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24/4/2025
Public sector finances UK March 2025 - Borrowing Moves Higher
Borrowing - the difference between total public sector spending and income - was £16.4 billion in March 2025. this was £2.8 billion more than in March 2024 and the third-highest March borrowing since monthly records began in 1993.24/4/2025
The USA will have a crash, and the world will follow. What do we need to do to prepare for that?
No President can turn in his economy as Trump has done and not send it into recession or even depression. The question is, how do we manage the chaos that follows from that? .
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Toyota, Honda & Nissan Just Pulled The Trigger to CRUSH the U.S.A.'s Auto Industry - Mass Layoffs!
On April 3, 2025, U.S. 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian vehicles misfired, slamming Japan's auto giants—Toyota, Honda, Nissan—supplying 1 in 3 U.S.
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Even Ukraine Can't Believe What SWEDEN Plans - This is UNBELIEVABLE!
Sweden just dropped a $1.6 billion military aid package to Ukraine — its largest ever. But this move isn't just about money.
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International Monetary Fund Slashes UK Growth Forecast For 2025 As Tariff Uncertainties Bite
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the UK's growth forecast for 2025, revising it down from 1.6% to 1.1%. The downgrade is largely attributed to the impact of U.S.
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IMF Announcement On Growth Keeps The Currency Fluctuating But The Pound Still Gaining On the dollar
The British pound (GBP) to U.S. dollar (USD) exchange rate has been fluctuating today, reflecting market reactions to the IMF's downgraded UK growth forecast and broader economic concerns.Today
IMF News Pushing Growth Estimates Down Today Hits Stocks and Bonds
the IMF's downgraded UK growth forecast has had an impact on financial markets today. The announcement has contributed to volatility in UK stocks, particularly in sectors sensitive to trade policies and borrowing costs.Today
How Might The IMF Growth Downgrading Affect Everyone
The effects of the IMF's downgraded forecast on UK consumers could unfold over the next few months to a year, depending on how businesses, markets, and policymakers react. Here's a rough timeline: Short-Term (Weeks to Months) Investor & Business Confidence: Businesses may pause hiring or adjust pricing in response to economic uncertainty.Today
BREAKING! Tariffs Just Pushed U.S. Farmers Over the Edge — And There's No Coming Back
BREAKING! Tariffs Just Pushed U.S. Farmers Over the Edge — And There's No Coming Back - America’s farmers are being crushed by the global trade war, and the damage is now impossible to ignore.
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Top Economists DESTROY Trump at MAJOR FORUM
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on top economists like Jeffrey Sachs and Glenn Hubbard weighing in on how bad Trump is handling the economy. .
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UK company law is not enforced - The cost of not doing so is enormous
Why doesn't the UK government care about the fact that UK company law is not enforced?. What is the point of having law that they will not impose, at considerable cost to society?.
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Highland Council appoints Chief Officer Education - Primary and Early Years
The Highland Council has appointed Bernadette Scott as Chief Officer Education - Primary and Early Years. The appointment completes the new senior management structure of the Council's People Service Cluster under the leadership of Kate Lackie, Assistant Chief Executive – People.
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Trump pick to head IRS raises red flags with sketchy ties, disappearing debt
Rachel Maddow reports on concerns by Senate Democrats that Donald Trump's pick to lead the IRS, Billy Long, has questionable ties to people involved in a tax credit scheme. Maddow additionally shares reporting by The Lever that Long's recent campaign debt from a failed Senate bid appears to have been paid off in part by companies in the tax industry or involved in "tax-related legal battles.".
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Timetable for Highland Council By-Elections Confirmed
The timetable for the election of one Councillor to represent Ward 6 Cromarty Firth and one Councillor for Ward 10 Eilean a' Cheò on The Highland Council has been confirmed. The by-elections are being held following the resignations of former Councillors Maxine Smith from Ward 6 and Calum Munro from Ward 10.Yesterday
One year until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax launches
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starts in April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax goes live on 6 April 2026 - supporting the government's Plan for Change to deliver economic growth.
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Independent review turns to tackling Britain's biggest crime
Jonathan Fisher KC has begun work on part 2 of his Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences. Better protections for the British public against fraud, and tougher enforcement against the perpetrators, will be the goals of the first independent review carried out in 40 years into the UK's fraud laws.Yesterday
US Losing Billions Of Dollars As Tourists Stay Away Over Trump
How much longer before US politicians get him under control. .
21/4/2025
Visitor centre in Aviemore transformed into vibrant hub for everyone
A community-owned visitor centre in Aviemore is being transformed into a vibrant hub for local people and visitors. The Glenmore Visitor Centre was taken over by community group, Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust (AGCT) from Forestry and Land Scotland in November 2024.
21/4/2025
Ford Replied To America's Tariffs By Leaving America, Leaving Trump in DUST!
In March 2025, Donald Trump signed a trade action that could reshape - or dismantle – America's most iconic industry. The move was framed as a way to bring back jobs and reclaim manufacturing.
21/4/2025
