Jamie Young, Author at Save Smartly

Horner joins Oakley Capital to steer premium sports dealmaking

Jamie YoungMay 30, 2026

Christian Horner, the British motorsport executive who steered Red Bull Racing through two decades of Formula 1 dominance, has been engaged by Oakley Capital as an advisor on the firm’s investments in premium sports. The move marks his first substantive role since departing the Milton Keynes constructor earlier this year. The London-headquartered private equity house, […]

How a 50-person start-up beat TikTok at the IPO – with Lord Sugar in its corner

Jamie YoungMay 18, 2026

An Isle of Man trading-education platform has won a two-year trade mark battle against TikTok’s UK arm, in a ruling small business advisers say sets a powerful precedent for founders facing legal pressure from global tech giants. In a decision likely to be studied across the SME community, a small financial-trading education business has seen […]

Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze

Jamie YoungMay 12, 2026

Britain’s bond market delivered its sharpest rebuke yet to Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership on Tuesday, with 30-year gilt yields climbing to their highest level this century as the prime minister stared down a growing chorus of Labour MPs demanding he step aside. The sell-off, which dragged sterling and equities lower in lockstep, wiped out the […]

UK employers saddled with sharpest tax rise in developed world, OECD finds

Jamie YoungApril 24, 2026

British workers and the businesses that employ them have been clobbered by the steepest increase in employment taxes of any advanced economy, according to fresh analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Paris-based body’s annual audit of payroll taxes lays the blame squarely at the door of Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose […]

Cook hands Apple's reins to Ternus as engineering chief prepares for top job

Jamie YoungApril 20, 2026

After 15 transformative years at the helm of the world’s most valuable company, Tim Cook is stepping aside as chief executive of Apple, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus set to inherit one of the most coveted seats in global business. The Cupertino-based group confirmed on Monday that Cook, 65, will become executive chairman of […]

Government calls on EdTech firms to build safe AI tutors for disadvantaged pupils

Jamie YoungApril 16, 2026

Britain’s EdTech sector and artificial intelligence laboratories are being invited to pitch for a share of government funding to design a new generation of classroom-ready AI tutoring tools, in an initiative aimed squarely at closing the attainment gap between the country’s wealthiest and poorest pupils. Up to eight companies will be selected to form a […]

Founders push for 'repeat entrepreneur relief' to keep exit capital flowing back into UK start-ups

Jamie YoungApril 13, 2026

Some of Britain’s most prominent entrepreneurial voices are pressing the Treasury to introduce a targeted tax incentive designed to keep the proceeds of successful exits circulating within the domestic start-up ecosystem, rather than drifting into passive wealth management or overseas opportunities. The proposal, which has been dubbed “repeat entrepreneur relief”, would allow founders who sell […]

Government launches new programme to help more women and girls enter the UK tech sector

Jamie YoungMarch 12, 2026

The UK government has announced a new package of initiatives designed to boost female participation in the technology sector, including a £4 million programme to support hundreds of women into tech jobs and inspire thousands of schoolgirls to pursue digital careers. The measures form part of a broader strategy aimed at addressing the persistent gender […]

Green hydrogen plant to be built in Milford Haven with government backing

Jamie YoungMarch 11, 2026

A new green hydrogen production facility is set to be built in Milford Haven, Wales, marking a significant development for the UK’s emerging low-carbon hydrogen sector. Commodities trading giant Trafigura confirmed that its energy arm, MorGen Energy, has approved the West Wales Hydrogen project, which will be located on the site of a former oil […]

John Lewis pulls plug on build-to-rent venture amid retail reset

Jamie YoungFebruary 25, 2026

John Lewis Partnership has abandoned its build-to-rent housing ambitions, retreating from a high-profile property diversification strategy as the group pivots back towards its core retail business. The employee-owned retailer confirmed it would withdraw from the rental housing scheme first championed by its former chair, Sharon White, who had sought to reduce reliance on retail by […]

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Horner joins Oakley Capital to steer premium sports dealmaking

How a 50-person start-up beat TikTok at the IPO – with Lord Sugar in its corner

Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze

UK employers saddled with sharpest tax rise in developed world, OECD finds

Cook hands Apple's reins to Ternus as engineering chief prepares for top job

Government calls on EdTech firms to build safe AI tutors for disadvantaged pupils

Founders push for 'repeat entrepreneur relief' to keep exit capital flowing back into UK start-ups

Government launches new programme to help more women and girls enter the UK tech sector

Green hydrogen plant to be built in Milford Haven with government backing

John Lewis pulls plug on build-to-rent venture amid retail reset

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