News Archive
9/1/2022
Wealth On The Eve Of A Crisis Exploring The UKs Pre-pandemic Wealth Distribution
This article from The Resolution Foundation published on 7 January 2022 follows on the heals of the report from the Office for National Statistics - Household total wealth in Great Britain: April 2018 to March 2020. Today's (7 January 2022) release of data from the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) gives us a key insight into the financial position of families on the eve of the pandemic.
9/1/2022
The Great British Wealth Windfall: Is Now The Time To Reform Property Taxation?
From The Resolution Foundation. House prices across the UK have rocketed over recent decades, and have continued to surge even when the rest of the economy collapsed during the Covid crisis.
9/1/2022
Vaccination Vital As Omicron Remains A Threat
People urged to get boosted as soon as possible. Anyone who has not yet received their booster or third dose is being urged to come forward now, to give the best possible protection against the Omicron variant.8/1/2022
Omicron Growth For Next Two Weeks
Dr John Campbell has passed 2 million subscribers for his excellent explanatory videos on the pandemic..
8/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19) In The UK - Now 150,000 Deaths
Testing Testing is where we do a test to see who has coronavirus. Some people are tested more than once.
8/1/2022
Supply Chains In 2022: Shortages Will Continue - But For Some Sellers The Problem Will Be Too Much Stock
Everything was about shortages in 2021. COVID vaccine shortages at the start of the year were replaced by fears that we would struggle to buy turkeys, toys or electronic gizmos to put under the Christmas tree.
8/1/2022
The $11BN Megaproject That's Dividing Europe
Summary of a complex issue that you hear mentioned from time to time. The problems are immense..
8/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 8 January 2022
12,602 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 57,907 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 25.1% of these were positive.8/1/2022
New Data Shows Covid Will Continue To Have A Negative Financial Impact On Many UK Households
Ever since it started, the pandemic has exacerbated the inequality that already existed between households in the UK. Those with secure incomes, savings and assets have been able to deal with the financial shocks of COVID, while millions of others have not.
7/1/2022
Second State Pension Age Review Launches
The next review of State Pension age has been launched by the government today. The review will consider whether the rules around pensionable age are appropriate, based on the latest life expectancy data and other evidence.7/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 7 January 2022
14,486 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 78,300 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 21.7% of these were positive.7/1/2022
Making Tax Digital For Vat Is Coming - Are You Ready?
HMRC urges VAT-registered businesses to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT before 1 April 2022. Businesses are reminded to take steps to prepare for Making Tax Digital for Value Added Tax (VAT) before it becomes mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses from 1 April this year.7/1/2022
Easing Of Restrictions On International Travellers
From Friday people travelling to Scotland from abroad who are fully vaccinated or under the age of 18 will no longer need to take pre-departure Covid tests, and will also no longer be required to self-isolate on arrival until they've received a negative result. Travellers in this group will still need to take a test on or before day 2 after arriving in the UK - which can be a lateral flow device rather than a PCR test from Sunday.6/1/2022
Charity Shops: Why They Beat The Rest Of The High Street As A Retail Experience
A bone china teapot, a pair of leather brogues, a poetry book, a velvet coat, an embroidered tablecloth and a saucepan. These are just a few of the things I have recently bought from charity shops - where someone else's trash became my treasure.
6/1/2022
Self-isolation And Testing Changes
Changes are being made to self-isolation rules in line with public health advice and testing requirements to help maximise testing capacity and ensure a speedier start to the process of contact tracing. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that anyone who tests positive for Covid-19, regardless of vaccination status, must still self-isolate for 10 days.6/1/2022
Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections
In the week ending 31 December 2021, COVID-19 positivity rates continued to increase in all four UK nations. The estimated percentage of the community population that had COVID-19 in the latest week was.: 6.00% in England (1 in 15 people) 5.20% in Wales (1 in 20 people) 3.97% in Northern Ireland (1 in 25 people) 4.52% in Scotland (1 in 20 people) Headline infections figures were published on Wednesday 5 January 2022, but please note that some figures on this tool will be updated after official estimates are published on Friday 7 January 2022.6/1/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 6 January 2022
11,360 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 57,217 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 23.1% of these were positive.6/1/2022
Long Covid Continues To Affect More Than A Million People In UK
Long COVID continues to affect more than a million people. 6 January 2022 An estimated 1.3 million people (2%) in private households in the UK reported having long COVID in the four weeks to 6 December 2021.
6/1/2022
HMRC gives Self Assessment taxpayers more time to ease COVID-19 pressures
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is waiving late filing and late payment penalties for Self Assessment taxpayers for one month - giving them extra time, if they need it, to complete their 2020/21 tax return and pay any tax due. HMRC is encouraging taxpayers to file and pay on time if they can, as the department reveals that, of the 12.2 million taxpayers who need to submit their tax return by 31 January 2022, almost 6.5 million have already done so.6/1/2022
