#uk-economy

#uk-economy

The Autonomy Institute thinktank warned that climate-induced price increases for everyday food items could push almost 1 million people into poverty without urgent government intervention.

The world’s most important financial watchdog has warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will likely break a key party manifesto pledge by hiking taxes or cutting public services.

Many of the super-rich have ties all over the world, decamping to homes in the south of France in the summer, or their Alpine chalets for ski holidays.

Am I surprised to see inflation coming through? Of course not. You can't increase the cost of labour in food production, food distribution and food retailing in the way that we have... and not expect to see prices move.

Jaguar Land Rover plans to cut up to 500 management jobs in the UK, amounting to about 1.5% of its workforce, due to a 15.1% sales drop.

Regulations act as a boot on the neck of businesses, choking off the enterprise and innovation that is the lifeblood of growth. Regulators must boldly regulate for growth.

Osprey Charging has received £25 million from Aldermore Bank to fund the rapid expansion of its ultra-fast EV charging network across the UK.

Businesses large and small, across the UK, will be listening hard to the Chancellor's speech - to see if it can truly spark much needed investment reform.

The UK seems to have made it the hardest of anywhere to build mobile infrastructure. Unless we remove unnecessary roadblocks and make more spectrum available, we risk missing out on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to boost growth.

Fuel prices in the UK are rising due to global instability, with Brent crude oil prices increasing from $68 to $78 per barrel in July, leading to higher retail costs.

The UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May, contracting for the second month in a row, with a decline of 0.1% driven by a drop in manufacturing.

The economy contracted by 0.1% in May, following a 0.3% contraction in April. Growth over the first half of the year is now expected to be modest.

The closure of 3,700 bank branches in England from 2016 to 2024, averaging eight weekly closures, demonstrates a shift towards digital financial solutions.

The health of high streets across the country has varied significantly, with areas like Bradford, Newport, and Blackpool showing double the empty shops compared to London.

We will likely see the triple lock pension end when the current Parliament does, as the cost of providing it to the UK's aging population is increasing and Government debt is rising.

Chair Rupert Soames stated, "Of all the investments that God ever invented, cash [ISA] is the worst possible one,” indicating the limitations of cash ISAs in fostering growth.

Over the past 12 months, ThinCats provided £381m of funding to businesses, a small increase on the previous financial year's £378m.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that her economic roadmap may need to be 'ripped up' as a global market shock triggered by Donald Trump's new wave of tariff threats drives up UK government borrowing costs and rattles investor confidence.

last week's blowout is reminder to the government that gilt market will not accept excess borrowing

"According to a report by the Motorsport Industry Association and Grant Thornton, motorsport and engineering services contributed £16 billion to the UK economy in 2023 and employed over 50,000 people."

The UK is on pace for its busiest year of takeovers since 2021, with £74 billion in bids tabled for British companies in the first six months of 2025.

"The Directors' Economic Confidence Index, a key barometer of UK business sentiment, dropped to -53 in June 2025, down from -35 in May, marking a significant deterioration in optimism among company directors."

The UK is an open trading nation but we must reconcile this with a new geopolitical reality and work in our own national interest.