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...

New research reveals how important small and medium enterprises are for the British economy, as businesses that employ upto 249 employees contribute more than £2 trillion in turnover and employ 44% of the British workforce.

About 1,900 workers of UK's largest container port are on strike demanding pay revision. The workers under the banner Unite said crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores are taking part in the first strike to disrupt the port in 31 years,...

Middle-class families whose properties have increased in value are now paying inheritance tax (PA). Inheritance tax is “no longer just for the rich”, experts have warned, as increasing numbers of Britons face six-figure bills.

The confidence of UK consumer about future has hit a record low in August due to the soaring cost-of-living and bleak economic prospects. A "sense of exasperation" about the economy was the biggest driver behind the fall, according to GfK's...



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