Investment

  • Crypto offers a bright future

    Crypto is riding high because of its innovative, pocket-sized solutions to security, sustainability, and reliability in technology realms. The combination of market values and real money is drawing the investor that likes a challenge.

    The field is wide open because of its approach to usability in the general domain. There isn’t a single bank involved in its complex network, or web of investment platforms, insofar as its core, underlying infrastructure is concerned. This means it’s not credit controlled.

    It’s also under development and newer products will likely launch to supplement further interest. The story so far is of the typical early adopter. The next phase is an acceptance among those hanging on for its outward development. This could be integrations.

  • Labour pump Grangemouth with investment

    It became apparent last year that Grangemouth, a port town on the East coast of Scotland, would lose a significant local employer. Its oil refinery, due to shut after April, has links to the processing of North Sea oil, and is one of Europe’s largest.

    In a press release, the Labour government has announced investment of £200 million from the National Wealth Fund. It will seek to fill the gap it leaves. It includes training for ex-workers looking to further employment to stay in the area.

    The type of response is the approach Labour are known for. However, it’s expensive. The loss of major industries in other parts of the UK always came at a huge cost. It’s a part of Labour lore. The trouble is seeing this equity spread elsewhere.

  • Is Khan’s London brand running thin?

    Sir Khan, the Mayor of London, has made a big thing of pumping it as a welcoming place. He regularly declares it open, despite its record breaking passenger stats. It’s a good time to be alive, in Mayoral terms, and don’t we all know it by now.

    However, his focus on minority issues lacks in proportion to the largest city in the UK. It has a population of over eight million people and yet Sir Khan makes sure 15-20% feel like it. His ‘community is unity’ brand is not making waves where it matters.

    The fact is Londoners like it when it’s their tradition, culture, or religion on show. The act of pulling in others to celebrate is becoming part of the fabric of it. An event like Loved and Wanted sounds like a party in Soho, not a day out for the family.

    The vastness of its enterprise expanding up says otherwise. There are more and more coming to work but also to eat, spend time, and play in its pubs, riverside eateries, and sky high restaurants. The local areas need more investment, not new moments.

  • Miliband touts wind transition

    Ed Miliband MP (Doncaster North/Labour), Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, has lauded the green technology revolution as it reaches a new milestone in the UK.

    He posted on X to mark a move from gas to wind power as the largest source of electricity. It comes in step with massive investment in renewable’s to meet net zero targets.