China’s role in UK nuclear power comes under scrutiny
The threat posed by Chinese involvement in Britain’s nuclear power infrastructure has been overstated, experts argue, despite rising concern about Beijing's...
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From teen dance craze to political tool. How Chinese app TikTok emerged as a force in US election
It's the world's goofiest social media platform. Since TikTok's launch in China in 2016, the video streaming app's popularity has...
Sunak’s Autumn Budget will need to be bolder than these half-measures
We’ll forget the astonishing £49bn so far spent in additional support for public services, much of it on PPE and...
Rishi Sunak knows his mission is to wean Britain off permanent Covid socialism
Instead of replacing furlough with massive public sector make-work schemes – the apocryphal example involves paying people to uselessly dig...
Least well-off get the most Covid help
Chancellors have not always been keen on the detailed scrutiny of who wins and loses as a result of the...
The stocks to avoid in case of a coronavirus second spike
Investors could be putting their savings at risk by snapping up severely discounted stocks as a second spike in coronavirus cases and...
The property hotspots where the stamp duty holiday could create the biggest savings
Meanwhile buyers in London’s Hillingdon and Waltham Forest boroughs will make tax savings of £10,067 and £10,727 against respective house...
Why the Chancellor’s ‘kickstart’ scheme won’t help university graduates
Aspiring lawyers, accountants and other ambitious university graduates have been left behind by the Government’s new ‘kickstart’ scheme as it...
Sunak’s VAT cut is not enough to make me a happy camper
A £3.8bn stamp duty cut meanwhile sounds bold, but arguably is of limited impact when many such first-time buyers were...
No support for overlooked company directors in the mini-Budget
Small businesses that slipped through the net of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s measures to support the British economy continue to be overlooked, according...
