U.K. economy

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Finance

Rolls-Royce CEO who once described the company as a ‘burning platform’ is planning to cut up to 2,500 white-collar jobs

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October 17, 2023
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Finance

London Stock Exchange CEO says the U.K. has itself to blame for not attracting senior talent due to lower pay: ‘We’ve hamstrung ourselves’

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October 5, 2023
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Politics

Rishi Sunak considers cutting the U.K.’s ‘most unfair tax’—but doing so would help Britain’s ultra-rich the most, says economic research report

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September 27, 2023
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Tech

Top AI institute chair and ex-Amazon exec thinks AI will disrupt employment as we know it—but it’ll make the world wealthier and more skilled

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September 14, 2023
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Lifestyle

Surge pricing but for drinking—one of the U.K.’s largest pub owners is hiking prices on evenings and weekends

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September 12, 2023
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Finance

British renters will suffer 25% price hikes over the next 4 years as landlords pass on spiraling interest rate costs, broker predicts

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September 11, 2023
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Lifestyle

Britain is among the least work-oriented countries in the world—but that may not be enough to explain its flat-lining productivity

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September 7, 2023
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Britain’s second biggest city declared itself bankrupt because it can’t afford nearly $1 billion it owes to women it underpaid in the past

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September 6, 2023
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Retail

Staff at Britain’s biggest grocery chain offered body cameras as abuse by customers climbs: ‘It should not have to be like this’

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September 4, 2023
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Lifestyle

‘Technical glitch’ sparks crippling delays for major U.K. airlines like British Airways and Ryanair—and it could take ‘days’ before it’s resolved

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August 29, 2023
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Retail

Pret A Manger CEO is betting against return-to-office mandates

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August 24, 2023
The amount Britain owes exceeds its GDP for the first time since 1961—and credit-rating agencies are watching

The amount Britain owes exceeds its GDP for the first time since 1961—and credit-rating agencies are watching

By Tom Rees, Alice Gledhill, Philip Aldrick and Bloomberg
August 19, 2023
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Politics

Top HSBC boss calls the U.K. ‘weak’ for taking sides with the U.S. against China

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August 7, 2023
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Retail

Pret A Manger founder and Itsu CEO wants people to stop complaining about high interest rates like it’s ‘the end of the world’

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August 3, 2023
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Millennials gain a 10-year jump with cash from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’—boosting property ladder climb and financial muscle

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July 26, 2023

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