Letter: Alderman Gregory Jones KC responds to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett about her beloved untrendy cafe and subsequent letters on the subject
December 2025
Dagenham’s sewing machinists did not go on strike primarily for equal pay
Letter: Sarah Boston on the women who fought for and ultimately won recognition of the skill and value of their work
Storytelling is an ancient human art, not a corporate invention
Letter: Danyah Miller responds to a pass notes column about companies that are hiring people to ‘own the narrative’
Don’t weaken health and safety rules in the name of growth
Amazon and the tightening grip of capitalism
Brief letters
Fiscal headroom is a matter of guesswork
November 2025
How employers can help their staff stay in work
Letters: Readers respond to the government’s Keep Britain Working review that aims to tackle the growing worklessness crisis
Ashford’s ghost terminal could be brought back to life by Richard Branson
Letter: Helena Dollimore MP saysthe entrepreneur could burnish his legacy by bringing international trains back to the Kent station
We need clarity on big pharma’s tax breaks
Letters: Pharmaceutical giants like GSK should be more transparent about the generous tax breaks they get from the UK government, says Mike Lewis
October 2025
EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender
Letter: Kishwer Falkner,chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, says its updated code of practice will balance the rights of service users and protect all from discrimination
Don’t give in to big pharma on drug pricing
Letter: Drug manufacturers may lament the UK’s drug prices, writes Simon Dixon, but the NHS should celebrate them
Late-night pub openings aren’t in the right spirit
Letters: Readers respond to government plans for extending pub hours, highlighting the financial and health costs
September 2025
Potteries brand is world-class. It must be saved
Letters: Joan Walley on why ceramics remain essential to the national economy, Dave Proudlove on green energy and Josiah Wedgwood’s marketing genius, and Sebastian Lazell on a lack of support from the government’s industrial policy
Death and taxes – inheritance levy has become an ageist lottery for me
Letter: Robert Thomas responds to an article about family firms that will be hit by changes to the rules for inheritance tax
Drilling down into the case for North Sea oil
Brief letters
Simple solution to Sainsbury’s shoplifting
I used to work with Pfas, but they do need to be banned
August 2025
It’s still a struggle for women to reach the top
Letter: Women continue to face unnecessary additional challenges throughout their careers, whether in business or politics, says Prof Geeta Nargund
The only way to solve England’s water crisis
Letters: Dr Ruth Sinclairand Dr Jill Vincent suggestreplacing Ofwat’s monetary fines with state-owned voti
How Rachel Reeves can raise money and also make the tax system fairer
Letters: Most people support a wealth tax on £10m fortunes and want to equalise capital gains and income tax, writes Caitlin Boswell. Plus, letters by Christopher Bowser and Alan Fairs
