Bussiness
North West business confidence dips in October but remains above…
Business confidence in the North West fell by two points during October to 53%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds. Compani
Creaking public services are costing companies in absent staff, employers…
UK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to underfunded public services, according to a poll of managers
Hunt claims Budget watchdog will ‘break impartiality’ to aid case…
The former chancellor said he was concerned the timing was designed to make the case that Budget tax rises were caused by a shortfall in the spending forecasts,
Tariffs hurt his business. He’s voting for Trump anyway
For almost 35 years, Wyoming entrepreneur Alan Chadwick has run his business importing clothing from China and selling the Western-style gear to stores serving
London’s Aim shrinks to smallest since 2001 amid fears of…
The UK’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim) has shrunk to its smallest size in 23 years as business owners and investors anticipate an abolition of inheritan
LGBTQ+ businesses contribute over £106 billion to the UK economy…
Based on largest-ever survey of UK LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs Sector focus on tech, fintech, biotech and sustainability Challenges in
France and Germany attack UK plan to levy VAT on…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.France and Germany have hit out at
Hundreds of entrepreneurs prepare to quit Britain ahead of Budget…
Sir Keir Starmer last week attempted to dismiss fears that entrepreneurs could quit the UK, arguing there was “no reason” f
Leaked recording shows McDonald’s manager briefing Uber Eats drivers
A McDonald’s manager at a branch in Northern Ireland warned Uber Eats drivers they had a “responsibility” to learn English in their own time and claimed t
One of UK’s five new freeports ‘must be in Scotland’,…
One of the UK’s five proposed new freeports “must be in Scotland”, say business leaders ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget announcement.Rachel Reeves is e
The hidden risks lurking in Rachel Reeves’s Budget
After the Budget, doubtless, there will be much talk about Rachel Reeves’s decision to tweak her fiscal rules, which supposed
‘It’s become impossible to build things in Britain’
The small modular reactors (SMRs) proposed by Holtec and its rivals have been hailed as a potential breakthrough for nuclear po
