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The Software Tax Geopolitics

The Software Tax

Would you rather have more hospital beds for people or the latest version of Windows? Ooh, tough one. As patients lie on trolleys in hospital corridors, teachers buy classroom supplies out of their own pockets and councils close libraries, the government is paying billions a year for

Dan Ilett · 5 min read min read
Can Business Grow in a Budget That Doesn’t Like Business? Growth

Can Business Grow in a Budget That Doesn’t Like Business?

After all the rumours and leaks, the business community listened with its head in hands yesterday braced for what was due to be another pickaxe to its aspiration. The expectation was that Rachel Reeve’s budget would tax air, breathing, hands, moving and looking at things. Dogs and cats

Dan Ilett · 4 min read min read
$120k Bitcoin and Crypto Rally as US Regulators Shut Growth

$120k Bitcoin and Crypto Rally as US Regulators Shut

Prices are rising on macro shock, but the real shift is structural. Stablecoins, token rails and regulatory frameworks are all hardening. The firms building inside that window now will run the next market. Everyone else will play catch-up. You should care because crypto is becoming the

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Crypto millionaires, Eurocoins and Tether’s Punchy Landgrab Growth

Crypto millionaires, Eurocoins and Tether’s Punchy Landgrab

The number of crypto millionaires has jumped by around 40% year‑on‑year, reaching 241,700 globally. Nine major European banks - including ING and UniCredit - announced a joint venture to launch a euro‑denominated stablecoin, planning a 2026 rollout. The move signals Europe’s desire to keep

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Crypto’s Regulatory Turn: London Makes its Move Geopolitics

Crypto’s Regulatory Turn: London Makes its Move

This week, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met in London to align crypto regulation, starting with stablecoins. In a move that signals deeper financial integration with the US and a clear pivot away from Brussels, the two sides agreed to explore joint

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Labour: Where's the Growth? Growth

Labour: Where's the Growth?

With two weeks to go until Labour’s annual conference, the fiscal cracks on show are looking more like subsidence. The party wants to talk growth: private investment, green jobs and productivity, but is doing so with a chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who is stiffly defined by fiscal caution,

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Sustainability's Fickle Switch Leadership

Sustainability's Fickle Switch

Every time financial pressure rises, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is binned. It is the twitchiest of government policies and company strategies. It comes in and out of fashion faster than a MasterChef TV host. The UK just scrapped its green investment taxonomy and pulled

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