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Daniel Thomas is the chief UK business correspondent for the FT. He was previously executive news editor, deputy companies editor, telecoms correspondent and head of the Technology, Media and Telecoms team in London, property correspondent and FT Money reporter. He has worked for various over titles covering property, advertising, finance and media.
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  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    UK businesses consulted on prolonged social distancing in offices

    Government officials discuss longer-term use of masks and see-through plastic screens

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Greensill Capital
    Labour faces Greensill pressure over shadow minister’s lobbying

    Defence spokesman John Healey urged ministers to give finance company ability to offer larger Covid-19 loans

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Treasury takes stake in hipster record label

    Support scheme expected to leave British state invested in wide variety of businesses

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Tech start-ups
    Seedrs boss says innovation stifled by UK mergers watchdog

    Crowdfunding platform’s tie-up with rival Crowdcube was blocked by CMA

  • Saturday, 3 April, 2021
    Tech start-ups
    UK disrupter hopes to make Cazoo the vehicle to shake up used car sales

    Zoopla and Lovefilm entrepreneur Alex Chesterman vowed there would be no more start-ups, a pledge that was soon broken

  • Saturday, 3 April, 2021
    Inside BusinessUK business & economy
    Festivals deserve state support to help us all enjoy British summertime

    Organisers are left facing far too many big risks if they decide to proceed with events

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    Roofoods Ltd
    Deliveroo’s drop shows risk of asking retail investors to the IPO party

    Losses suffered by 70,000 individual traders come as UK seeks to ease access to market

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Roofoods Ltd
    Deliveroo tumbles 26% in London debut

    Fall comes after food delivery company priced its shares at bottom end of range

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    UK markets regulator unveils plan to reform Spac rules

    Financial Conduct Authority’s move comes as government seeks to make London more competitive in booming market

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    UK industrial strategy
    UK ministers write to business to defend scrapping industrial strategy

    Chancellor and business secretary explain their new ‘plan for growth’ after change in economic circumstances

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Oxford Nanopore Technologies
    Oxford Nanopore picks London for latest tech IPO

    DNA sequencing group expected to be valued at £4bn to £7bn in one of largest UK floats this year

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    UK to press more businesses to sign up to net-zero carbon pledge

    Government faces criticism for scrapping £1.5bn scheme to improve home insulation in England

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    UK business & economy
    UK ministers weigh Covid certificates for offices

    Review comes as business leaders call for greater clarity over return to workplace

  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
    InterviewFinancial Reporting Council
    Trust in UK corporate sector is low, admits chief of audit watchdog

    FRC’s Keith Skeoch predicts period of stress for companies as government’s Covid support ends

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    UK business & economy
    UK state-backed Covid loans top £75bn as schemes wind down

    More than 25% of small to medium-sized businesses have tapped emergency programmes

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Thousands of UK companies set to lose out on business rates relief

    Government to legislate to stop certain claims for reductions in property-based tax

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Brexit
    UK small business and consumers run into a trainload of Brexit buffers

    Duties, VAT and handling fees make sending even modest items between EU and Britain much more difficult

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Crowdfunding
    Competition watchdog set to block UK crowdfunding merger

    CMA fears Crowdcube and Seedrs tie-up would result in higher fees and less innovation

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Corporate governance
    City of London bosses warn against ‘gold plating’ new governance rules

    Senior executives fear US-style changes could weaken UK boardrooms and make audits more costly

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Northern Ireland firms hit by EU state aid restrictions on UK Covid loans

    Officials warn lenders that local companies may be ‘ineligible’ for the new scheme

  • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
    UK business & economy
    UK’s ‘level up’ plans criticised by independent advisory group

    Industrial strategy council led by BoE chief economist fires parting shot at government and casts doubt on climate change promises

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    UK companies
    UK strategy will create zombie companies that cannot grow

    Covid loans are all well and good, but the UK government needs to consider the economy in the round

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    Special ReportFT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
    Lockdown proves tech’s appeal to growth investors

    The pandemic catapulted niche innovations into everyday use

  • Sunday, 21 March, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Sunak to delay decision on UK online sales tax, officials say

    Chancellor wants to see whether US will support OECD efforts to reform global rules

  • Sunday, 21 March, 2021
    Brexit
    Business after Brexit: a tale of red tape and higher costs

    Three companies that trade with the EU tell of struggles with bureaucracy and delays

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