Scott Challinor

With mobile wallets and contactless technology soaring in popularity even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of cash was beginning to dwindle, and its dominance began to wane worldwide. Now, the pandemic has accelerated the global transition toward a cashless economy, with question marks hanging over the safety of its physical usage.

Intellectual property laws are a set of regulations that by necessity are required to continuously adapt in order to remain up to date with technical and legal developments. For many years, the UK has been at the forefront of the latest developments in such laws, a position which can come as a significant benefit. So much so in fact that Williams Powell, a legal services firm which obtains intellectual property rights on behalf of clients, has urged ministers to maintain the UK’s position in this respect in the future.

During a time of crisis, many leaders within all walks of life are forced to inspire confidence within their colleagues and become beacons of motivation and reassurance. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic which has ravaged the global business landscape, this has been seen across not solely industry but also within communities and governments alike. Appearing on the Leaders Council podcast, David Park, a partner at chartered accountancy firm Haines Watts, discussed why leaders are required to inspire confidence every single day that they go to work and the impact that this has on the people around them.

London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people throughout the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing has been impacting the daily life of UK citizens.

London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people throughout the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing has been impacting the daily life of UK citizens.

It is well-documented that consumer habits have been changing for some time. More and more people are deciding to pass up on the opportunity of making journeys into their local retail parks and high streets and are instead opting for the convenience of purchasing online within the comfort of their own home and waiting for the product of choice to come to them. According to the Office for National Statistics, online sales accounted for 21.4 per cent of total retail sales in December 2019, and as the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020 and non-essential retailers were abruptly forced to close their doors in March, the popularity of online purchasing - albeit out of necessity - continued to soar.

Sparta Global - a technology services company focused on attracting, training and delivering the UK’s top business and technology professionals - has announced that Inflexion Private Equity Partners as a new majority investor.

London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people throughout the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing has been impacting the daily life of UK citizens.

In the UK, users of British Sign Language are not always able to easily access important health information in a comprehensible format, says Sarah Collis, CEO of Self Help UK. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit and all of a sudden information needed to quickly be provided to the population about the need to socially-distance, remain at home and in some cases shield, this presented a problem.

When food critic Dish Detective last reviewed hospitality business Becketts, based in Southsea, Portsmouth, in the September of 2019, they recorded that they were by no means “blown away” by the culinary experience of the restaurant.

Leading financial services consultancy firm Sionic has been crowned “Best Management Consultancy” at the eight annual WealthBriefing European Awards.

In an appearance on the Leaders Council podcast, the managing director of Glasgow’s Smiley Stars Nursery, Tamara Marashi, has emphasised the importance of clear and effective communication from top to bottom within businesses, organisations, communities and governments. Meanwhile, we cover some of the expert reaction as the Office for National Statistics indicated that unemployment has reached its highest level for more than three years.

Initially established in 2007, Rubbish Clearance and Waste Removal Ltd is a business based in Gosport, Hampshire that specialises in domestic, commercial and industrial waste removal, specialist cleaning services, asbestos removal and disposal and rapid response services. The rapid response arm of the business also happens to encompass infection prevention and control, services which have been in some demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Downing Street has said that a meeting between the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and UK counterpart Lord Frost on Friday had been “useful” as both convened to continue informal talks toward a post-Brexit trade deal.

As prime minister Boris Johnson set out his vision for post-Covid Britain in his leader’s speech at the virtual Conservative Party conference, many will have been taking note of the scale of his ambitions to make the UK recovery a green one.