Economics
Back to 70’S Stagflation? UK manufacturing growth slows as business confidence collapses
“Like a whack-a-mole game where once one difficulty is resolved, another appears soon after."
Eat Out to Help Out sends inflation soaring to ten year high
Experts have forecast inflation will hit 4 per cent by the end of this year - far above the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target.
UK economy grinds to a halt
“The UK is the only one of the 10 biggest countries to see this happen, with Brexit exacerbating the decline.”
‘Brexit continued to make its mark’ as growth slows as post-lockdown boom subsides
"With the third monthly fall in a row, new order growth failed to impress and work from overseas barely rose."
Sunak wants to replace cash with cryptocurrency and gets short-changed on Twitter
'Can we replace Rishi Sunak with literally anything else, thanks,' wrote one Twitter user.
Growth slows as PM urged to cancel UC cut & delay employer furlough contributions to help economy
It comes as Dover warns of Brexit trade disruption as tourists hit Europe.
Post-Brexit trade deal to boost Aussie exports six times more than UK exports
“Economically the deal remains a poor substitute for the trade lost with European markets due to Brexit."
UK records steep fall in trade – with Brexit having a bigger impact than Covid
"While no one could have predicted the pandemic, the end of the EU transition period was entirely foreseeable."
UK economy in turmoil as exports to EU plunge by 41%
GDP declined by 2.9 per cent in January, reversing a rise of 1.2 per cent between November and December.