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...

Asda, owned by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital, a private equity firm, is falling further behind its supermarket competitors in the quest for sales growth, adding to the pressure on its billionaire owners to reduce costs. 

The Bank of England has issued its most severe caution yet regarding the risk to financial stability emanating from the $8 trillion private equity market. Amidst rising interest rates, both buyout firms and their affiliated companies are facing...

As part of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's spring budget, small businesses are set to benefit from various incentives taking effect from April 1. Among these measures, the VAT registration threshold has been raised to £90,000 from £85,000, resulting...



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