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John Gapper

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China has seized Sony’s television halo

The company’s planned joint venture with TCL marks a historic global shift

05.02.2026 20

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Big Tobacco is turning into Big Nicotine

British American Tobacco’s recovery shows that investors see an addictive future for pouches and vapes

23.01.2026 40

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British business faces a rude activist awakening

Boaz Weinstein’s campaign against investment trusts is encouraging wider intervention by US funds

09.01.2026 20

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British business has an opportunity to defy the gloom

Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines about the UK’s economic potential

30.12.2025 20

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The dangerous thrill of buying Warner Bros is not gone

Mergers involving the Hollywood studio are often disastrous, but Netflix and Paramount are trying once again  

13.12.2025 20

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Revolut’s kitesurfing leader is an asset to Britain

Nik Storonsky is demanding and disruptive but he is building a world-leading bank

11.12.2025 100

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Thames Water’s lenders are not offering enough

The water industry regulator should not let the utility’s bondholders take control too easily

28.11.2025 20

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Running the BBC has become an impossible job

The broadcaster should rethink the role of director-general and reclaim editorial independence

13.11.2025 30

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Tips are taking the place of restaurant wages

UK hospitality chains have increased service charges to offset the high cost of employment

31.10.2025 30

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Britain is inviting its companies to emigrate

The UK’s rules for secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange could drive British business abroad

17.10.2025 30

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The convenient truth of the North Sea drilling ban

The government can allow more UK oil and gas production without breaking its clean energy pledges

18.09.2025 20

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What I witnessed at the battle of Orgreave

An inquiry into the pivotal confrontation of the 1984-85 miners’ strike should not sanitise history

14.08.2025 30

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Britain is squeezing AstraZeneca too tight

NHS curbs on drug prices have alienated UK pharma companies and become self-defeating

09.08.2025 20

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Britain should come clean about its water industry

The government must admit that higher investment means rising utility bills for customers

24.07.2025 30

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Britain cannot afford to scare foreign residents away

The end of the non-dom tax regime has been badly handled and risks economic damage

04.07.2025 10

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Thatcher’s legacy endures in Labour’s industrial strategy

A 10-year plan to raise productivity and growth depends on tackling vested interests and unleashing investment

26.06.2025 20

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British surgical robots should operate around the world

Cambridge start-up CMR Surgical has innovative technology but it needs global ambition

19.06.2025 30

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Wise’s move to New York is an emergency for the UK economy

The government should reform taxes to push savers and pension funds to invest in London-listed equities

13.06.2025 30

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Welcome to the age of cyber insecurity in business

The hacking attack on Marks and Spencer shows breaches are inevitable and firms must focus on resilience

30.05.2025 30

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