To fill this gap it either borrows money, raises taxes, or cuts spending. To borrow money the UK government sells…
“The EU’s economy is growing 2.3 percentage points faster than the UK’s on an annual basis.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-19/brexit-s-lasting-economic-and-financial-damage-looks-inescapable
A deeper recession was avoided only thanks to record immigration, and the MPC is bound to be cautious about cutting…
“The Office of Budget Responsibility, in its report on the government’s budget, confirms a dismal picture of the impact of…
“Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problem.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/17/britain-doesnt-need-reform-it-just-needs-to-rejoin-the-eu?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
“All models,” the British statistician George Box observed, “are wrong, but some are useful.” To which we now turn to…
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HUMZA Yousaf is right to point out that Scotland has suffered an estimated £1.6bn in lost taxes that could have…
Unemployment rose and wage growth slowed in the three months to January as the UK labour market showed signs of…
Most employers are holding on to staff, but more people are either not looking or not available for work. UK…