Five Autumn Statement predictions for British businesses
On the eve of chancellor Phillip Hammond’s first budget address to members of parliament, Real Business provides some Autumn Statement predictions.
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A UK businessman in the US on the day of the election result
By Staff writer
Darryll Lewis, sales director at HPD Software, was in the crucial swing state of Florida to witness first hand the historic US election result reaction.
Pay transparency great, but politicians shouldn’t curtail executive salaries
While recent scrutiny of the salaries being earned by business leaders is important to monitor the pay gap, it should be left to shareholders and board members to determine whether the bosses at big companies are paid appropriate sums.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Virgin train stunt compromised Labour’s values and ethics
The PR team of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could learn something from the way businesses go about communicating with the public after his attempt to showcase the “crowded” nature of British trains backfired.
Possible lies and talk of tax exiles: Richard Branson and Jeremy Corbyn wage war
They actually went there! Jeremy Corbyn may have lied about finding no seats on his horrible train journey with Virgin Trains, Richard Branson lashed back with counter evidence and Sam Tarry, the man in charge of Corbyn’s leadership campaign, decided his comeback would involve dubbing Branson a “tax exile”.
Charlie Mullins: Businesses have nothing to fear from Theresa May’s premiership
Real Business columnist Charlie Mullins praises former prime minister David Cameron for turning the economy around – and explains how replacement Theresa May has already shown she will further help Britain prosper.
New chancellor Philip Hammond scraps emergency Budget
For his first act as chancellor, Philip Hammond has ruled out the emergency Budget and tax rises that had been set out by predecessor George Osborne.
Watch out world the British are coming, again
By Barry James
Entrepreneur and influencer Barry James makes a visceral and calculated case for Britain now being at it’s most exciting point in history – rather than languishing in post-Brexit doom and being dogged by never before seen political upheaval.
The world is struggling to come to grips with Boris Johnson being made foreign secretary
Theresa May became the first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher in the wake of David Cameron’s resignation after Brexit. But as she announces her cabinet, the world seems to be baffled with her pick for foreign secretary.
With David Cameron out, how will new prime minister Theresa May impact UK business
Following the nation’s decision to leave the European Union, Conservative party leader and prime minister David Cameron announced his resignation, which has resulted in home secretary Theresa May named the replacement.