Where is growth in the Budget?

Rachel Reeves and the government have missed a real opportunity to put our country on a growth trajectory in this Budget.

Why Britain’s middle class feels squeezed

Rachel Reeves has pulled a staggering £66bn from the UK economy: £40bn in the October 2024 Budget, largely from businesses, and another £26bn in the November 2025 Budget, hitting workers, the wealthy and businesses to fund higher welfare spending...

Coutts, the bank patronised by members of the royal family, faces accusations of exacerbating the UK's challenges by relocating nearly £2 billion of client funds from the London stock market to overseas investments.

Goldman Sachs has notified employees at its London office that it will eliminate caps on banker bonuses, making it the first major bank to capitalise on contentious changes to UK pay regulations. 

A leading forecaster predicts that the UK will be the poorest performing economy among the G7 nations next year, attributing this outlook to high interest rates and restrictive fiscal policies expected to dampen growth following the general...



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