These days, all big companies — and most medium-sized companies — are software companies. By this I mean that the company’s software (particularly custom software they’ve made) and associated data is integral to the success of their business. And: The fact that every company is a software company has implications. The most important is that software is something companies have to understan...

Thousands of applications to create new companies were delayed in October because of glitches caused by the introduction of the three-year-old Companies Act, according to official figures

The Lib Dems are getting shouted at for accepting donations from companies that don’t pay much tax: Official documents show that companies controlled by reclusive Ipswich Town FC owner Marcus Evans have donated more than £530,000 since 2006. However, records from Companies House show that UK-based companies of the

There has been discussion about imposing a windfall tax on the gas and electricity companies. I do have some sympathy for the idea - since it is clear that the companies have made a vast amount of money from rising prices and have thus been able to pay very high dividends to their shareholders and very high salaries and bonuses to their bosses. These profits have not been because the companies hav...

He’s finally noticed that it’s start up companies that create new jobs, not large established companies. Well done. He then goes on to talk about how we might encourage more start up companies. At which point he fails to even mention tax, regulation or the venture capital industry, all generally considered to be the important things about

Just as the Lord Protector was deciding that he might not want to impose a windfall tax on energy companies (nothing to do with the EU telling him he couldn't, of course), news comes that the "big 6" energy companies hiked dividend payments to shareholders by 19% last year. These are the same companies that when confronted with charges of profiteering over recent price rises, claimed that the...

Low-carbon companies say government is 'sleepwalking to green tech disaster' Staff are being laid off by British solar power companies weeks after the government promised to create thousands of jobs in the "green" economy. Companies from across the industry will this week accuse ministers and civil servants of damaging their business with funding cuts, "delay and disinterest". More than ...

The draft proposals will aim to modify the Controlled Foreign Companies legislation, which taxes UK-based companies on their overseas earnings. Companies, including Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP, have left the UK over the tax. The current CFC rules are illegal under EU law. As they found out with Cadbury and Vodafone. And a measure that will

I’ve been scouring the world of likely companies (that’s scouring the world of companies likely to have this stuff, as well as the world for companies likely to do so) for those who might have some of my favourite metal just lying about. You know, in the rubbish left over from some other process sort

One reason that new technology is so slow to break through is the fact that it's organised by big business and government. Once people realise that they can take control of their own energy planning, the technology already exists to get rid of the oil companies, the power companies and the mass-produced car companies. If Greens really want to be Green, they can just do it, like this guy is doing. ...