Howard Mustoe

Howard Mustoe 2 min read Working from home is harming productivity and risks creating workers who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer.

Billionaires ' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported, as they added $2 trillion (£1.64 trillion) to their riches.

Billionaire wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990

The company's shares tumbled on the London Stock Exchange after it said it was taken by surprise by low demand for its products.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said at the Budget last year that she will raise employers’ national insurance contributions in a bid to raise £22bn for the Treasury

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said at the Budget last year that she will raise employers’ national insurance contributions in a bid to raise £22bn for the Treasury

The move is thought to be the first courtroom trade battle between the UK and EU since Brexit

Holly Williams and Howard Mustoe 3 min read Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.

The deficit was the highest for any December since 2020, when the government was forced to prop up closed businesses and spend billions of pounds on medical equipment because of the covid lockdowns

The deficit was the highest for any December since 2020, when the government was forced to prop up closed businesses and spend billions of pounds on medical equipment because of the covid lockdowns