Businesses must be more transparent if they are to win the trust of a sceptical public

What is the real reason for the season?

It’s the business of companies to make money first and think about society later

The unavoidable tide of demographics and globalisation will bring an end to the long economic boom

Theft is the enemy of good business, leaving less for profit, wages and the taxman

Be wary of companies with public sector monkeys and a diversity officer on the board

The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners

Banks should be like activist investors and intervene early rather than pull loans hastily

Security is important — but you often have to keep a very close eye on the guards

Virtue-signalling companies should put their money where their mouths are