LETTER FROM LONDON – POLITICAL PROSPECTS – MAY 2024

LETTER FROM LONDON – POLITICAL PROSPECTS – MAY 2024

by | May 8, 2024 | News

Now that the final set of local contests before the General Election is behind us, political attention turns to national campaigning strength and strategies. Since the beginning of 2022 the Labour Party has enjoyed consistent double-digit leads in the opinion polls....
Toffees in sticky mess as football season closes

Toffees in sticky mess as football season closes

by | May 7, 2024 | News

Everton FC’s cashflow problems, dependence on a US backer and now, talk of entering administration, show yet again that even in the Premier League it’s hard for football clubs to balance the books. Affectionately nicknamed the Toffees, Everton has only played four...
One swallow doesn’t make a summer

One swallow doesn’t make a summer

by | Apr 29, 2024 | News

Optimism is generally a good quality when running a business. It fosters positive energy and a can-do approach, without which success is much more difficult. Nonetheless a healthy dose of realism might be useful when considering the recent fall in corporate...
Landlords lose appetite for meeting tenant demand

Landlords lose appetite for meeting tenant demand

by | Apr 23, 2024 | News

Mortgage costs have increased by twice the level of earnings growth in the last 25 years, pushing rental demand sky high;  buy-to-let landlords, however, are heading for the door. The period of relatively cheap mortgages immediately following the 2008 financial crisis...
Stricken TV producers open insolvency toolkit

Stricken TV producers open insolvency toolkit

by | Apr 16, 2024 | News

The ripple effects of a sector’s global downturn will often continue to hurt small operators for long after the big players have steadied themselves. The TV industry, with a long tail of independent suppliers, is a sad example close to home. Recent weeks have seen a...