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Treat Your Business Like Your Body This New Year
Every January, millions of people resolve to get healthier. They join gyms, hire trainers, and put themselves in environments engineered for progress. The formula is obvious: the right expertise, the right structure, and the right people make improvements inevitable.
From planning to applause – How to run a Christmas team event they’ll talk about in January
Each December, the festive season seems to arrive sooner than expected. As employees strive to meet year-end deadlines, the responsibility of organising the annual Christmas social arises without warning.
Is the government intent on killing London’s hospitality sector with a double-whammy tourist tax?
First came the scrapping of VAT-free shopping, sending high-spending tourists — and their wallets — to Paris and Milan. Now London faces a second hit: a proposed nightly hotel levy. As businesses warn of declining sales and shrinking visitor numbers, is the capital intent on taxing its way out of competitiveness?
The rich are fleeing and our charities may be left holding the bill
Rachel Reeves’ non-dom overhaul is driving Britain’s top donors overseas. Could UK charities become the biggest losers as major philanthropists depart?
Reeves urged to set out how £2bn AI investment will be spent in Autumn Budget
Blick Rothenberg says Rachel Reeves must clarify how the £2bn AI Opportunities Action Plan funding will be spent, warning that new taxes or cuts to incentives could harm the UK tech sector.
Fine dining’s death by a thousand cuts, and at least a £250 bill
Opinion: Richard Alvin argues rising energy costs and Rachel Reeves’ policies risk killing Britain’s fine dining scene, as £250 dinners become the norm.
The EUDR: A Challenge and an Opportunity for Small Sustainable Businesses
As a sustainable business owner, I’ve always believed that every choice we make, from the suppliers we trust to the packaging that carries our products, reflects our values.
Aviva chief warns Reeves that salary sacrifice tax cap would be ‘bad news’ for Britain
Aviva CEO Dame Amanda Blanc warns that Rachel Reeves’ plan to cap salary sacrifice tax benefits to £2,000 a year would penalise employers, raise NI costs and discourage pension saving. Aviva posts strong Q3 results despite concerns.
A canapé and a tax raid: Labour’s new love letter to business
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest charm offensive with top CEOs comes just weeks before Rachel Reeves’ tax-heavy budget. Richard Alvin argues why Britain’s business leaders aren’t buying the sweet talk
How Leaders Build Trust by Leading with Integrity
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, integrity is “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” In theory, it’s a simple word. But in the workplace, it can be one of the hardest qualities to sustain – especially in leadership.
Mishcon boss warns Reeves that LLP tax hike risks exodus of professionals
Mishcon de Reya managing partner James Libson warns that Rachel Reeves’s reported plan to raise taxes on limited liability partnerships could drive lawyers, accountants and entrepreneurs overseas, damaging Britain’s competitiveness.
Reeves’ ‘exit tax’ plan branded “reckless and self-defeating” by leading wealth adviser
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ reported plan for a 20% “exit tax” on wealthy individuals leaving the UK has been branded “reckless and self-defeating” by deVere Group CEO Nigel Green, who warns it could trigger a flight of talent and capital.
Sorry Gordon, whilst you own the restaurant, but trainers with a tux? really?
Richard Alvin questions Gordon Ramsay’s white-trainer look at David Beckham’s knighthood dinner — modern flair or a step too far for fine dining?
Waiting on Reeves: London entrepreneurs face the gallows
Richard Alvin on why Rachel Reeves’ looming 26 November Budget feels like London’s business community waiting for its final sentence.
