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February Economic Round-Up
By Mark Richards. As we do at the beginning of every month, MoneyGap looks back over the month just ended. So what did February bring us? [...]
Honda and the High Street have More in Common than you Think
By Mark Richards. Honda is closing its factory in Swindon. The high street could become a ‘ghost town’ – and the two are more closely linked [...]
Reasons to be Cheerful – Part 2
By Mark Richards. As we did in the middle of last month, we take a day off from the doom, gloom and interminable Brexit stalemate to [...]
January Economic Round-Up
By Mark Richards. As we do at the end of every month, MoneyGap looks back over the month just ended. January was a month that brought [...]
The End of the World is Nigh!
By Mark Richards. Nuclear war? Catastrophic climate change? A global pandemic? Right now the end of the world – and the apocalyptic aftermath – is big [...]
Testing the Right Personality
By Mark Richards. Personality tests are being used more and more frequently in business. The traditional approach was [...]
Is it the Beginning of the End for the Tech Giants?
By Mark Richards. At first glance, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, and an article written by a Democratic wannabee [...]
The Pace of Change Accelerates
By Mark Richards. All my life there have been three fundamental facts about cars. Now all of them [...]
The Office Dress Code: to Tie or not to Tie?
By Mark Richards. Is there an office dress code where you work? Does it make sense? Eight years [...]
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?
By Mark Richards. Will artificial intelligence bring us untold benefits – eliminating traffic accidents, developing customised learning and [...]
Huawei: helping the UK or Spying on the UK?
By Mark Richards. Should the Chinese telecoms company Huawei be allowed to supply equipment for the UK’s 5G [...]
Honda and the High Street have More in Common than you Think
By Mark Richards. Honda is closing its factory in Swindon. The high street could become a ‘ghost town’ [...]
Will Driverless Cars lead to Carmageddon?
By Mark Richards. The car industry is changing rapidly as both the big manufacturers and the internal combustion [...]
Majority of UK’s best-selling cars “susceptible to keyless theft”
By Lauren Howells. Hundreds of popular cars – including 4 out of the UK’s 5 best-selling models – [...]
Declining Smartphone Sales lead to Race into Space
By Mark Richards. Mobile phone sales are in decline: we are no longer upgrading like we once did. [...]
Personal Finance
I Love You: Give me your Money
By Mark Richards. As we all know, yesterday was Valentine’s Day, but for thousands of people around the world it will have been the day when they fell victim to [...]
Men’s Health or Lack of It: We don’t all Live in London
By Mark Richards. There has been much made recently of ‘wellness in the workplace.’ But very little specific attention paid to men – who are far more prone to suicide [...]
Link Announces Subsidy Plan To Save Rural Cash Machines
By Trevor Clawson. Two years ago, the West Sussex village of Billingshurst boasted three banks on its high street, each with a convenient ATM. And if shoppers were disinclined to [...]
Will Travel Agents move from the High Street into your Lounge?
By Mark Richards. Figures from WH Smith over Christmas clearly showed the continuing decline of the high street. But the company enjoyed considerable success with its travel division, highlighting the [...]
Business News
Testing the Right Personality
By Mark Richards. Personality tests are being used more and more frequently in business. The traditional approach was to dread them and deride them as a waste of time. But as companies and organisations increasingly [...]
Is it the Beginning of the End for the Tech Giants?
By Mark Richards. At first glance, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, and an article written by a Democratic wannabee in the US and Facebook’s longest period of ‘down’ time for ten years have little to do [...]
The Pace of Change Accelerates
By Mark Richards. All my life there have been three fundamental facts about cars. Now all of them are under threat, and the changes they will bring will threaten the car industry as we know [...]
The Office Dress Code: to Tie or not to Tie?
By Mark Richards. Is there an office dress code where you work? Does it make sense? Eight years ago a Swiss bank was telling female employees what colour underwear they should choose. Now an investment [...]
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?
By Mark Richards. Will artificial intelligence bring us untold benefits – eliminating traffic accidents, developing customised learning and giving us all a better quality of life? Or will it ultimately become so intelligent that it [...]
Huawei: helping the UK or Spying on the UK?
By Mark Richards. Should the Chinese telecoms company Huawei be allowed to supply equipment for the UK’s 5G network? There are mixed messages coming from the UK Government – while other countries around the world [...]
Honda and the High Street have More in Common than you Think
By Mark Richards. Honda is closing its factory in Swindon. The high street could become a ‘ghost town’ – and the two are more closely linked than you might think. Is there anything we can [...]
Will Driverless Cars lead to Carmageddon?
By Mark Richards. The car industry is changing rapidly as both the big manufacturers and the internal combustion engine come under threat. Will the big names survive? How much impact will driverless technology have? And [...]
Majority of UK’s best-selling cars “susceptible to keyless theft”
By Lauren Howells. Hundreds of popular cars – including 4 out of the UK’s 5 best-selling models – are “susceptible to keyless theft”, according to consumer body Which?. After analysing research from the General German [...]
Politics
Costs for driving abroad set to soar because of Brexit
By Mark Fairlie. Britons are expected to spend £36,190,000 on international driving permits if an agreement over the terms of the UK’s departure from the European Union. The sum was [...]
Brexit threatens Christmas
With little over three months, until the UK leaves the European Union, a clear transition and plan ought to be in place by now. However, Brexit is in the midst [...]
Huawei’s finance director facing extradition to the US
By Mark Fairlie. The daughter of the founder of one of the world’s biggest firms, Huawei, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in providing US-origin goods to countries sanctioned [...]
Should We Worry about China Spying on Us?
By Mark Richards. Should we worry about the Chinese state spying on us? Plenty of countries around the world are so concerned that they are now refusing to buy Chinese [...]
Brexit deal “would leave the UK £100 billion-a-year poorer” by 2030
By Lauren Howells. The government’s proposed Brexit deal would leave the UK £100 billion-a-year poorer by 2030 compared to staying in the EU, a new study by the National Institute [...]
90s Students Offered Loan Settlement Deal, But There Is A Catch
By Trevor Clawson. Student loans are in play again. In January of this year, the Prime Minister announced a review of student finance and the Higher Education Commission appointed to [...]
Brittany Ferries sees drop in bookings due to Brexit uncertainty
By Lauren Howells. Brittany Ferries has told the BBC’s Wake Up to Money that it is seeing a drop in bookings for next summer, as customers are concerned about what [...]
Business leaders to become British Ambassadors
By Mark Fairlie. For the first time ever, business leaders from across the UK have been invited to become British ambassadors. The Foreign Secretary’s diplomatic shake-up will go to create [...]
Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?
By Mark Richards. Will artificial intelligence bring us untold benefits – eliminating traffic accidents, developing customised learning and giving us [...]
Huawei: helping the UK or Spying on the UK?
By Mark Richards. Should the Chinese telecoms company Huawei be allowed to supply equipment for the UK’s 5G network? There [...]
I Love You: Give me your Money
By Mark Richards. As we all know, yesterday was Valentine’s Day, but for thousands of people around the world it [...]
Will Driverless Cars lead to Carmageddon?
By Mark Richards. The car industry is changing rapidly as both the big manufacturers and the internal combustion engine come [...]