How Procurement Teams Can Push Back on Supplier Price Increases in 2026
With UK input costs rising again in 2026, procurement teams need a disciplined way to challenge supplier price increases without damaging critical relationships.
9 July 2026
Gregory Willis
Senior Editor, Markets
Gregory Willis is Senior Editor for Markets at Business Magazine 24, responsible for the magazine's coverage of central banks, equities, fixed income, commodities and the macro drivers behind global capital flows. Prior to journalism he spent six years on the buy side as a fixed-income strategist. Gregory holds a CFA charter, a Master's in Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and an undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford. He is a frequent commentator on financial markets for broadcast media and has lectured on monetary policy at the LSE Department of Economics.
Articles by Gregory Willis (265)
Meta Ranked Staff by AI Token Spend. Its Biggest Spender Was Fired.
Meta employees consumed 73.7 trillion AI tokens in 30 days, then watched the Claudeonomics leaderboard become a warning about tokenmaxxing, AI budgets and enterprise productivity.
8 July 2026
L&Q's Windley Close: Cladding, Service Charges and a Fire That Left Residents Demanding Answers
Leaseholders at L&Q’s Windley Close in Forest Hill say they have spent more than four years without a valid EWS1 certificate, watched service charges climb, and then lived through a fire on 25 May 2026 during which, they say, no communal alarm sounded. Regulators have already downgraded L&Q. Here is what residents want the housing association to answer.
8 June 2026
EDF Billing Dispute: How to Challenge Wrong Bills, Estimated Charges and Aggressive Debt Collection
EDF Energy pursues landlords and homeowners for inflated bills based on estimated readings at empty properties, then refers disputed debts to collection agencies before complaints are resolved. Here is how to fight back, with template emails and the UK laws that protect you.
1 June 2026
Global IT Spending 2026: How Gartner's $6.31 Trillion Forecast Is Reshaping Enterprise Software, Data Centres And Cyber Security
Gartner's 2026 worldwide IT spending forecast puts total enterprise technology outlay at $6.31 trillion, up 13.5 per cent year on year. Data-centre systems are growing at more than 55 per cent, enterprise software crosses $1.44 trillion, and the whole picture is being pulled by generative-AI infrastructure. We walk through the segments and what they mean for the vendor market.
12 May 2026
Jimmy Carter: A Concise Guide To The Life, Presidency And Long Afterlife Of America's 39th President
Jimmy Carter died on 29 December 2024 at the age of 100, ending the longest post-presidential life in US history. A short guide to his early life, his one-term presidency, the Camp David Accords, the Iran hostage crisis and the four decades of work that followed at the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity.
6 May 2026
Mike Madigan Sentenced to 7.5 Years: Illinois Ex-Speaker's Federal Term Begins Ahead of 2026 Primaries
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s 7.5-year sentence ends one chapter and opens another. As Springfield prepares for 2026 primaries, the question is whether the Madigan machine’s residual network can still deliver, and whether anyone wants to be seen accepting its help.
8 April 2026
Jan Marsalek in 2026: How Wirecard's Fugitive COO Became Europe's Most-Watched Counter-Intelligence File
Jan Marsalek, fugitive since June 2020, has moved in the public mind from corporate-fraud subject to a fully-fledged counter-intelligence story. We trace what has been confirmed, what remains speculation, and why the case is shaping policy on European fintech vetting.
20 February 2026
Where Is Rafah and Why Does It Matter? A Brief Geographic and Political Guide
Rafah is a city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, sharing the only land border between Gaza and Egypt. The full guide: geography, history, the border crossing, the 2024 ground operation, the ICJ provisional-measures order, the 2025 ceasefire and the 2026 reopening.
4 February 2026
The Jeffrey Epstein Files: Victims, Timeline and the 2025–2026 Disclosure Fight
A long-form briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein file as it stands in 2025-2026: named victims, the Florida non-prosecution agreement, the SDNY indictment, the Maxwell trial, the bank settlements (JPMorgan $290m, Deutsche Bank $75m), the Prince Andrew case, the 2024 unsealings and the DOJ's Phase 2 release. With a reference table of cases, dates and primary-source links.
19 January 2026
Janet Yellen's AMLA Legacy: Five Years On, What the 2020 Anti-Money-Laundering Act Has, and Hasn't, Delivered
A retrospective on the Corporate Transparency Act and the beneficial-ownership register at FinCEN: where reporting compliance now sits, what the data is being used for, and the live legal challenges that could still unwind it.
15 January 2026
Graham Clemett: The Workspace Group CEO Quietly Rebuilding London Flex Office After WeWork
Workspace Group is the FTSE 250 flex-office REIT that survived WeWork and is now consolidating the London market under chief executive Graham Clemett. We look at how he positioned the company to absorb collapsed competitors and grow occupancy past 90%.
18 November 2025
Markus Braun Convicted on All Counts: Former Wirecard CEO Sentenced to 14 Years in Munich €1.9bn Fraud Trial
After more than three years of trial, a Munich court found the former Wirecard chief executive guilty of commercial gang fraud, breach of trust, accounting manipulation, and market manipulation in the largest accounting scandal in German corporate history.
12 September 2025
Gavin Rochussen at Polar Capital: The Specialist Asset Manager Quietly Outperforming the Industry
While the asset-management industry consolidates, the UK-listed Polar Capital has stuck to a multi-boutique model and delivered net inflows in technology, healthcare and emerging markets. We profile the CEO who has run it since 2017.
4 September 2025
Who Is Charlotte Owen? Boris Johnson's Youngest Peer Explained
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge became the youngest life peer in modern British history when she was nominated by Boris Johnson in 2023. We explain her background, her House of Lords work, and the controversy around the appointment.
2 September 2025
Brigitte Macron and the TikTok Age-Gap Meme Cycle: A French First Lady's Unwanted Virality
The 24-year age gap between French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte has powered a multi-year cycle of TikTok content. We look at how the Élysée has navigated it, and why most of the platform's biggest videos about the French first couple are not about politics at all.
30 June 2025
What Is the Drudge Report? History, Influence and Political Direction
The Drudge Report is one of the longest-running political news aggregators on the open web. We trace it from its 1995 e-mail-list origins to its 2020-era political shift and the questions about its current ownership.
18 June 2025
Who Is Katie Miller? Career, DOGE Role and Political Background Explained
Katie Miller has moved between the Trump White House communications team, the office of the Vice President and, in 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency. We summarise her career, the controversies attached to it and where she stands now.
22 April 2025
Yoon Suk-yeol Removed from Office: South Korea's Constitutional Court Upholds Impeachment Over Martial-Law Declaration
A unanimous Constitutional Court upheld the National Assembly’s December impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial-law declaration, removing him from office and triggering a 60-day window for a snap election.
4 April 2025
Marine Le Pen Convicted of EU Fund Embezzlement: Rassemblement National Leader Banned from Office for Five Years
A Paris court found the long-time Rassemblement National leader and 24 co-defendants guilty of running a parallel payroll funded by European Parliament money, imposing a five-year ineligibility that took effect immediately and threw her 2027 presidential ambitions into doubt.
31 March 2025
Jair Bolsonaro Indicted for Coup Conspiracy: Brazil's Federal Police Charge Former President and 36 Associates
In a 884-page report delivered to the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Brazil’s Federal Police accused the former president and 36 associates of plotting to overturn the 2022 election result, including by considering the assassination of his successor Lula and Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin.
18 February 2025
Mike Madigan Convicted: Long-Serving Illinois House Speaker Found Guilty in ComEd Bribery Trial
A federal jury in Chicago convicted the man who ran Illinois politics for nearly four decades on ten counts including bribery and wire fraud, ending one of the most consequential public-corruption trials in the state’s history.
12 February 2025
Who Is Pam Bondi? Career, Legal Background and Role as US Attorney General
Pam Bondi is the former Florida Attorney General who became the 87th Attorney General of the United States in February 2025. We summarise her career, her record in Florida and the political fights that have followed her.
10 February 2025
Who Is Pete Hegseth? Career, Military Background and Role as Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth is the former Fox News weekend anchor and Army National Guard officer who became US Secretary of Defense in January 2025. We summarise his career, his military service and the controversies around his confirmation.
27 January 2025
Olivier Dussopt Found Guilty of Favouritism: Macron's Former Labour Minister Sentenced in Annonay Water Contract Case
A Paris court handed Olivier Dussopt a one-year suspended sentence and a €15,000 fine over a sweetheart water-management contract awarded in 2009 when he led the southern French commune of Annonay. He plans to appeal.
17 December 2024
Cho Kuk Convicted: South Korea's Supreme Court Upholds Two-Year Sentence Against Former Justice Minister
A unanimous Supreme Court bench confirmed the conviction of former justice minister Cho Kuk for falsifying academic records to help his daughter into medical school, sending one of South Korea’s most prominent progressive politicians to prison.
12 December 2024
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina's Federal Court Upholds Former President's Six-Year Corruption Sentence
The Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation confirmed the former president’s 2022 conviction for fraudulent administration of public works in Santa Cruz province, taking her one step closer to a lifetime ban from holding office.
13 November 2024
Who Is Zia Yusuf? Reform UK Role, Background and Political Profile
Zia Yusuf is the British businessman who became chairman of Reform UK in July 2024 after the party's breakthrough at the general election. We explain his background, his business career and his role in the party.
1 August 2024
How Tall Is Rishi Sunak? Height, Background and Quick Facts
Rishi Sunak's height is one of the most-searched facts about the former British prime minister. The short answer, the political-photography context and a few other quick facts.
8 July 2024
Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump: Timeline, Trial Facts and Key Events
A factual timeline of the Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump story: the alleged 2006 encounter, the 2016 payment, the civil litigation, the New York criminal case and her testimony at trial.
21 May 2024