Britannia Hotels profits increased to £40 million in 2023, amid reports that at least 17 of the chain's hotels have been block-booked by the Government for asylum seekers
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Serco and G4S overcharged the Ministry of Justice for the same service – then the MOJ tried to hide from the House of Lords that it gave both firms new contracts
In the dying stages of innovation, companies at the top of the heap use their market power to maintain their high profits.
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Why did leading designers in 2000 look down their nose at the web? And are things any better today?
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Why you can’t build another Apple with VC bucks.
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Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci has admitted that the supermarket chain is now just plain fucking with the Australian public as he unveiled the store’s new range of commemorative turkish delight tins in time for Anzac Day. “Stuff everyone, I’ve only... Read More ›
Property developers in Brisbane have bandied together to purchase the property owned by the Heeler family as featured in the Sylvania waters style reality tv series, Bluey. With plans afoot to knock down the property and turn it into a... Read More ›
Chris Grey disentangles the myriad alarming claims being made about 'special economic zones' and freeports in order to focus on the real risks
A business world with deeply misguided priorities—exemplified by horror stories from the worlds of tech, gaming, and entertainment—accounts for much worker unhappiness and customer frustration.
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Scratch the surface of just about any public service failure of recent years and outsourcing features as a key cause, writes Chris Grey