Millennials are more likely than Gen Z to turn down a job offer if a company’s ethics and sustainability credentials do not align with their personal values, according to a new global report from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The annual Prospective Students Survey by GMAC—now in its 15th year—found that 27% of millennial respondents strongly agreed that a ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has called on financial regulators to take a more pragmatic, pro-growth approach to oversight, unveiling a package of reforms aimed at unlocking investment and getting millions more Britons into the stock market. Speaking to 350 business leaders at the Mansion House dinner, Reeves promised to ease regulatory burdens that she claimed were acting like “a boot on ...
Lawyers representing more than a million British motorists in the UK’s largest-ever diesel emissions claim have been accused of “over-lawyering” and racking up excessive fees totalling more than £76 million. The class action, brought against a number of major vehicle manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Nissan, Renault, and Peugeot-Citroën, alleges the use of illegal “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests, resulting ...
The UK’s annual inflation rate surged to a 16-month high of 3.6% in June, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in a surprise uptick that has cast serious doubt over the likelihood of an interest rate cut in August. Economists had widely expected inflation to hold steady at 3.4%, but the latest data points to ...
The founder of the Transparency Task Force has called on Dame Meg Hillier MP and the Treasury Select Committee to intervene over what he describes as a “coordinated and dangerous” rollback of consumer and regulatory protections across the UK’s financial services sector. In an open letter, Andy Agathangelou, a longstanding campaigner for accountability and financial reform, warned that recent changes ...
In today’s world, there has been a massive shift: more and more people view their pets as family members or even children, rather than simply animals. Cat owners are increasingly doing research to ensure they’re providing their furry family members with the best food, toys and more. This is where social proof plays a big role; it helps expose people ...
Tennis champions Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek may have lifted Wimbledon trophies this summer—but their victories come with a costly UK tax bill of more than £1 million each, according to leading tax experts. Audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg has warned that despite not being UK tax residents, both the Italian men’s singles champion and the Polish ...
Rural hospitals are closing fast. Over 130 have shut down in the last decade, according to the American Hospital Association. Many more are barely hanging on. These hospitals serve small towns and remote areas. If they disappear, entire communities lose fast access to emergency care. Patients have to travel for hours. Sometimes they don’t make it in time. One of ...
A sharp decline in demand from pension funds for long-term UK government bonds could drive up the country’s borrowing costs by at least £20 billion over the coming decades, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The government’s independent fiscal watchdog warned that the shrinking appetite for gilts among defined benefit (DB) pension schemes—once a reliable cornerstone of long-term ...
In just three years, a medium-sized market town has cracked a code that’s eluded community development experts for decades. The Didcot Powerhouse Fund has delivered £400,000 in grants to nearly 9,000 residents, proving that when local businesses and civic leaders work together, they can achieve remarkable results. Didcot’s success is all the more remarkable given its context. Surrounded by world-class ...