Rolls-Royce forced to cut more than 4,000 jobs in major reorganisation
Despite pre-tax profit turnaround over 2016, aerospace manufacturing giant says it must trim middle-management positions
ICONIC British engineering firm Rolls-Royce is cutting 4,600 jobs over...
Margaret Hodge: The Scourge of Tax Dodgers
The pinnacle of Margaret Hodge’s four decades in public life has arguably been the five years spent as the very high profile scourge of...
ONS insolvency figures get tongues wagging
THE LATEST data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have prompted comment from all corners.
Jeremy Whiteson, partner in Fladgate’s restructuring and insolvency practice,...
Government has ‘window of opportunity’ before firms trigger Brexit contingency plans
New survey reveals 57% of firms are looking at scenario and contingency planning related to Brexit, but only 11% have begun to implement...
Go, Patagonia! Billionaire owner gives firm to charity
BILLIONAIRE Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor fashion retailer Patagonia, has given his company to a charitable trust to fight climate change.
Under the new structure,...
EV News Round-up Spring 2021
By RICHARD THOMAS
GOVERNMENT action and consumer demand: these factors will determine when the world’s auto manufacturers stop making cars powered by fossil fuels.
In recent...
The tides they are a-changing
EVER since the Romans constructed sophisticated tide mills across the high maritime ranges of a conquered Britain, the modern world has been trying to...
Scottish Salmon – What’s the catch?
It’s one of the biggest businesses in Scotland, but ask ten different experts about the state of the salmon industry and you’ll get ten...
Climate fight heats up as giants step into the ring
By Hal Williams
THE GREENING of the planet has stepped up a pace, with the European Investment Bank phasing out funding for fossil fuel projects...
Hundreds of green apprenticeships backing net zero
MORE than 200 apprenticeships are supporting England’s drive for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The announcement was timed to coincide with Green Careers Week, which...
