Following the Brexit vote, the race to succeed London as Europe’s financial capital is on. “We know that groups based in the City are planning to leave for Dublin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris,” the French prime minister, Manuel Valls, told journalists soon after the UK’s referendum. Other countries in the European Union are also intent […]
When people think of the sharing economy, they probably think of Uber and AirBnB. These companies have quickly become household names, setting new standards of consumer satisfaction by reducing transaction costs and allowing service providers to connect directly with customers. Tourists are now able to find all sorts of affordable accommodation, whilst home owners make […]
Imagine that a certain Grantham grocer had decided to sell his business. His daughter would have not taken it well had a government official intervened and tried to prevent him, concerned perhaps that there would have been a threat to the employment prospects of a delivery boy or that the purchaser might want to rationalise […]
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