The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation (SLDF) and the Institute of Directors (IoD) have joined forces to launch a groundbreaking scholarship programme aimed at accelerating the careers of exceptional Black business leaders across the UK. Launching in October 2025, the initiative will provide three outstanding leaders — one from a start-up, one from an SME, and one from the public or ...
Innovate UK has announced the winners of the 2025 Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Awards, celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of Britain’s longest-running and most successful innovation programmes. Delivered by Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, the milestone event recognised half a century of collaboration between businesses, universities and graduates, highlighting projects that have driven productivity, sustainability and commercial ...
Britain’s booming creator economy is fuelling a surge in “side hustles”, with millions of people turning content creation into extra income — but new research suggests many could face unexpected tax bills. According to Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, the average social media earner now makes £1,223 a year — exceeding the HMRC £1,000 trading allowance that lets ...
The UK risks losing an additional 600,000 workers over the next decade due to long-term health conditions, according to new research by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). The report warns that unless the government and employers implement sweeping reforms to workplace health support, Britain’s productivity and economic recovery will face mounting strain. The analysis forecasts that 3.3 million ...
The government’s claim to have provided major financial support to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has come under scrutiny after it emerged that the carmaker has not drawn down any of a £1.5 billion loan facility guaranteed by the state. The revelation has sparked anger among suppliers who accused ministers of misleading the public over the extent of their intervention following ...
Late morning was sleepy but bright in Harlem Sunday as Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gave remarks at the First Corinthian Baptist Church for some last-minute outreach to the Black community. Just down the street, about 50 people were gathered to learn how to canvass for, and get a pep talk from, Mamdani, along with a row of TV cameras ...
NEWARK, N.J. – Enthusiasm was high among New Jersey Democratic voters who flocked to a community college campus Saturday evening to hear from former President Barack Obama as he rallied support for Rep. Mikie Sherrill in her campaign for the governorship. ‘I heard Barack Obama was gonna be here. And I love Barack Obama, so I really came out here ...
As the government shutdown stretches over a month, one left-wing figure has emerged as House Republicans’ most-cited political boogeyman — and it’s not either of the top two Democrats in Congress. Instead, it’s Zohran Mamdani, a New York State assemblyman and self-proclaimed democratic socialist who is running for mayor more than 200 miles away in New York City. ‘You’ve seen ...
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to visit Washington, D.C., and meet with President Donald Trump next week, the first-ever official visit by a Syrian president to the U.S. capital. A White House official confirmed to Fox News Digital that the meeting was planned for Nov. 10. News of the meeting was first reported by Axios. Trump and al-Sharaa ...
Michael Chapman Zohran Mamdani could well win the upcoming New York City mayoral race; the voters will decide that on November 4. Yet if his “democratic socialist” platform is implemented, the consequences for residents—economic and social alike—will be disastrous. As Ludwig von Mises might remind us, democratic socialism is still socialism, and “it doesn’t work.” The Nature of Democratic Socialism ...