Lucy Burton

London

Employment Editor and Columnist at The Telegraph

Employment editor and columnist @telegraph.

Articles

I'll stay in UK if Reeves drops non-dom raid, says castle-owning reality TV star

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lucy Burton

Labour's raid on the wealthy has already led a number of millionaires to flee the UK, triggering Ms Reeves to weigh up a reversal on her decision to charge 40pc inheritance tax on people's global assets. Senior City sources told The Telegraph last week that they had been in talks with the Government about how to "create something more competitive".
Rayner's 'jobs police' could intimidate political enemies, Lords warn

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lucy Burton

The latest focus has been on the Fair Work Agency, which is set to become a new super regulator that will fold in several existing units. Current plans will see the new body have "real teeth" to punish companies that treat staff badly or fall foul of the new rules. This means the agency will have the ability to inspect workplaces, levy fines or bring proceedings in the employment tribunal on a worker's behalf.
Reeves considers reversing non-dom tax raid after millionaire exodus

1 week ago | msn.com | Eir Nolsoe |Lucy Burton

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Reeves considers reversing non-dom tax raid after millionaire exodus

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Eir Nolsøe |Lucy Burton

Ms Reeves's decision to look again at the inheritance tax changes suggest they may have sparked a bigger reaction than anticipated. Anthony Whatling at Alvarez & Marsal, who advises the wealthy on how to structure their assets, said: "The inheritance tax change is perceived by many as the most contentious aspect of the non-dom reforms - complex and globally out of step.
Young Britons are swapping hard work for handouts

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lucy Burton

In reality, nothing will shift while hard work is considered a failure. Geoff Butcher, who runs several care homes in the Midlands, told my colleague last month that most UK job applicants never turn up for interviews, while the few who do end up failing probation or quitting in the first three months. "The majority of them just find it too hard work," he said, adding that the benefit system is a large part of the problem; "It's a way of life, kind of bumping along the bottom".
All-male shortlists return to the City after diversity backlash

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lucy Burton

They said: "All-male shortlists are back, I am afraid. In the current, jumpy environment, all-female shortlists will be seen as too risky."It comes after companies around the world have rolled back their DEI programmes in response to a crackdown by Donald Trump. The FTSE chief said he expected UK businesses to "quietly" return to accepting male-only shortlists, particularly if they have operations in America.
Sadiq Khan's London is crumbling. Reeves may have just sealed its fate

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tim Wallace |Lucy Burton

The economy's woes have hit the housing market, too. House prices across the UK as a whole have risen by 4pc since the start of 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics. Yet the average price in London is down by more than 3pc. All of this went unrecognised in the spending review. When the Chancellor name-checked towns and cities across the Midlands and the north of England, as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, her comments appeared to rile London's mayor.
Don't make us work on Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza, say civil servants

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lucy Burton

British civil servants must stop helping Israel with "potential war crimes" in Gaza, union bosses have demanded. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, which represents almost 200,000 civil servants across Whitehall, has advised members to "stop all work within the civil service and its related areas which in any way potentially enables acts of genocide".
How porn and gaming sapped young men of their desire to work

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lucy Burton

“I am 22 and unemployed,” one person writes on the question-and-answer website Quora. “I am wasting [my] entire day watching porn and browsing Facebook. What should I do in my free time which is more productive?”The answers from well-meaning strangers are telling. Do a course, join the military, or learn to code so you can create fun apps for all the other bored 20-somethings out there who are watching porn all day. AdvertisementAdvertisement“Or try going outside,” jokes another.
How porn and gaming sapped young men of their desire to work

4 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Lucy Burton

Lucy Burton Thu, 29 May 2025 at 6:00 am GMT-5 7 min read young man looking at computer screen “I am 22 and unemployed,” one person writes on the question-and-answer website Quora. “I am wasting [my] entire day watching porn and browsing Facebook. What should I do in my free time which is more productive?” The answers from well-meaning strangers are telling.