Short Supply of Brickies Threatening Housebuilding Target 2nd February 2018.  Back in the Autumn budget last year, the Government pledged to build 300,000 homes per year, but this is looking increasingly unattainable. The recent skills shortage in the sector, as

Manufacturing Slow in 2018 2nd February 2018. Rising costs of raw materials and commodities are keeping manufacturing at a slow pace. Since the 30-year-high in new orders back in November, manufacturing has been slowing and is now at its slowest

Interserve Shares Sliding Towards Another Crisis? 2nd February 2018. Outsourcing firms, which make money by running services for central and local government, have long been suspected of ailing health. Before now however, the government refused to take heed. Then the

Self-employment reaches a record high in the UK 23,000 new self-employed workers registered in the UK during the second quarter of 2017, taking the total number to 4,814,465 – equivalent to 1 in 7 workers, close to one million more

02/02/2018 Government investment opens up 133 council-led local housing projects Government investment of £866 million in essential infrastructure such as new roads, cycle paths, flood defences and land remediation work will open up 133 sites across England for council-led projects