May 20, 2022
Concerns surrounding UK Government data skills and technology infrastructure remain
New research has revealed that only one in four civil servants believe their department is following the Government’s National Data Strategy, with skills and technology infrastructure likely to be significant barriers to the strategy’s effectiveness. Eighty-six civil servants from major Government departments including HMRC and the Home Office were surveyed as part of research by […]
May 20, 2022
Huge gains of wealthiest Brits should be taxed more to help households with cost of living crisis
As Sunday Times Rich List shows record number of UK billionaires, their gains should be taxed the same as income from work Huge increases in wealth at top during pandemic shows how ‘wealth often begets more wealth’, think tank says
Calls for redistribution through higher taxes on income from wealth, and scrapping council tax […]
May 20, 2022
Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer clash over online tax plans
A battle is shaping up between major retailers over whether the UK should introduce an online sales tax, with Sainsbury’s demanding it to help revive struggling high streets while M&S argues it would have the opposite effect. A day before the government’s three-month consultation on changes to business taxes closes, the finance director of Sainsbury’s […]
May 20, 2022
Executive pay system is broken, says Church of England’s pension board
The system of executive pay is “broken”, the Church of England’s pension board has said, as it challenged more companies to ease the pain of soaring inflation by committing to paying workers the living wage. On the day retailer Next approved a 50% pay rise for its chief executive, Adam Matthews, the Church’s chief responsible […]
May 20, 2022
Cornish pub receives framed apology from Vogue publisher after name row
A country pub has received a framed apology from a fashion publishing giant after being threatened with legal action unless the landlords changed its name. The Star Inn at Vogue was sent a cease-and-desist letter by Vogue’s publisher, Condé Nast, which claimed a link between the two businesses was “likely to be inferred”.
The […]
May 20, 2022
Death of the office greatly exaggerated, but will never be as busy again
The boss of one of London’s biggest landlords has conceded that offices will probably never again be as busy as they were before the pandemic. Businesses have changed the way they operate, Toby Courtauld, chief executive of GPE, acknowledged, although he is also adamant that those who predicted the “death of the office” have been […]
May 20, 2022
UK’s order books are filling up fast, CBI industrial trends survey finds
UK manufacturers have reported the joint-strongest growth in orders since records began and the fastest increase in output since July, according to the latest CBI’s industrial trends survey. The order book index, which measures how much orders are above or below normal, rose to +26 in May from +14 in April, matching previous records from […]
May 20, 2022
Consumer confidence at its lowest since records began
Consumer confidence has fallen to a record low as concern grows about whether households will be able to afford rising utility, food and fuel bills. Confidence, as measured on the monthly barometer by GfK, fell two points to minus 40, the lowest score since records began in 1974. The results of the online survey of […]
May 20, 2022
Marshmallow Insurance twins top newcomers in Sunday Times rich list sharing £455m fortune
With a £2.06 billion fortune, Johnny Boufarhat is the wealthiest person in the Young Rich List, of people in the UK aged 30 and under. That is according to the new edition of The Sunday Times Rich List, published today online at thesundaytimes.co.uk/richlist and in the print edition of the newspaper on Sunday, May 22. […]
May 19, 2022
Williston Force Portable AC UK Reviews – How Does Williston Force AC Work?
Summers are getting more sizzling and more sweltering for quite a long time. In the high temperatures, a lot of individuals keep on being forced to go to work, sit for quite a long time in the workplace or work on the building site or in the workshop and Students likewise need to keep on […]
May 19, 2022
Simple Tips for Teaching Piano Lessons
Compared to other instruments, playing the piano is probably the hardest. It is even harder to teach another person. For once, you have to first create a relationship with your student to ensure learning happens. Anyone can become a professional with the right instructor. As a piano teacher, it is crucial to know the fundamental […]
May 19, 2022
Formula One Group into the digital NFT world.
According to industry buzz, Formula One Group, which is continuing to expand beyond the racing tracks, has just concluded a very promising contract. The board of the Formula One Group, are continuously redesigning their services with an aim to engage young audiences in F-1 racing and beyond the racetrack.
This new contract signed by […]