A Labour minister has delivered a startlingly candid assessment of life for young people in Britain, declaring that for many, “life is s**t”. Josh Simons, the parliamentary secretary for the Cabinet Office and co-founder of the Labour Growth Group, made the frank remark on X in response to new analysis highlighting the soaring costs of […]
HMRC’s newly strengthened tax informant reward scheme — unveiled in last month’s Budget and launched with immediate effect — is facing an early backlash from business owners who warn it could trigger a wave of malicious claims and cost the Revenue far more than it recovers. The scheme gives HMRC the power to pay informants […]
Britain is on the cusp of an entrepreneurship surge that could reshape the workforce and inject billions into the economy, according to new research revealing that one in ten adults plans to start a business within the next year, the equivalent of more than 5 million people. The findings, published in the Entrepreneurship Revolution report […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ assertion that the Autumn Budget delivers the “lowest tax rates since 1991” for more than 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties has been called into question after detailed analysis revealed that most high-street premises will in fact face significantly higher business-rates multipliers next year. Reeves told MPs that she was introducing the […]
The proportion of women studying computing degrees in the UK has risen to 25 per cent for the first time, according to new analysis of Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data by online lab-hosting platform Go Deploy. The study, which examined gender representation across five years of IT, engineering and technology degrees, highlights slow but […]
With the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities approaching on 3 December, new findings suggest that while UK employers overwhelmingly want to hire more disabled staff, many lack the confidence, tools or understanding to do so. Almost one in four working-age adults in the UK has a disability – a figure that continues to […]
A long-standing tax relief that helps home-based workers cover household expenses will be scrapped from April 2026, in a move that will affect an estimated 300,000 employees and raise tens of millions for the Treasury. The relief — originally introduced more than a decade ago and widely used during the pandemic — allows employees who […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle have warned the UK’s major telecoms companies that they must do more to protect customers from unexpected mid-contract price rises, urging the sector to improve transparency and treat consumers “fairly and consistently”. In a joint letter sent to mobile and broadband CEOs, the ministers said too many […]
The Isle of Man is issuing an international call to tech entrepreneurs, startups and established digital health companies as it launches its 2026 Innovation Challenge, this year focused entirely on transforming the Island’s health and social care system. After three years centring on FinTech, Cleantech and Data & AI, the government is redirecting the Challenge […]
A major VAT reform unveiled in the Budget is expected to unlock millions of pounds’ worth of surplus goods for charity and significantly reduce the volume of usable products sent to landfill. From 1 April 2026, businesses will be able to donate goods to registered charities without incurring a VAT charge, removing a long-criticised tax […]