Category: Freelancer Opinion & Insights

Nigel Farage has responded to the demands from the Chief Executive of British Gas that smart meters are mandatory in the UK saying he will never get one and said many people who do are ‘bullied into it’. 

Business leaders must adopt “bigger, faster and stronger policies” to effectively battle climate change, according to one of the world’s leading experts on sustainability. Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s former Chief Environmental Officer, also said individuals can help society by pursuing their passions “through the lens of climate” and urged people to “go forth and conquer”. Mr […]

Establishing trust in a B2B market is one of the biggest challenges faced by SMEs. Without being a global household name, how do you go about establishing your business as reliable, trustworthy, and capable of delivering high quality results?

Research shows that a staggering 81% of customers abandon their bookings before completion, posing real concerns for the global travel industry.

We’re almost one month on from the Spring Budget and into a new tax year, and whilst many businesses are celebrating the close of a successful first quarter, others are still reeling from the lack of support for UK business shown by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Spring Budget.

As electric car sales plummet in the UK James Taylor, Managing Director of Vauxhall, has penned an open letter addressed to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlining crucial steps to reinvigorate the electric car market in the UK.

The redefinition of “levelling up” by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his recent budget has sparked both praise and criticism, with the geographical scope of the term expanding to include areas beyond the traditional focus on northern towns and cities.

UK SMEs are expressing profound disappointment and a sense of being overlooked following the recent Budget announcement. They argue that the Chancellor’s policies appear to favor large corporations over the backbone of the UK economy – small businesses.

The decision to cancel the abolition of the non-domiciled (non-dom) tax system has sparked concerns among financial experts, who warn of potentially disastrous consequences for the UK’s economy and investment landscape.

Nearly two in three self-employed people do not believe any of the main political parties represent their best interests.

Having seen the estimates from the ONS that the UK’s GDP fell by 0.2% in the three months to November 2023, combined with the news that the IMF has downgraded the UK’s growth forecast from 2% to 1.6% for the coming year

PLCs have to answer to shareholders – and to the wider business community – on both stock performance and sustainability, and more and more often the two are inextricably intertwined.