
Concern for UK services sector grows
In May last year, all the talk was about how vibrantly the activity in the UK services sector was accelerating. What a difference a year makes as the

In May last year, all the talk was about how vibrantly the activity in the UK services sector was accelerating. What a difference a year makes as the

A month ago, all the economic buzz was about the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the real-world implications as the significant cost hikes from the Autumn Budget finally landed with

Our last detailed report on the UK construction sector in early November 2024 showed that its finances appeared to be stable but at a relatively low base line. The

In an unwelcome verification of the Chancellor’s repeated reminders that we are living in a ‘changing world’, within hours of her Spring Statement her fiscal goal posts were

How will America’s ‘Liberation Day’ hit UK businesses? After weeks of increasingly fevered speculation, we finally know how the main thrust of the pivot towards protectionism in the

Major fiscal events are always a game of winners and losers. This Spring Statement was no different, though given the weak state of the UK economy and global