Restaurants flash a warning

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How to cut Britain’s sky-high electricity prices

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If economic growth is the UK government’s “number one mission”, it could do no better than to address the country’s punishingly high electricity prices. Britain has the highest industrial electricity prices in the developed world, … Read more

The UK has a lot to learn from speedy Singapore

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pro-business policymakers like to close their eyes and think of Singapore. The tiny city state, with its low taxes and ease of doing business, was held up as a role model by the Brexit camp … Read more

Is there ever a ‘right’ time to resign?

I’ve been offered an exciting new role in the City but I’m unsure about the best timing for my resignation. What factors should I consider? Nicola Welchman, partner at Bloomsbury Square Employment Law, says there is always plenty to consider when timing a resignation but particularly when you work in the City, where contracts can … Read more

Trade war looms over voices of global business in China

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the American Chamber of Commerce’s 110th anniversary ball in Shanghai this month, there were few initial signs that the US-China trade war was weighing on proceedings. But that abruptly changed when US consul general … Read more