Business
Mistletoe and whine
What is the real reason for the season?
Time for a U-turn on “B Corps”?
It’s the business of companies to make money first and think about society later
Our revels are now ended
The unavoidable tide of demographics and globalisation will bring an end to the long economic boom
Dealing with sticky fingers
Theft is the enemy of good business, leaving less for profit, wages and the taxman
Real social responsibility
Be wary of companies with public sector monkeys and a diversity officer on the board
Bookshops remaindered
The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners
Banks, bikes and choppers
Banks should be like activist investors and intervene early rather than pull loans hastily
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Security is important — but you often have to keep a very close eye on the guards
Why we need a Rashford tax
Virtue-signalling companies should put their money where their mouths are
The death of Soho
After a recent incident in London’s Carnaby Street, Brice Stratford laments the “dire state” of corporate Soho