News Archive
8/5/2025
UK environmental taxes - 2024
Environmental taxes raised £54.3 billion in the UK in 2024, down by 0.5% from £54.6 billion in 2023. As a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP), environmental taxes made up 1.9% of total GDP in 2024, compared with 2.0% in 2023.
8/5/2025
Business insights and impact on the UK economy - 8 May 2025
In late April 2025, 22% of businesses with 10 or more employees reported that they had exported goods, services, or both in the last 12 months; of these businesses, 19% reported that they exported more in March 2025 compared with March 2024, while 23% exported less. Of those that had exported, 36% of businesses with 10 or more employees reported that the cost of exporting in March 2025 was higher than in March 2024; this is up 7 percentage points from December 2024.8/5/2025
New rules to sack police officers guilty of gross misconduct
Police officers to no longer be able to escape the sack for gross misconduct as major government reforms to boost standards in policing continue. Police officers found guilty of gross misconduct will no longer be able to escape dismissal under new rules that will help to root out rogue individuals and drive up standards.8/5/2025
Insane Price of having a BABY in AMERICA!
The cost of having a baby in 2025! People are refusing to have kids!.
8/5/2025
USA 'Confidence is going down': Trump tariffs strike fear in businesses big and small
Business owners across the country are bracing for impact from Trump's tariffs. And small business owners, in particular, are feeling the heat.
7/5/2025
UK-India Free Trade Deal - A Deal For Growth - £25 billion deal
The UK has secured the best deal India has ever agreed, providing businesses with security and confidence to trade with the fastest-growing economy in the G20. The core mission of this Government is to deliver economic growth that raises living standards and puts money in people's pockets, and that is exactly what this deal will do.7/5/2025
Programme for Scottish Government 2025-26
The NHS will deliver 100,000 additional GP appointments and Scotland will have a ‘best in UK' cost-of-living guarantee, including the permanent abolition of peak rail fares, First Minister John Swinney announced as he set out a Programme for Government against a backdrop of global economic challenges. Speaking one year since he was elected First Minister and one year before the end of this Parliament, Mr Swinney committed to a package of cost-of-living initiatives for households and businesses and a new Six Point Export Plan to unlock target markets.7/5/2025
Cutting Down On Paying VAT Could Be Good For Your Health - Think About It
VAT is charged on a wide range of foods depending on where you buy them. It is possible you could save a lot on your weekly budget by cutting down on the foods or place where you eat them.7/5/2025
Reforms to get Britain building will boost economy by billions
New analysis shows economy could be boosted by up to £7.5 billion over the next decade thanks to the pro-growth Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Planning reforms to accelerate the delivery of new homes, roads and railways, and clean energy projects will boost the UK economy by billions of pounds, according to new analysis.
7/5/2025
Walmart Is PULLING FOOD From Shelves Ahead of SHORTAGES
"It's just gone." That’s what shoppers across the country are saying — as Walmart quietly pulls food from shelves without warning. The reason? Coming shortages? While officials downplay the crisis, major retailers like Walmart are already making moves — and the American public is being left in the dark..
7/5/2025
Brand Scotland backing for female entrepreneurs
Minister Kirsty McNeill champions all-women exporting power with female-led business roundtable hosted at Scotland Office Edinburgh HQ. Scottish female entrepreneurs are getting direct access to the UK Government's global trade expertise as Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill urged women business leaders to join her on the first all-female Brand Scotland trade mission.
7/5/2025
Region's clean energy credentials attracts UK Government visit
The renewable energy credentials of the Highlands and Islands has attracted a visit this week from a top UK Government official leading the drive to secure clean energy by 2030. Chris Stark leads the UK Government's Mission for Clean Power by 2030, in the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).7/5/2025
The UK does face a crisis, but it hasn't been created by the people our politicians love to blame
Who is exploiting us? Large companies, banks, and landlords are, and not the people our politicians love to blame..
7/5/2025
'It's going to be a tough time': Trump's tariffs start to hit U.S. ports
Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles Gene Seroka joins Nicolle Wallace to explain the impacts of Trump's tariffs on his port and how that will affect the American people..
7/5/2025
Full steam ahead: young people take the drivers seat to improve train services and unlock jobs
Lowering the train driver age to 18 will help future-proof our railways, support young people in fulfilling careers and boost growth across the country. 18 to 20 year olds to benefit from thousands of job and apprenticeship opportunities by the end of this year bolstering workforce will help prevent delays and cancellations on the railways.
7/5/2025
5 Student Finance Essentials You Need to Know With Martin Lewis | This Morning
Martin Lewis has 5 things all university hopefuls should know about student finance. Plus, he's got money-saving tips for anyone struggling with student loan debt and parents planning for the distant future..
7/5/2025
Anne Applebaum and the Most Corrupt Presidency in American History | The David Frum Show
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic's David Frum reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe Examining how post-war reconciliation—not battlefield triumph—became America’s true finest hour. He contrasts that legacy with Donald Trump’s recent bombastic Victory Day statement, urging a rededication to the values that built a more peaceful world.
7/5/2025
Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks
Supermarkets, retail parks and offices could save up to tens of thousands on their energy bills per year by installing solar power in their car parks. motorists could benefit from more charging points and shaded parking spots in new ‘solar carports' through the Plan for Change.
6/5/2025
Planning application for Inverness Campus Marks Final Phase
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has submitted an application for planning permission in principle to make way for the second and final phase of development at Inverness Campus. Most of the development in the proposals is for commercial floorspace, with other elements including hotel and academic space.
6/5/2025
