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There are social benefits to being off the books.
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UK policymakers and industry need to set their sights on the long-term picture to boost productivity and help grow the economy.
Several UK retailers announced better than expected sales over the Christmas period.
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UK retailers had a happier Christmas than expected, but consumers are changing how they shop due to the rising cost of living.
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While UK inflation could drop again in 2023, there is a lot of work to do to support the country’s economy.
Financial worries stemming from austerity could span generations.
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Public spending cuts and the soaring cost of living will not only affect people lives now, but could trickle down through generations.
Younger generations are finding it harder to meet traditional financial milestones.
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Owning a home by age 30 is increasingly a distant dream thanks to a growing generational wealth gap.
The London showroom of online retailer Made.com.
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Supply chain difficulties and rising costs have forced Made.com into administration
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt: even in a crisis, don’t expect the government to play with a straight bat.
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Cutting infrastructure spending and maintaining the pensions triple lock are among the questionable moves in Jeremy Hunt’s statement.
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With an election ahead and finances stretched to capacity, the prime minister has a difficult balancing act to strike.
Head down, taxes up.
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November 17, 2022
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Adi Imsirovic , University of Surrey ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley , University of Surrey ; Hilary Ingham , Lancaster University ; Jennifer Castaneda Navarrete , University of Cambridge ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Shampa Roy-Mukherjee , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Supriya Kapoor , Trinity College Dublin , and Tolu Olarewaju , Keele University
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
Small businesses can benefit from following rules.
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One of the Truss government’s few lasting acts was to cut regulations for small businesses to stimulate growth – but are rules a burden for such firms?
The Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, London is the Central bank of the United Kingdom.
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The Bank of England expects a long UK recession but believes interest rates may not need to increase much more.
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Deprived areas were by far the hardest hit.
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The new government faces both short- and long-term problems when trying to reignite investor confidence in the UK
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has warned of more difficult decisions to come.
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Affordability is a question of political and policy priorities. If we want a fair and adequate social security system, we cannot continue cutting the resources of those who already have the least.
Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer and new Tory leader Rishi Sunak is set to become the next UK prime minister.
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Rishi Sunak is taking over as UK prime minister from Liz Truss during very difficult economic times.
Another prime minister shown the door.
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Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust.
It’s worth checking your finances after recent economic turmoil.
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How has your pension fared after the recent financial market mayhem?
The UK government is becoming adept at U-turns.
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The UK government has not made things easy for businesses recently.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt.
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UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s emergency budget announcement has calmed the market initially but experts see continued challenges.