Poorly designed and inadequately maintained workplaces are draining the UK economy of more than £71 billion a year, according to new research from facilities and security services company Mitie. A survey of 3,000 UK employees conducted by the firm reveals that workers are losing, on average, 68 minutes each week to minor but recurring inefficiencies—such as trying to find a ...
Retail leaders have issued a stark warning to chancellor Rachel Reeves that plans to hike business rates for large retailers could drive up food prices, fuel inflation, and weaken the UK’s already fragile high streets. Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents more than 200 major retailers, has criticised Treasury plans to increase charges on ...
Rightmove has slashed its 2025 house price forecast in half, citing a glut of homes on the market and increasing competition among sellers. The UK’s largest property portal now expects average prices to rise by just 2 per cent this year, down from the 4 per cent previously predicted. According to the company’s latest data, the volume of homes listed ...
The cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is not, as CBS executives would desperately like us to believe, a “purely financial decision.” It is, quite transparently, the ceremonial sacrifice of satire on the altar of political appeasement and corporate consolidation. Yes, late-night ratings have slipped. Yes, ad revenue is tighter than an intern’s skinny jeans at a Soho ...
The Biden administration’s State Department authorized more than $1 million in taxpayer funds for renovating swimming pools at U.S. embassies and mission residences in war-torn countries such as Haiti, Sudan and Iraq, a report from Sen. Joni Ernst’s office found. ‘The Biden State Department threw a blowout summer pool party on your dime,’ Ernst, R-Iowa, said in a statement provided ...
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for spending billons of dollars renovating the Fed’s headquarters amid a housing crisis he said Powell is helping perpetuate. The Federal Reserve’s headquarters has been undergoing a major renovation that has been plagued by cost overruns and now has a price tag of $2.5 billion. Meanwhile, the ...
President Donald Trump celebrated six months since he was sworn into his second term on Sunday, saying that the United States has been ‘totally revived’ after being ‘DEAD’ under former President Joe Biden. ‘Wow, time flies! Today is that Sixth Month Anniversary of my Second Term. Importantly, it’s being hailed as one of the most consequential periods of any President,’ ...
From ‘super genius’ to ‘CRAZY,’ President Donald Trump has changed his tune about SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a matter of months, while the tech mogul has backpedaled his support for the Republican Party and called for a new, third American political party instead. Musk unveiled the creation of the so-called ‘America Party’ after Trump signed into law ...
Sector Rotation Stalls, Tech Remains King Despite a slight rise in the S&P 500 over the past week, the sector rotation landscape is presenting an intriguing picture. For the first time in recent memory, we’re seeing absolutely no changes in the composition of the sector ranking — not just in the top five, but across the board. Will this stability ...
For many UK brands, marketing can feel like a bottomless pit; money disappears quickly, often into agencies or junior hires that fail to deliver strategic impact. Thankfully, there’s a smarter choice emerging: hiring a fractional CMO. This senior marketer embedded in your business part time provides strategic clarity without the overhead. Let’s explore why a fractional CMO might be your ...