draft proposals for the bill from 2018 suggest no particular geography will be singled out – that it would introduce more...
Mining giants Petropavlovsk and UGC explore merger
Petropavlovsk, London’s best performing listed gold miner last year, is studying a potential merger with UGC in a deal that...
Ministers are in an economic hole so deep they can’t get out
The moment employers are required to pay 20pc of furloughed wages, they’ll start laying off employees. It’s not just that...
The Big Four accounting firms feel the pinch as businesses take stock
Still, auditors have garnered more than their share of unwanted attention after a string of scandals, company collapses and fines...
Questor: in a nation of hygiene addicts McBride should be cleaning up
It seems clear that the cleaning bug will benefit McBride going into its 2021 financial year, but there is little...
HSBC under pressure amid Hong Kong freedom row
For a glorious dictatorship, sensing and seizing the opportunity to push your luck is vital. The modern master of exploiting...
Rishi Sunak should scrap Bank of England inflation target to focus on GDP growth, says Jim O’Neill
“It wouldn’t guarantee a V-shaped recovery but it would certainly increase the probability of one. I do suspect there are...
Treasury urged to step in as furloughed staff face losing their jobs
The Treasury is under pressure to intervene as surging numbers of workers are put on notice of redundancy despite employers taking...
The Bank of England is propping up bloated financial markets but doing the economy no good
On-going QE warped the price of houses and other real assets, widening wealth inequality in the UK and beyond. But...
