All credit to Archie Norman, chairman of Marks & Spencer, who has launched a campaign to promote shareholder democracy, says RUTH SUNDERLAND Some of Norman’s proposals will be provocative His most eye-catching is to allow companies to hold digital meetings Digital innovation ought to be harnessed to break down communication barriers By Ruth Sunderland for … Read more
Farmers are running out of gas: Government must act now to safeguard UK food security, says MAGGIE PAGANO By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2022 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 29 August 2022 Hot on the heels of the decision by CF Fertilisers to halt production at its ammonia plant … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: If you are struggling with essential bills, use that helping hand that’s on offer By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 23:39 BST, 31 May 2022 | Updated: 13:42 BST, 1 June 2022 At last! Help is on its way for millions of households who are struggling to cope with soaring energy … Read more
There was one bright spot amid the April gloom yesterday which should kickstart the next generation of low-carbon electricity and, with luck, help ensure energy security for decades to come. While it is too late to fix the crisis, the new Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill has been granted royal assent. It will make it much … Read more
So what happens next? More sanctions on Russia, yes, but what about the impact of the conflict on the global recovery? And what does this mean for us? Here in Washington, where the economic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being coordinated, you are aware of a harsh reality. Sanctions will do serious damage … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: A key reason why LV members need to be wary of Bain Capital’s bid for the mutual is the huge deficit of information By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EST, 14 November 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EST, 14 November 2021 A key reason why members of mutual insurer LV need … Read more
Why Britain’s grocers are so weak and foreign investors spot a bargain opportunity in our supermarket shares ALEX BRUMMER Established grocers are weak because of the discounters Lidl and Aldi As they established a foothold in the UK, the native supermarkets had to fight back on price This battle has taken a terrible toll on … Read more
I’m going to start with two clichés: firstly, sometimes, the best things in life are free. Not often, but sometimes. Secondly, absence really does makes the heart fonder. A case in point is Parkrun. Every Saturday morning, people gather at various locations in Britain at just before 9am to chat, potentially make friends and then … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Morrisons is a farmer, landowner, fishing company and a food producer, all of which could be damaged by private-equity ownership By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 16:50 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 17:09 EDT, 30 July 2021 Softbank and Koch dynasty-backed Fortress has informed the stock market that it expects … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Central bankers starting to acknowledge what to rest of us has seemed screamingly obvious – inflation is a real threat By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 The central bankers are running scared, and they jolly well should be. The … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: If the Chancellor’s plans for the City are done well, it could usher in a new golden age for UK finance and benefit the economy By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 The City is scrambling back to business. The … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Our longstanding campaign to save access to cash on the high street has at last borne fruit By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 3 July 2021 Our longstanding campaign to save access to cash on the high street has at last … Read more
Hopes of a giant step forward on climate change at the Cornwall G7 proved optimistic. US politics has a nasty habit of getting in the way, as it has over setting a new global minimum tax of 15 per cent. Among specific proposals to cut collective carbon emissions in half by 2030 was a pledge … Read more