1 hour ago Chris Blackhurst answers your questions on wealth tax – from millionaire exodus to Labour’s silence

Business columnist Chris Blackhurst answered readers’ questions on a potential wealth tax in the UK, from fears of a millionaire exodus and offshore loopholes to Labour’s reluctance to commit

Economics

48 h. ago What would a wealth tax mean for Britain? Ask Chris Blackhurst anything

Award-winning business writer Chris Blackhurst is here to answer your questions as Labour flirts with a wealth tax, investors grow uneasy, and doubts mount over the party’s economic direction

Economics

9 d. ago Voices: It’s time football clubs paid the price of policing matches

The head of the Met is is right that taxpayers shouldn’t be paying the than £70m-a-year cost of match-day policing, says Chris Blackhurst – the filthy-rich Premiership clubs and their billionaire owners should be footing the bill

Events

1 week ago Voices: The bottom line? Britain simply can’t afford to impose a wealth tax

As battle lines are drawn within Labour over taxing the super-rich, Chris Blackhurst says that the government must resist Lord Kinnock’s siren call to take a 2 per cent slice of asset values above £10 million – because the country’s economic prosperity depends on it

Economics

2 w. ago What's powering Jeff Bezos and the tech bros' thirst for nuclear energy?

AI uses an epic amount of electricity, and that’s why Silicon Valley is going nuclear, says Chris Blackhurst

Events

3 w. ago Voices: Angela Rayner must learn lessons from housebuilders if she wants to succeed

The government has big ambitions to build 1.5 million new homes – but for too long the private sector has been viewed with suspicion, writes Chris Blackhurst. It’s time for an urgent re-think

Politics