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Scottish Farmers Warn Of Food Threat From Loss Of Skilled Overseas Labour
Scottish farmers are warning that the UK’s food security is under serious threat following a UK Government decision to remove Skilled...
Sep 30, 2025


Autumn Budget Must Deliver On Infrastructure Or Risk Derailing Growth
According to RSM UK’s latest Economic Outlook for Q3 2025, the UK was the best performing G7 economy in the first half of 2025, despite...
Sep 30, 2025


Aston University Research To Shape Government’s Ethnic Minority Policy
Aston University researchers’ recommendations to boost the UK's ethnic minority businesses are to be adopted by the government. The...
Aug 26, 2025


Private Sector Anticipates Broad-Based Contraction Through October
Firms across the private sector expect activity to fall in the next three months (weighted balance of -18%), extending a run of negative...
Aug 6, 2025


For First Time, More Small Firms Expect To Shrink Than Grow
According to the latest report from the Federation of Small Business (FSB) the share of small businesses who said they expected their...
Jul 28, 2025


Private Sector Growth Expectations Remain Weak
Private sector companies expect activity to fall at a firm pace in the three months to September (weighted balance of -18%), according to...
Jul 2, 2025


Britain Needs Its SMEs More Than Ever, But Funding Crunch Is Choking Their Growth
Amid global economic uncertainty, from geopolitical tensions to inflationary pressures, it’s easy to miss a quieter, yet equally critical...
Jul 1, 2025


Increase In Spending From Disposable Income In UK
A new study of 2,000 respondents released by the UK's leading Out of Home media and infrastructure company, Bauer Media Outdoor, formerly...
Jun 23, 2025


Funding Crunch Forces A Third Of UK SMEs To Pause Expansion
Nearly a third (30%) of UK small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”) have had to stop or pause an area of their business because of a...
Jun 18, 2025


Retail Sentiment Falls At The Sharpest Rate In Five Years
Sentiment amongst retailers fell at the sharpest rate in five years in May, with the net balance of firms expecting their business...
Jun 6, 2025


Manufacturing Output Falls At Joint-Steepest Pace In Four Years
Manufacturing output volumes fell in the three months to May, at the joint-steepest pace since August 2020, according to the CBI’s latest...
Jun 2, 2025


Tax Changes Prompt More UK Entrepreneurs To Sell Their Business
More UK entrepreneurs are considering selling their business following tax changes, according to a recent survey of 4,000 UK adults...
May 12, 2025


SMEs Plan Pay & Recruitment Freezes To Combat Tax Rises
New research from the UK’s leading insurance premium finance company, Premium Credit, shows SMEs are planning pay and recruitment freezes...
May 12, 2025


JCB Welcomes UK-US Trade Deal And Urges Starmer To Go Further
JCB has welcomed the announcement of the UK–US trade deal and called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ensure this is the start, not the...
May 12, 2025


Global Outlook Weakens – CBI Industrial Trends Survey
Manufacturing output volumes were broadly unchanged in the quarter to April, according to the CBI's latest quarterly Industrial Trends...
May 7, 2025


US Tariff Chill To Put SME Exporters At Risk
Responding to the news that tariffs will be imposed on UK firms exporting to the US, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of...
Apr 3, 2025


Industry Calls For Skills Covenant At Heart Of A Bold Industrial Strategy
Britain’s economic and productivity crisis can only be solved if we have a highly skilled workforce, embedded in the latest technologies...
Apr 1, 2025


UK Businesses Optimistic About International Expansion
Research reveals strong international growth outlook for UK businesses amid global trade complexities, with Europe ranked as the most...
Mar 25, 2025


Manufacturing Hits The Buffers As Tax And Cost Increases Bite
Britain’s manufacturers have hit the buffers as a wave of increasing employment taxes and wider business costs bite hard, as well as...
Mar 17, 2025


CEOs Undeterred By Uncertain Business Landscape
CEO optimism strengthens, although 43% say they won’t fully achieve transformation goals. 56% of global CEOs expect to actively pursue...
Feb 3, 2025

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