5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (387+ words) Will Westminster learn the right lessons from Scotland’s education disaster? City AM When experiments are run in public policy, evidence can be collected and the policies can be reviewed, scored and either rolled out, tweaked or abandoned. Not every area…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (188+ words) Next has won an equal pay appeal allowing it to pay warehouse workers more than shop-floor staff, warning that its defeat “would have represented a hammer blow to retail employment in the UK”. The FTSE 100 retailer was justified in paying…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (671+ words) The boss of Premier Inn-owner IHG has urged Andy Burnham to drop plans for a tourist tax, which they said will deter tourists and investors from the UK. Neetu Mistry, the hotel group’s UK and Ireland managing director, told City…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) Labour’s new workers’ rights police force has scolded Tesco, B&Q and Whitbread, and more than 600 other firms, for failing to pay the minimum wage. The Fair Work Agency has published the names of 658 companies which have been fined £7m and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) Labour have called on Mayor Sadiq Khan to explore selling the London Stadium to West Ham United. Labour assembly member Bassam Mahfouz has written to Lord Khan urging him to relieve the London taxpayer of the £1.75bn burden of the existing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) The latest available data from the Scottish Tourism Economic Activity Monitor in Scotland (STEAM) shows that between 2012 and 2024, visitor numbers to the Highlands increased 82 per cent to 9.4m. Spending increased by a similar amount, to £2.1bn. A large share of that is…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (143+ words) The Treasury has launched a review into how business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels, with aim to making recommendations to reform the system. Launched on Monday, the government said the review will “look at improving fairness for businesses…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (552+ words) Litigation funding is an exceptionally risky business, which current delays and uncertainty over new rules is worsening, writes Leslie Perrin The UK’s reputation as a leading destination for investment and a trusted jurisdiction for justice depends on legal frameworks that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (480+ words) A luxury workspace provider whose offices feature novelty themes like Alice in Wonderland and Monopoly has landed a £129m refinancing package. Office Space in Town (OSiT) has bagged a new debt package which includes around £72m in backing by leading asset manager…...