This article was originally published in The Yorkshire Post. A combination of lots of good, new jobs in rival white-collar industries sucking talented people away to work in things like finance or software development, together with a toxic mix of cheap foreign competitors, high energy prices at home and a…
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Political reactions to the suggested new Parliamentary Boundaries are usually guaranteed to turn anyone into a cynic. Broadly, people who think it might help them win the next election are in favour, while anyone who thinks it hurts their chances ritually denounces the entire exercise as unfair and wrong. What’s…
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There’s a fairly good chance that, before reading this, you’ll have logged into your banking app this morning to check your balance. Or your savings account, your outstanding mortgage, your ISA, pension or even the price of Bitcoin. As a nation, we’re pretty good at finance. The UK is one…
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We should roll out open banking to open everything, setting the new global standards for simple, safe data sharing in future and establishing a strong digital image of a new post-Brexit global Britain. When was the last time you switched to a different bank? This week? This decade? Ever? For…
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