Jeremy Hunt has announced a 2p national insurance cut in his budget as a pre-election gambit to revive flatlining opinion poll ratings and reboot Britain’s…
View More Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt announces 2p cut in national insuranceTag: Economic growth (GDP)
UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report finds
The UK’s net zero economy grew by 9% in 2023, a report has revealed, in stark contrast to the 0.1% growth seen in the economy…
View More UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report findsBank of England sticks with 5.25% interest rate but hints at coming cut
The Bank of England has dropped the broadest possible hint that the next move in interest rates will be downwards after forecasting inflation will fall…
View More Bank of England sticks with 5.25% interest rate but hints at coming cutUK workers will be worse off in 2024 than in 2019, thinktank warns
UK workers’ living standards will flatline next year, leaving them on track to be 4% worse off heading into the next election than they were…
View More UK workers will be worse off in 2024 than in 2019, thinktank warnsStubborn UK inflation may lead to 7% interest rates, economists warn
The Bank of England may need to push interest rates to as high as 7% to tackle stubbornly high inflation, economists have warned, amid fears…
View More Stubborn UK inflation may lead to 7% interest rates, economists warnBank of England raises UK interest rates to 4.5%
The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of a point to 4.5% as it forecast inflation would stay higher for longer…
View More Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 4.5%Rising bills and tax hikes to make UK families hundreds of pounds worse off
A wave of rising bills and tax hikes coming into effect in April will leave a family on a £50,000 annual income almost £700 a…
View More Rising bills and tax hikes to make UK families hundreds of pounds worse offAverage UK household £8,800 a year worse off than those in France or Germany
The UK’s failure to get serious about inequality and weak growth over the past 15 years has left the average British household £8,800 poorer than…
View More Average UK household £8,800 a year worse off than those in France or GermanyUK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 1974
Consumer confidence in the UK has fallen to the lowest level since records began in 1974 amid growing concern over the cost of living crisis.…
View More UK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 1974The key to winning the climate debate isn’t economics: it’s health
Arnold Schwarzenegger has the answer to tackling the climate emergency. Don’t hype the economic damage, he says, just say we need to “terminate pollution”. It…
View More The key to winning the climate debate isn’t economics: it’s health