Letters: Britain’s private health woes Letters [Re: Fears of privatising the NHS are stopping us from saving our health service – and lives, Dec 2] Fears around the collapse of the free NHS are not new. The past few years has seen increasing worry over staff shortages and the ageing population. Services have been overwhelmed. Jumping the NHS ship and opting [...]
Letters: Still clinging on to Bitcoin Letters [Re: Bitcoin ‘on the road to irrelevance’, says ECB, November 30] Recent comments by the ECB and other banking stakeholders show that many central banks along with the regulators are missing the key point: Bitcoin is already being used to pay for goods while they are still debating whether crypto is an asset class or [...]
Letters: A new look at supply chains Letters [Re: UK business fear supply chain chaos will ruin Christmas trading, December 5] In the last week, City AM has run several stories on the continuing chaos engulfing global supply chains and the industries this is affecting. The articles rightly identify problems such as key materials shortages, a shrinking labour market, and rising energy costs, [...]
Letters: We can win AI, if we invest right December 6, 2022 [Re: UK set to become next AI superpower says new report, Nov 22] The UK has a strong tradition of research and innovation, a capability that continues to help drive advances in the application of high-end computing and AI. While the US, China, and EU have larger budgets for supercomputing, the UK can differentiate itself [...]
Letters: Looming talent shortages December 5, 2022 [Re: Halfords focusing on offering shoppers more essentials as they slash discretionary spending, Nov 23] Unsurprisingly, the cost of living crisis is impacting shopping habits. In fact, Fourth’s data shows consumers will spend less on a variety of items from holidays to groceries next year. So we may expect more announcements from retailers, and whilst [...]
Letters: Support for small businesses December 2, 2022 [Re: Exclusive: Business rates hike a ‘ticking time bomb’ for London economy, Mayor warns, November 29] The nation’s small and independent retailers are often described as the backbone of our high streets because of their important role in local communities and how much they contribute. While it’s rarely an easy environment for small businesses to [...]
Letters: 1 + 1 = too few good at maths December 1, 2022 [Re: Terrible at times tables? Our reliance on fintechs doing our maths dents our income, Nov 28] Maths used to be seen as something for boys; young women boasted of being “bad at maths”. However, arithmetic, the stuff of primary school, is what is needed in every day life. Mathematics can be daunting and abstract [...]
Letters: Our chance to shine June 21, 2022 [Re: Brexit offers opportunity to unlock City’s potential, MPs say, June 16] Results of the report published by a cross-party group of MPs last week provide the best Brexit-related news in a while. Now London must deliver on its potential to cast off the regulatory shackles and reinvigorate its global reputation as a centre of [...]
Letters: Reconsidering the Court’s value June 16, 2022 [Re: Patel: UK’s Rwanda immigration policy is ‘legally compliant’, yesterday] This week’s news, which saw the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) block a deportation of migrants to Rwanda, indicates an ECtHR that has rather overstepped its bounds. We must be clear. The sole role of the ECtHR is to adjudicate on important issues of [...]
Letters: Trust the digital native kids June 15, 2022 [Re: Our pledge to bridge the digital divide will shape our post-pandemic future, yesterday] Following London Tech Week and the government’s announcement of a new Digital Strategy to make the UK a global tech superpower, more needs to be done to increase our tech prowess. Young people in the UK are unlikely to secure highly [...]