HMRC warns 700,000 umbrella workers over ‘bills of exchange’ tax avoidance scam
HM Revenue & Customs has fired a fresh warning shot at Britain’s flexible workforce, urging an estimated 700,000 umbrella workers, and the agencies and end-clients...
Hauliers, hotels and farms warn they are ‘in survival mode’ as fuel costs spiral
Britain’s rural economy is buckling. Hauliers, hoteliers and farmers up and down the country are warning that the cost shock unleashed by the Iran war...
Goalhanger Ventures opens its chequebook to creator-led media with Invisible Media stake and Backyard Cricket deal
Goalhanger, the production house behind some of Britain’s most successful podcasts, has formally moved into the venture business. The company has unveiled Goalhanger Ventures, a...
Revision Implant lands oversubscribed €4m round to take brain-powered sight implant into the clinic
Belgian neurotechnology business ReVision Implant has closed an oversubscribed €4 million funding round, in a deal that pushes one of Europe’s most ambitious brain-interface ventures...
Gas at $4: Understanding America’s strange obsession
Fuel prices in the US are akin to a constantly displayed economic scorecard where the pump can trump politics Gas prices in the US have...
Beyond Algorithmic Echo Chambers: The Rise of Authentic Lifestyle Communities in Europe’s Creator Economy
Europe’s social media landscape is undergoing a quiet revolution. After more than a decade of polished influencer culture, algorithmic homogenization, and engagement-maximising feeds, audiences are...