Jim Armitage

The UK already taxes banks at a higher rate than our peers in other financial capitals. Demanding more will stifle growth

Bruno Cucinelli, who fans have included Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, has created a £5 billion clothing empire, where his factory workers take siestas and are paid 20 per cent above average

Sovereign wealth and pension funds tell minister unpredictable rules on infrastructure force them to invest elsewhere

Richard Brindle rose to the top – and amassed a fortune on the way – by being braver than all around him

Liam Butterworth of Dowlais is upbeat about his engineering company but says the move to electric is a mess and UK manufacturing is doomed to stay in reverse

The cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and a surge in populist politics have left green investment flagging

Sunsave, backed by City grandees Michael Spencer and Stuart Rose, has teamed up with British Gas to roll out solar power through the Hive smart homes system

Indian billionaire Prashant Ruia is building a new refinery on the banks of the Mersey that will run on hydrogen, making it the UK’s first emissions-free plant

From cutting workers to investing in technology, companies are grappling with the impact of the rises in employers’ NI payments and increases in minimum wage

The son of the former prime minister has built a $2bn business helping young people find apprenticeships and now he’s taking on older workers too