Leaders Council

As the House of Commons debates whether to pass the new restrictions that will put England into a stronger tiered system for the Winter months and over Christmas we hear from leaders of industry who think the current guidance is confusing enough.

Vijay Acharya, the managing director of specialist medical accountants Charles Rippin & Turner, has revealed how he holds his own surgery for doctors where he looks over their accounts and issues to ensure all their vital signs are in good order.

Adey Sign up to mental health platform Unmind to look after their own staff while Kingsfleet Wealth commit to helping St Elizabeth Hospice and Tadpoles Nursery bring some festive cheer to Ellesmere Care Home through a virtual Christmas concert.

Over the last decade, ISCA has built a strong reputation as a leading provider of pre-university art and design teaching. Colin Kerrigan, the Executive Director of the International School of Creative Arts (ISCA) discusses how the launch of a new foundation course, designed to prepare international students for university entry, comes at a timely moment.

In our latest series of leadership quotations, we hear from Jake Berry on the Northern Research Group, Nadmi Zahawi on the government’s dilemma, Claire Duggins on raising money without raising latex, Mahadevan Ruban on applying knowledge, Richard Lee on the 2008/9 crash and William Hague on Rashford-gate.

Our latest leadership roundup brings news of a new piece of software, a little known option for married couples, a strong message regarding Covid-19, and recognition for a CEO.

Our latest leadership roundup brings news of two successful building projects, a quick response to Covid-19, and advice on starting a new business and moving an existing business onto the cloud.

An education centre has achieved a 100% success rate for their graduates, a chartered accountants have offered support for the self-employed and an experiential learning and leadership development organisation may have solved the puzzle of remote working.

Tom O’Hagan, founder and CEO of the UK’s fifth-largest telecoms network, has spoken about the importance of disruption and innovation.

mGage, a leading global mobile messaging provider, has today launched the first-of-its-kind solution to bring Mobile Payments within the Rich Communication Services (RCS) channel.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to deal a significant blow to the UK economy and the knock-on effects are felt on businesses and supply chains, CEO of Derbyshire training provider Qualitrain Group, Richard Bates, tells the Leaders Council about how his firm is looking to deal with the loss of income streams by exploring means of innovating and seeking out new opportunities. Meanwhile, Douglas Ross, who was confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives on Wednesday, has promised to produce an economic recovery plan within the next month.

Richard Tice hit out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan today in the latest example of leadership figures coming in for strong criticism over Covid-19. Responding to Khan's pleas for the government to make face coverings mandatory in all indoor public spaces, the Brexit Party chairman told the Mayor to use his own initiative.

An NHS contact tracing app is set to be released today for council and healthcare workers in a trial exclusive to the Isle of Wight.

Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care, but Downing Street have stated that his condition is "stable" and health minister Edward Argar has described him as "comfortable" and "in good spirits".

It was announced last night that Boris Johnson was taken to an intensive care unit after his symptoms "worsened" over the course of Monday, to the extent that he was given oxygen late in the afternoon.