03/01/2018 Creating a countrywide ‘major road network’ (E)  5,000 miles of the busiest and most economically important local authority ‘A’ roads will be incorporated in a new Major Road Network (MRN) that can draw on the National Roads Fund *

22/12/2017 Cutting out ‘unfair and abusive’ leasehold practices (E) A ban on the sale of new-build leasehold houses, unless there are exceptional circumstances such as the houses being built on land with special restrictions or having shared services, heads a

SME Optimism At Five-Month High 22nd December 2017. Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are turning cautiously optimistic on the economy’s prospects, according to a new study. In a research undertaken by Lloyds Bank, it has been found that a

Public Borrowing Shrinks to Decade Low 22nd December 2017. UK Government borrowing was at its lowest level for a decade in 2017, according to new data from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The improved state of the public finances will come as welcome

MoD Pledges to Encourage Small Business And Export Drive 21st December 2017. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is introducing new measures to help companies sell their products abroad, as well as encourage more small companies to get involved. Gavin Williamson, the new