Edward Johnson

Carl Pei, co-founder and chief executive of smartphone firm Nothing, recently told staff that from October they would be expected to be back at their desks in its London HQ five days a week. “I know this is a controversial decision that may not be a fit for everyone,” he said in a LinkedIn post … Read more

Here’s how to organise your financial life if you’re a freelancer or sole trader. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Sole trader is the most straightforward business or legal structure if you are self-employed. Depending on the nature of your business, other … Read more

The Treasury was ready when Labour arrived in office. In the week after the election landslide, ministers and a cadre of advisers appointed to serve at 1 Horse Guards Road were gathered together by civil servants, and shown a 25-minute PowerPoint presentation laying bare the mess in the public finances. Those in attendance were left … Read more

Rachel Reeves has been warned that her cut to pensioner winter fuel payments risks saving hundreds of millions less than anticipated, in a new blow to her attempts to close the hole in Britain’s finances. The chancellor and her Treasury team are already re-examining parts of a plan to crack down on non-dom tax status … Read more

At 6am on 1 October 1964, two trains set off in opposite directions in a ­daring ­experiment that would quickly turn them into ­symbols of Japan’s ­transformation from ­militarist pariah to global ­economic powerhouse. Black-and-white footage shows smartly dressed men, women and children marvelling at the countryside whizzing past their windows, some perhaps trying to calm … Read more

Lawyers acting for women attacked by Mohamed Al Fayed say Harrods must reveal how many people were silenced by non-disclosure agreements after its new owners pledged not to enforce any signed during his ownership. Fayed covered up his sexual abuse by intimidating victims into signing NDAs in exchange for money, as well as taking libel … Read more

What’s Labour’s governing philosophy? That was the question posed at a dinner I went to with some MPs and former staffers during the party’s annual conference in Liverpool last week. Is Keir Starmer more influenced by the communitarian blend of leftwing economics and socially conservative values that is “blue Labour”, or is he driven by … Read more

Is there a pot of thousands of pounds out there with your name on it? HM Revenue and Customs is better known for demanding money than dishing it out, but last week it urged hundreds of thousands of young people to come forward and “cash in their stash”. The tax authority says 671,000 people aged … Read more