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Irn-Bru has topped a crowded World Cup advertising effectiveness ranking. System1’s findings show brand memory still matters when tournament campaigns chase fame, humour, and reach.
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Growth policy is moving from ambition into delivery pressure today. The BCC says ministers should test whether economic measures change real decisions on skills, AI, trade, finance, and scaling.
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Britain’s EV transition is facing another test of political certainty. A softer 2030 mandate would ease manufacturer pressure while raising questions for fleets, charging investment, and supply chains.
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Japanese investment has widened Britain’s industrial and technology policy agenda. The £18bn UK-Japan package spans clean energy, finance, defence, AI, quantum, cyber security, and advanced industrial cooperation.
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Employers face a heavier compliance timetable as reforms widen again. The Employment Rights Act implementation phase is moving into payroll, absence, contracts, rostering, and line-management practice.
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Gen Z is pulling physical retail into experience-led commerce again. New research suggests younger shoppers still value stores for discovery, connection, and memory-making.
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Cyber Essentials Plus now demands firmer proof of cyber hygiene. Jon Abott, CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatAware, explains how v3.3 tightens scope, MFA, and patching requirements as organisations face stricter evidence standards.
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City competitiveness is shifting from strategy into delivery pressure now. TheCityUK says investment confidence depends on faster reform, clearer regulation, and capital mobilisation.
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Steel nationalisation powers would widen government intervention in industry again. The bill would create a framework for public ownership where ministers judge intervention to be in the public interest.
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Late payment reform would redraw commercial terms for UK suppliers. The Commercial Payments Bill would cap payment terms, strengthen interest rights, and expand Small Business Commissioner powers.