The Times They Are A-Changin’, 20th April 2026: Is Progress Impossible Without Change?
“We are programmed just to do Anything you want us to” The Austrian political economist Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction” to describe the capitalist process where innovation continuously…
Reeves likely to extend stealth tax raid in Budget
A new wave of stealth taxes is likely at the next Budget as mounting fiscal pressures force the government to raise revenue without headline tax increases, warns one of the…
Most UK Families Lack a Clear View of Their Finances
Most UK Families Lack a Clear View of Their Finances, New thisbank Guide Warns Many households hold multiple financial accounts without a clear overall view, contributing to avoidable financial stress.…
From Chatbots to Autonomous Banking: The Rise of AI-First Financial Systems
Most banks did not plan to become AI companies. It just happened in layers. A 2025 report from McKinsey & Company found that around 88% of large financial institutions now…
Markets caught between de-escalation hopes and rising uncertainty
Markets are once again grappling with a rapidly shifting narrative in the Middle East, as the past 48 hours have delivered both optimism and renewed concern. Late last week, sentiment…
Anti-drug smuggling unit seizes enough cocaine to kill more than 1,400,000 people
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s crew pose for a group photo in Miami after seizing drugs worth more than $28.7million of drugs(US Coast Guard Southeast/Cover Media) An American coast guard crew…
Commuters brace for London Underground strikes across TfL network
Londoners and tourists are set to face travel carnage for the next few days as the tube strikes hit the entirety of the London Underground network. From 12pm today, drivers…
Which London Underground lines aren’t running in the Tube strike?
A sign warning travellers at Stratford underground station of the industrial action by the RMT union (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) The tube strikes are going ahead this week which…
Interior’s Burgum accused of ‘kneecapping’ wind and solar power in favor of oil, gas
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies during a House Appropriations Committee hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)…
Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, at the time a member of the U.S. House from Oregon, speaks to reporters on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary…