There were months of rumours before the final (who knew?) Rachel Budget last year. The problem was...
Tag archive for: UK economy
“How indie bookshops are capturing the high street”
It is oft forgotten that Amazon started as an online bookseller some thirty years ago. Any book...
“Pressure mounts on Reeves as retail spending and jobs market slows”
Won’t we be sick of it all once it finally arrives - The Budget, that is. Maybe, if you’re a...
“Household wealth rises 12% in one year but concerns remain”
So here’s the thing. We’re all better off now than we were a year or so ago. Some more than...
“Wealth inequality between ages rises in UK”
The good, for some, news is that the rich in the UK are not getting much richer, although the poor...
“Will the £22bn black hole suck the UK back into recession?”
At various motivational how-to-be-successful seminars over the years, I’ve heard the line that...
“Consumer Confidence Drops Amid Budget Uncertainty”
Will they/won't they? Hit pension tax relief/tax-free lump sums/annual allowance/lifetime...
“Falling UK wage growth boosts chances of August rate cut”
Silver linings and all that. Growth in wages is slowing, (some) inflation is down, which means...
“How sprawling suburbs are stunting productivity in UK cities”
Growth, growth, growth (of the economic variety), is it happening, if not, why not, will doubtless...
“46% of Brits fear a fall in their standard of living”
Perhaps the coda to this should be that a majority of Brits do not fear a fall in their standard...
“UK inflation falls to lowest level since 2022”
Well, here’s something to put a smile on Rishi and Jeremy’s collective faces: inflation has...
“Is the UK recession over? Latest UK GDP stats show growth uptick in January: investment experts warn against complacency”
We have been or are, depending on your point of view or choice of statistics, in the midst of a...
“UK slips into recession as economy contracts 0.1% in December”
This week’s big economic and bad election news is that we are, or certainly have been, officially...
“Reaction: UK economy returns to growth as GDP rises by 0.3%”
OK, this sounds like good news, doesn’t I? Last month’s figures showed a fall in GDP, and three of...
“UK economy teeters on recession following revised ONS figures”
Some cheery, pre-Christmas news, lost in the myriad of other happy, seasonal stuff. According to...