Business news 5 January 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Manufacturers see decline in export demand. Spending and borrowing start to normalise. Grocery sales. Britain’s national debt. No surge in workers returning to offices.  And more business news. Manufacturers see decline

Business news 4 January 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Late Payment Crisis. Debt burden sees signs of distress increase. Half of all UK small businesses to raise prices in 2022. UK insolvencies expected to rise in 2022. Employment news. Britain

Business news 24 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. More than 35,000 retailers in financial distress. Businesses need consumers to spend with more zeal. Omicron and fresh restrictions weaken consumer confidence. Rules of origin laws loom for trade.  And more

Business news 20 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Insolvencies at the highest level in three years. Small firms hit by Omicron concern. Retailers fear another Covid hit. Sunak considering fresh support amid ‘lockdown by stealth’. Calls for SSP boost

Business news 17 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Interest rates up! The Bank of England surprisingly voted 8-1 to raise interest rates from 0.10% to 0.25%, with rising inflation outweighing concerns over the Omicron variant. The rise was the