Business news 3 November 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Late payments hit small business. Bank targets businesses over unpaid Covid loans. Office costs up 13% in a year. Food inflation hits record high. PM prepares tax grab from energy firms. 

Business news 26 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Rising borrowing costs stress zombies. Sterling up and borrowing costs down after Sunak becomes PM. UK adults finding it increasingly difficult to afford bills. Civil service issued warning over energy bailout

Business news 24 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Current crisis worse than pandemic, Brexit or the 2008. Boris Johnson pulls out. Hunt’s Halloween budget could hit high earners. Lord King: We’ll pay for pandemic money printing. UK Downgraded. Government borrowing

Business news 20 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. 600,000 firms in financial distress. Small business confidence sinks. Inflation rises to 10.1%. Record pay rises on the cards. Business rates bill set to jump £3bn. PM promises to keep pensions triple

Business news 18 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. More U-turns. Energy bill support to be reviewed and reduced. Hunt praised but told not to rest on his laurels. No cuts without ‘detrimental’ hit to services, experts warn. Bosses torn