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On the 11^th of July 2016, Theresa May became the Leader of the Conservative Party, succeeding David Cameron who resigned following the UK’s vote to leave the EU. The significance of this is that Ms May also became the only female PM we’ve had in the 21^st Century and only the second in our political history, behind Margaret Thatcher.

Such an appointment is clearly quite a progressive action in what can often be seen as quite a male-dominated environment, and already Theresa May has shown her intent to succeed by laying out plans for the country, focusing in particular on the economy. Here, we look at some of these plans and question how these could affect the economy and UK businesses in the coming years of her tenure as PM.

Vikki van Someren is married to Anthony ‘Dutch’ van Someren, the founder of the hugely successful Bike Shed Motorcycle Club (BSMC) in 2011. Since that date, The Bike Shed has not only run annual custom motorcycle shows in London and Paris, it has also branched out and set-up a 12,000 square foot venue in Shoreditch that features a 100 seat café and restaurant, retail space and even a barber shop.

As well as this venue hosting regular events, Bike Shed’s Facebook page currently has over 650,000 followers, 100,000 follow it on Instagram and BSMC is a major player in the custom bike scene with manufacturers such as Triumph, Yamaha and Harley-Davidson keen to be associated with it. And it’s fair to say that without the driving force of Vikki behind it, much of this success simply wouldn’t have happened.

The British economy is experiencing a somewhat exciting time at the moment, mainly due to the impact Brexit has had on the country’s finances. However, exciting doesn’t always mean good and the uncertainty it has provided has led to a lot of worries for individuals and businesses alike. The Bank of England has realised that sitting and doing nothing poses an incredible risk, so it has come up with a few suggestions that could help businesses.

Despite the introduction of the Equal Pay Act 45 years ago, women still earn far less than men do, with the current overall pay gap pay 13.9%. For many, this is the clearest example of equality for women. In this post, we take a look at the causes of the problem and analyse why it might be getting worse.