Labour ministers have thrown their support behind a £15m government scheme to rescue surplus food from UK farms—often thrown away or fed to animals—and distribute it to homeless shelters, food banks and charities, particularly over the festive period. The fund, originally promised by Michael Gove in 2018 and again by Rishi Sunak in 2024, never […]
The UK steel industry is urging the government to commit to buying British steel as part of the country’s planned offshore wind power boom. Wind energy now accounts for almost a third of the UK’s electricity generation, yet less than 2% of the steel used in offshore wind projects during the past five years has […]
More than 40,000 individuals found time between turkey dinners and tinsel to file their 2023–24 Self Assessment tax return over the festive period, new figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reveal. While many were tucking into Christmas leftovers or huddling around the television, 4,400 people submitted their online returns on Christmas Day itself. Another […]
Household incomes are likely to stagnate or decline next year, according to new research from the Resolution Foundation, as Britain’s cost-of-living challenges continue. While Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to improve public services, the leading thinktank says this “tax-rise gamble” risks leaving many people worse off in purely financial terms. Researchers at the Resolution Foundation […]
Public sector workers now earn about 6 per cent more than their private sector counterparts — triple the gap seen at the start of this year — according to new analysis by the Resolution Foundation. The think tank’s research indicates that a series of generous wage settlements under Sir Keir Starmer’s Government have widened the […]
British employees are pushing back against calls to work more frequently in the office, amid complaints of insufficient desks and facilities. A fifth of workers surveyed by Remit Consulting cited a shortage of workspace as one of their top three reasons for staying away. Researchers say this highlights how some firms cut back too far […]
Repeated increases in stamp duty have taken a heavy toll on high-end London property sales, with transactions in Britain’s two most expensive boroughs falling by 42 per cent over the past decade. According to new analysis by Savills, deals in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster have slumped from 10,665 in 2013–14 to around 6,200 in […]