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The Capitalist: Sexiest Politicians of 2025 List yields shock result

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Week in Business: Non-dom tax U-turn makes sense but what about the rest of us?

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Rumours of the dollar’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

Rumours of the dollar’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

For financial investors, the typical response would be to invest in a deeply liquid safe haven asset. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett-Pool/Getty Images)...

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Helen Thomas

Holly Tucker: I was lost after leaving Not On The High Street

Holly Tucker: I was lost after leaving Not On The High Street

We dig into the memory bank of the city’s great and good. Today, Holly Tucker, founder of retail behemoth Not On The High Street, tells us about...

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Anna Moloney

Labour must not overlook London when it comes to infrastructure spending

Labour must not overlook London when it comes to infrastructure spending

Consumer confidence improved for the second month in a row in June The Spending Review saw investment in Scotland, the Midlands and the North but...

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Peter Hogg

Three Decades of AIM: celebrating growth, jobs and Opportunity

Three Decades of AIM: celebrating growth, jobs and Opportunity

Since 1995 AIM has helped more that 4,000 firms raise over £130bn of capital and helped launch household names like Jet2 and Fever-tree, says city...

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Emma Reynolds

Smart data is a £27.8bn opportunity for the UK

Smart data is a £27.8bn opportunity for the UK

The launch of the Smart Data Group marks a pivotal moment in unlocking the UK’s data-driven growth, turning trusted data-sharing into a £27.8bn...

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Paul Scully

AIM is turning 30, but there’s precious little to celebrate

AIM is turning 30, but there’s precious little to celebrate

We need a change of mindset about AIM, to once more be truly seen as a growth index. As such it should be afforded the appropriate tax incentives...

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Dominic Tayler

The truth about infrastructure: investors need a return

The truth about infrastructure: investors need a return

The government is set to unveil it’s 10-year infrastructure strategy. To make it a success, they must dial down the negative rhetoric – especially...

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Jon Phillips

London Stock Exchange Group: happy birthday AIM!

London Stock Exchange Group: happy birthday AIM!

LSEG boss David Schwimmer said he was excited about the new rules AIM is a uniquely British success story – one that has powered scale, created...

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Marcus Stuttard

The centre-right is in retreat across Europe: here’s how to restore it

The centre-right dominated post-war European politics, but those days are over. To beat populist insurgents, conservatives must remember the ten...

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Joe Harrison

A gold card for non-doms can secure London’s position as a global hub

A gold card for non-doms can secure London’s position as a global hub

Five per cent of UK homes now cost over £1m. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) With it’s world class education system, robust rule of law and...

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Duncan Macintyre

The Debate: Should MPs pass the assisted dying bill?

The Debate: Should MPs pass the assisted dying bill?

(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) As MPs prepare for a final vote on the assisted dying bill this Friday, we get two experts to outline the cases...

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Anna Moloney

The City needs a Thatcher-style revolution

The City needs a Thatcher-style revolution

13th October 1984: British Conservative prime minister Margaret Hilda Thatcher, addressing the Tory Party Conference in Brighton, following the...

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Tim Focas

Labour is locking Britain into a high-tax, low-growth doom loop

Labour is locking Britain into a high-tax, low-growth doom loop

As of April, global assets have been slapped with a 40 per cent inheritance tax. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Tax, borrowing, the cost of...

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Simon Clarke

TACO investors: Don’t bet too much on Trump-always-chickens-out trade

TACO investors: Don’t bet too much on Trump-always-chickens-out trade

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Investors betting on Trump climbing down may be too optimistic, writes Hargreaves Lansdown’s Susannah...

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Susannah Streeter

We’ve been building since 1886 – the planning system is the worst it’s ever been

We’ve been building since 1886 – the planning system is the worst it’s ever been

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is spearheading the workers’ rights reforms (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images) Delays in the UK planning...

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Tim Roberts

The London Stock Exchange has a Martin Lewis-shaped hole

The London Stock Exchange has a Martin Lewis-shaped hole

Martin Lewis is a fan of the cash ISA (Photo by Cate Gillon/Getty Images) Martin Lewis has helped millions with his money-saving tips, but his...

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Simon Hunt

Are Brexit Britain and Carney’s Canada a dream match?

Are Brexit Britain and Carney’s Canada a dream match?

(Photo by Stefan Rousseau – Pool/Getty Images) As Mark Carney balances political principles with market realities, post-tariff Canada could learn...

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Michael Martins

Welfare, debt and the NHS: Our public finances are on the road to ruin

Welfare, debt and the NHS: Our public finances are on the road to ruin

Portugal is a fine country with plenty going for it, as an increasing number of Brits seem to be discovering. Just under 50,000 people moved there...

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Christian May

Britain can’t afford to spend £24,000 on every adult

Britain can’t afford to spend £24,000 on every adult

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could target dividend taxes at the Autumn Budget. The UK is on track to spend £1.5 trillion per year, with much of the...

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Emma Revell

Liquid Glass launch shows Apple is cautious on AI

Liquid Glass launch shows Apple is cautious on AI

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple’s headline ‘liquid glass’ announcement at WWDC shows the tech company is deliberately cautious on...

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Paul Armstrong

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Britain

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Britain

President Trump has high ambitions to revive US manufacturing. A hidden clause in Trump’s latest bill could slap UK investors with steep new taxes,...

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Matthew Bowles

The productivity puzzle: Why Britain has plenty of capital but no capital spending

The productivity puzzle: Why Britain has plenty of capital but no capital spending

London has defied national trends as job postings in the capital rose. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Despite holding £1.9 trillion in...

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Andrew Allum

Death, taxes and family feuds: Why the UK’s courts are flooded with inheritance tax disputes

Death, taxes and family feuds: Why the UK’s courts are flooded with inheritance tax disputes

Four in ten Brits prepared to legally challenge inheritance With the rising cost of living, more and more people are relying on inheritance for...

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Scott Taylor

Happy birthday Adam Smith, your ideas are still fresh at 302

Happy birthday Adam Smith, your ideas are still fresh at 302

On the 302nd anniversary of Adam Smith’s baptism, his enduring insights into free trade and the folly of protectionism remain a powerful rebuttal...

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Eliot Wilson

Pension and ISA reform can reverse London’s stock market malaise

Pension and ISA reform can reverse London’s stock market malaise

London must back ambition to reverse our stock market malaise, but pension and ISA reform may be the first step, writes Alastair King The UK remains...

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Alastair King

What does 10 years of Trump mean for the West?

What does 10 years of Trump mean for the West?

On Wednesday, the court had ruled: “The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President … to regulate...

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Eliot Wilson

The public don’t understand net zero – it’s time for new arguments

The public don’t understand net zero – it’s time for new arguments

(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Widespread uncertainty about the costs and implementation of net zero risks undermining support for climate...

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Craig Oliver

Businesses can support working parents and boost their bottom line too

Businesses can support working parents and boost their bottom line too

The spiralling cost of childcare – particularly in the critical early years – is harming productivity and worker retention. Businesses can step up...

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Tim Pemberton

London Tech Week day 4: Why deeptech will define the UK’s economic future

London Tech Week day 4: Why deeptech will define the UK’s economic future

(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) On day 4 of London Tech Week attention turned to deeptech, writes Russ Shaw In the second half of London Tech...

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Russ Shaw

Big cities, big potential: The Spending Review rightly prioritises urban growth

Big cities, big potential: The Spending Review rightly prioritises urban growth

City of London (1) The Spending Review empowers UK city regions with transport and innovation funding to boost productivity and drive national...

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Andrew Carter

Mind the skills gap: why lifelong learning Is key to economic growth

Mind the skills gap: why lifelong learning Is key to economic growth

As jobs evolve and AI reshapes the labour market, aligning education with real-world skills is essential to close the productivity gap and future-...

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Frances Haque

Banks have used AI for decades, but ChatGPT bias changes everything

Banks have used AI for decades, but ChatGPT bias changes everything

(Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) Banks may have been using AI for decades, but ChatGPT and its in-built biases present a massive problem...

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Lewis Z Liu

The UK’s critical minerals wake-up call: why midstream processing is the missing link

The UK’s critical minerals wake-up call: why midstream processing is the missing link

DRESDEN, GERMANY – APRIL 26: An employee is reflected as he holds a 300mm test wafer at the Infineon computer chip factory on April 26, 2023 in...

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Nitesh Shah