Taxing the rich is a tantalising prospect for the cash-strapped UK government — but imposing a levy that is both fair and effective is fraught with difficulty
Chair of Arts Council England says arm’s-length funding of theatre, music and museums helps prevent politicisation
Lawyers advise wealthy clients that HMRC could use membership as evidence of strong ties to Britain
Government stepped in to take control of struggling company but is keen to attract private sector investment
Marks and Spencer and J Sainsbury intervene over veterinary agreement ahead of ‘reset’ summit next month
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. See how actions taken by your central bank affect you
Substandard products and services cost UK consumers £71.2bn last year
CBI and Make UK among bodies to warn that flagship bill will have ‘deeply damaging implications’ for economic growth
Deciding who is well-off is no simple task — and calculating how to redistribute should be left to elected politicians
Company documents show work at 13 treatment facilities is behind schedule and over budget
US $500bn data centre venture looks overseas to build out global infrastructure capacity
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell is warning that US tariffs are ‘likely’ to put at r…
More companies are reducing ad budgets than increasing them, trade body finds
Jingye makes first comments after ministers seized control of struggling company
Traders cement bets on at least three quarter-point interest rate cuts this year
Timber construction is cheaper, faster and greener, but has struggled to gain traction in England
From the outset there were doubts that Jingye Group could turn round the business where so many others had failed
The future is not in the Scunthorpe blast furnaces that ministers have rescued
Shock and AWE
Ministers have intervened to keep the country’s last two blast furnaces open — for now
US vice-president says Trump administration is ‘working very hard’ with Starmer government on tariffs
Payrolled employment falls even as wage growth remains strong
Focusing on benefits to voters’ wallets would help blunt the threat posed by the likes of Nigel Farage
Evlo is relaunching but many subprime lenders have closed after a wave of compensation claims
China warns against politicising crisis at Scunthorpe plant after ministers step in to take control
