Potters win £120m rescue as government finally backs Britain’s ceramics heartland
After years of quiet desperation in Stoke-on-Trent, the kilns finally have something to celebrate. The government has unveiled a £120 million support package for the...
Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss
Britain’s largest online retailer has waded into one of the most uncomfortable debates in Westminster and the boardroom: who, exactly, is to blame for almost...
Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays
British families planning a getaway this summer could find the cost of flying creeping up again, after it emerged that Treasury officials are quietly drawing...
Brad Burton interview: how the UK’s no.1 motivational speaker rebuilt after lockdown wiped out 4Networking, and survived a four-year online stalking campaign
The founder of 4Networking lost a £2 million business in an afternoon, then spent four years being smeared online by a woman he had met...
Nightlife chief brands Chancellor’s summer VAT cut a ‘superficial fix’ that abandons clubs and festivals
The Government’s headline-grabbing summer VAT giveaway has been dismissed as politically convenient window-dressing by the head of the UK’s night-time economy trade body, who argues...
Manual gearboxes set to vanish by 2030 and diesel is tailgating its demise
The traditional gear stick, that small, mechanical talisman of British motoring, is being quietly stripped out of new car ranges, and according to fresh forecasts...