UK Manufacturing boost fails to lift Growth The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today (Friday 13th October 2017 ) published its Quarterly Economic Survey – the UK’s largest and most authoritative private-sector business survey. It’s findings will be of interest

Royal Mail strike ruled illegal London’s High Court has ruled that the planned next week’s strike by Royal Mail workers would be illegal. Workers were set to walk out next Thursday for two days in protest over pensions, wages and

Could American protectionism be an opportunity for the UK? Since he came into office, President Trump has consistently threatened to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and with negotiations looking troubled, that risk could

Markets Round Up on 12th October 2017 Hi all, from to day we are switching from preparing a daily summary of the business news in one post to posting separate posts of the stories we think will be most relevant

12/10/2017 New measures proposed to increase government spend with SMEs (UK) While the latest data shows that the amount central government spends with small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) has significantly increased since 2011/12, it still falls well short of