UK Economy

Economy News 

UK ECONOMIC GROWTH TO REMAIN BELOW 1% AS BUSINESS INVESTMENT STALLS, OECD WARNS

June 4, 2026 NewsDesk AI productivity, British Economy, business confidence, business investment, Chief Operating Officer, Consumer spending, Economic Forecast, economic growth, Economic Outlook, Economic Policy, economic recovery, FDM Group, Graduate Employment, labour market, Managing Director, NEET, OECD, Productivity Growth, Public Spending, Sachin Agrawal, Talent Shortage, UK business news, UK Economy, UK Growth Forecast, UK Inflation, UK Unemployment, workforce development, Zoho UK, Zoho UK Sheila Flavell CBE

OECD: GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO DRIVE UK GROWTH AS PRIVATE SECTOR MOMENTUM FADES The UK economy is expected to grow by

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Economy News Taxation 

UK LOSES £4.5BN IN TAX REVENUE AS ILLEGAL TOBACCO TRADE EXPANDS

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk black market trade, cigarette smuggling, contraband cigarettes, counterfeit cigarettes, front shops, HM Treasury, illegal cigarettes UK, illegal manufacturing, illegal tobacco trade, Illicit tobacco, Illicit Trade Prevention Manager, illicit vapes, KPMG report, law enforcement, Managing Director, organised crime, organised crime gangs, Peter Nixon, Philip Morris, Philip Morris Limited, Philip Morris Limited Catherine Goger, public finances, tax revenue loss, tobacco industry, tobacco regulation, tobacco taxation, UK business news, UK cigarette market, UK Economy, UK retail crime

UK ILLEGAL CIGARETTE TRADE REACHES RECORD LEVELS AS CRIMINAL NETWORKS EXPAND OPERATIONS Almost half of all cigarettes consumed in the

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Economy News 

LONDON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE FALLS AS ECONOMIC CONCERNS OVERSHADOW GROWTH PLANS

June 2, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk AI adoption, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Business confidence survey, business growth, business investment, Business outlook, Business sentiment, CEO, Commercial banking, Corporate confidence, economic growth, Economic uncertainty, Kirsty Sadler, Lloyds Amanda Murphy, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Business and Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Barometer, London business confidence, London businesses, London economy, London employers, London SMEs, London workforce, Market expansion, Regional Director, UK business news, UK Economy, UK SMEs, workforce development

FIRMS LOOK TO AI AND NEW MARKETS FOR GROWTH Business confidence across London edged lower in May as concerns about

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Human Resources News 

LCCI CHIEF KARIM FATEHI OBE BACKS MILBURN REVIEW CALL FOR URGENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ACTION

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 NewsDesk Apprenticeship Levy, apprenticeships, business investment, business news, economic growth, economic inactivity, education and skills, employment crisis, Karim Fatehi, labour market, LCCI, Local Skills Improvement Plans, London business, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, London skills shortages, NEETs, Productivity, recruitment crisis, SMEs, UK Economy, UK growth, UK labour shortages, workforce development, workforce shortages, Youth unemployment

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that growing labour shortages and rising youth economic inactivity risk undermining London’s

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Business Government News Taxation 

LONDON BUSINESSES WARN AUTUMN BUDGET WILL STIFLE GROWTH

November 18, 2025 NewsDesk Autumn Budget, business confidence, business rates, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rachel Reeves, economic growth, employment costs, hiring freeze, Karim Fatehi OBE, London businesses, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Insurance Contributions, Rachel Reeves, redundancies, skills shortages, tax rises, UK Economy

London businesses fear that next week’s Autumn Budget could tighten the squeeze on investment and workforce growth, according to new

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Banking Finance 

PERSONAL INSOLVENCIES SURGE WHILE BUSINESS FAILURES HOLD STEADY

September 22, 2025 NewsDesk borrowing, Budget, businesses, continuing food price inflation, corporate, corporate insolvencies, Debt Relief Orders, Director, DROs, financial, GDP, housing costs, insolvencies, Insolvency, James Cowper Kreston, President of R3, stable stress”, Tom Russell, UK, UK Economy, utility bills

Corporate insolvencies fell slightly in August but remain significantly higher than a year ago, while personal insolvencies continued to climb,

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LBJ Covers 

Volume 7 Issue 1, 2022

July 30, 2022 NewsDesk Accelerator, Banking, BBC, Beth Hampson, BMW Foundation, business sale, circular economy, Crystaline, digital, digital productivity, diversity pioneers, Dragons’ Den, economy, election, employment, entrepreneurship Shaun Williams, equality, Finance, Gabriella Peace, Graduates, Hatch, Health, Herbert Quandt, IBS, Investor, Ishreen Bradley, Jenny Campbell, Joris Kroese, Karen Warren, Kennet Nordlien, Kristian Torode, Lion Spirit Media, Lorraine Denton, Mark Williams, Marketing Communications, medical, medicine, Millionaire, Moritz Förster, Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe, Parvinder Sagoo, Personal Injury, Peter Rabey, Pleasanteeism, Presenteeism, Punter Southall Wealth, ReLondon, RESPOND, retire, Riskline, safety, security, sell business, Susanne McGraw, Team, The Argyll Club, trade, Travel, UK business, UK Economy, UK Greetings, UnternehmerTUM, Watermans, Wayne Hubbard, WorkJam, X4 Group

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News Recruitment 

JOB AVAILABILITY AT SIX-YEAR HIGH FOR 71% OF THE UK

July 6, 2022 NewsDesk A-Plan Insurance, Blaenau Gwent, East Lothian, Hartlepool, Hounslow, Isle of Wight, jobs, Mid Suffolk, ONS data, opportunities, Pandemic, recruitment, South Norfolk, Staffordshire Moorlands, UK, UK Economy, West Oxfordshire

Compared to the previous five years, 71% of local authorities have the highest number of job adverts   Westminster has the

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Recruitment 

WAGE RISES CEASE AS BUSINESSES STRUGGLE

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 NewsDesk Berry Recruitment, blue collar workers, economy, Lee Gamble, recruitment, UK Economy, wages

Wage increases amongst blue collar workers have plateaued and some are even reducing, according to a leading recruiter. The candidate

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Health News 

FOUR IN FIVE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY COVID-19 HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 NewsDesk Alan Thomas, anxiety, business owners, COVID-19, economic recovery, economy, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial, ENTREPRENEURS, Finance, finances, financial uncertainty, founder, Founders, Health, lack of sleep, Lockdown, Mental Health, mental health week 2021, Pandemic, recovery, Simply Business, small business, small business owners, stress, support, UK Economy, uncertainty, Wellbeing

Four in five (82%) small business owners say Covid-19 has negatively impacted their mental health One in five SME owners

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