Business news 2 November 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Manufacturing sector contracts again. Retail inflation. Call to extend UK energy price cap to hold inflation. Britain faces £89bn fiscal hole. BP profit sparks calls for bigger windfall tax.  And more

Business news 27 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Demand for credit expected to rise. Manufacturers suffer worst skills shortage since 1973. PM delays fiscal plan until mid-November. Start-ups rely on debt to fuel growth after funding frenzy.  Only criminal

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 25 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Rishi Sunak to become UK prime minister. Restaurants closing every hour as burdens mount. Political turmoil and soaring prices could plunge UK into recession. SME Funding Passports could help bridge funding

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