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Cladding crisis: what new proposals mean for housebuilders and leaseholders
Briefings The government is seeking an extra £4bn from house developers for the UK’s cladding crisis. We explain how the proposals affect housebuilders and leaseholders.
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What's driving the cost of living crisis?
Briefings Soaring bills, inflation and tax rises are about to squeeze household incomes. And it doesn’t seem that there is much the government can do about it.
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How China is cornering the market for electric-car batteries
Briefings The West is sleepwalking into a situation where it has traded its old reliance on Middle East oil for dependence on key metals controlled by China. That’s a bad trade, says Simon Wilson
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Myanmar: a coup, a civil war, a crisis and China
Briefings Myanmar was heading in the right direction after decades of isolation before the army seized control again in February. Now the outlook is increasingly grim.
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What London’s new share listing rules mean for your money
Briefings UK regulators hope that weaker listing rules will attract more tech listings and rejuvenate a declining stockmarket. Perhaps they should pay more attention to other growth sectors.
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Germany’s new government marks a radical transformation
Briefings New chancellor Olaf Scholz, who takes the reins from Angela Merkel, was in many ways the continuity candidate. But his government has radical plans for the future.
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NFTs: what are they and why are they so popular?
Briefings The NFT market has been on a rollercoaster ride in 2021 starting with the $69m sale of a digital artwork backed by a cryptographic token known as an “NFT” hit the headlines recently. But what are NFTs and why are they suddenly so popular? Saloni Sardana investigates.
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How should we go about “levelling up” Britain?
Briefings “Levelling up”, long a mantra of Boris Johnson’s government, now has a minister and a department in charge of delivering it. But will they succeed?
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Backtracking on HS2: the state of high-speed rail in the UK
Briefings The government has found a reverse gear on the controversial high-speed rail project. But does backing out now make sense?
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