Tough times for hospitality businesses, but worse is yet to come
The UK’s pubs, bars and restaurants have three main costs: energy, labour and business rates. All three of these have risen sharply in the last four years and
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Rising insolvencies, Zombie companies and the UK economy
Business failures are on the increase again, with a 12% month-on-month and 16% year-on-year rise in October 2025. This obviously creates concern and wonder what this surge says
British pubs in battle to survive
The poet William Blake commented in the early 19th century that a pub had much in common with a church, except it was warmer and there was more
Cyber security risk haunts UK retailers
The latest EY-Parthenon analysis of UK profit warnings covering Q3 2025 confirms that this period saw the highest number of warnings by listed retailers since Q4 2023 and the
Trump victory threatens to disrupt the UK economy
One of the greatest political comebacks in living memory will throw many aspects of life and politics in the USA into flux, but it may also mean a