Business news 6 October 2025 The week opens with mounting fiscal tension ahead of the autumn Budget. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s projections suggest lower growth and persistent inflation, prompting warnings that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may require up to £80bn

Business news 18 September 2025 Today’s blog covers sticky UK inflation, business pushback on the Employment Rights Bill, calls for a focus on productivity, major US investment pledges, property market trends, PwC job cuts, and the latest insolvencies. James Salmon,

Business news 9 September 2025 Small businesses brace for budget blow. UK hiring intentions plummet. Infrastructure finance, tax doom loop, defence spending, grocery inflation, market news, insolvencies & other stories that we thought would interest our members. James Salmon, Operations

Business news 3 September 2025 SME vacancies, government borrowing, a market selloff, Steel, banks, luxury goods, insolvencies & more business news that we thought would interest our members. James Salmon, Operations Director. 🧑‍💼NI hike hits SME vacancies The Federation of

Business news 26 August 2025 A bumper crop of headlines after the bank holiday weekend. The economy, jobs, taxes, markets, insolvencies & more business news that we thought would interest our members. James Salmon, Operations Director. 🏦 Growth and workforce