Retail sales dip in June as UK’s cooler weather and cost of living bite Clothes, shoes, DIY and gardening perform poorly compared with spending surge during last year’s heatwave The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024
Gaza protest camps at UK universities wind down amid legal action Of 36 encampments at end of May, around a dozen are still active, as protesters fight to stay The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
Noel Gallagher says Glastonbury is ‘a bit woke now’ and criticises political musicians Former Oasis guitarist describes festival, which has long championed political causes, as ‘kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
UK house prices remain subdued for third successive month Sales average £288,455 in June but recent cuts in mortgage rates offer hope for market, says Halifax The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Major mortgage lenders chopping rates as competition heats up Halifax, HSBC UK, Barclays, Santander and NatWest are among those to have made rate cuts this week, or outlined plans to do so. The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024
California’s Biggest Oil Well Owner Might Get a Pass on Plugging Its Wells Increasingly, activists are turning to the courts to go after banks that finance fossil fuel production. Capital & Main · Jul 3, 2024
‘I totally understand why people are sceptical’: the co-founder of collapsed energy giant Bulb on his new venture Amit Gudka is reinventing himself after the failure of his energy firm by plugging into the global battery boom The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Billboards calling on Wimbledon to drop Barclays as sponsor appear near All England Lawn Tennis Club The guerilla protest accuses Barclays of supporting the arms trade and contributing to global warming Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2024
Pro-Palestine campaigners hold protest against Wimbledon sponsor A GROUP of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Wimbledon with a giant tennis ball and strawberries “tainted with Palestinian blood” to… The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2024
Artists target Wimbledon with graphic mock adverts over Barclays sponsorship The All England Lawn Tennis Club has faced pressure to drop the bank as partners The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024
The no-deposit mortgage that lets tenants buy the home they live in … with a gift from the landlord Under a ‘concessionary purchase’, property owners can agree a cut-price sale to incumbent renters to save costs The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024
Artists target Wimbledon’s ‘strawberries and cream image’ over link to Barclays Spoof ads with tennis players appear near club in protest against sponsor’s ties to fossil fuels and arms companies The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024
“After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model”: South By South West ditches sponsorship by Army and defence contractors South By South West drops US Army as sponsors MusicRadar · Jun 29, 2024
Wimbledon urged to drop Barclays as sponsor over fossil fuel links Climate groups and anti-war activists say bank using reported £20m deal to ‘hide its multitude of sins’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024 Barclays and HSBC to cut fixed-rate mortgage deals Other lenders likely to follow suit as analysts say cuts of up to 0.31 percentage points could fuel ‘summer of savings’
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024 'Expect further reductions': Barclays cuts mortgage rates in move likely to be followed by other lenders The move follows an easing of swap rates in the City ahead of an expected Bank of England rate cut in August
Fortune · Jun 24, 2024 Why Walmart broke up with Capital One—and the dark horse bank that may stand to benefit After Capital One generated $8.5 billion in credit card balances from Walmart customers, the bank squandered an exclusive deal, opening up a competition for the valuable market.
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 Barclays to remove £5 monthly loyalty reward as part of ‘makeover’ The bank said it has been evolving its Blue Rewards scheme based on what it knows its customers value.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 ‘I was abused twice, first by my partner and then by my bank’ Charities are calling for more help for women trapped with mortgages they cannot change because they are controlled by an abusive partner
Metal Hammer · Jun 15, 2024 “I don't believe that a company like Barclays, given their financial ties to war crimes, has any place at a metal festival.” Why the conversation around Britain's summer festival season has been all about Gaza, Barclays, and boycotts Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following escalating protests and cancellations by musicians and comedians. Louder looks at how this discourse has dominated summer 2024 in the UK
Metal Hammer · Jun 14, 2024 Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following artist protests and cancellations Numerous artists had pulled out of major UK festivals due to their links to Barclays, who have invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024 Latitude, Download and Isle of Wight festivals pull Barclays sponsorship News comes after multiple musicians and comedians pulled out of the event
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024 Barclays suspends sponsorship of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight festivals Move follows protests from bands and fans over the bank providing financial services to defence companies supplying Israel
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024 Hometree partners with Barclays in £250m deal to accelerate green home improvements Long term loans on offer for solar panels and heat pumps
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024 Barclays told to review leveraged finance as UK probes industry It’s the first of many such reviews the regulator is expected to launch into leveraged finance, which has long been the financing method of choice for private equity