Britain has earnt its place as the recognised world capital for fintech, with more than half of 2015’s European venture capital investments in fintech going to London firms – amounting to a record £343m. But that could change on 23 June.
Disillusion, deceit, discontent, dishonour, disgrace, mixed with vanity and greed, is the lethal potion that brings all empires down – the oxymoron that is the EU is rotting away. The time has more than come for us to leave and cut our losses, before we are economically and politically drowned in its sea of strife.
Yesterday I learned that I definitely cannot vote in the EU referendum, as I have been out of the UK for more than 15 years.
By Jan Cavelle
More gloom has been revealed in the government’s latest data, which suggested supply from industrial production is ten per cent lower than pre-recession. The manufacturing figures though are heavily affected by the steel crisis – but everyone is acting as if the steel crisis is something new.
There has been much debate about whether the UK should leave the EU, with prime minister David Cameron suggesting remaining in Europe is the way to go. He seems to have garnered the support of Britain’s CFOs along the way.
As the EU referendum draws closer and with the Immigration Bill nearing Royal Assent, the coming months represent a turbulent legislative landscape for employers.
By Richard Reed
For centuries Britain has been a powerful trading nation with a dynamic economy at the centre of European and world affairs. That’s how we became the strong, proud, prosperous country we are today.
The British workforce already has a penchant for working late hours, but research has suggested that a Brexit could make things far worse.
By Karen Bexley
On Thursday 23 June, the UK will vote on whether it wishes to remain in the EU. Karen Bexley, head of employment law at MLP Law, takes a look at the Brexit debate and gives comment on some of the potential changes to employment law following the referendum.
With the pound dropping in value, and many incentives available from the likes of UKTI, British manufacturers should be taking advantage by prioritising their export strategies. Many, however, seem to be falling into the trap of simply doing nothing – and there’s a real danger that could be a result of uncertainty over the outcome of the EU in-out referendum.
