Over the next few decades, there will be huge shifts in populations. Europe, Asia, US all will see falling population.
As Canada and China have shown there is only one way to deal with a bully - cut them off. Important as it has been in the past the so-called special relationship with USA has been torpedoed by president Trump whose nonsense pronouncements on tariffs shows no understanding about how trade works.
We need to take many of the predictions with a pinch of salt but here goes. For balance and need to laugh we have attached a Seth Myers video that possibly contains more truth.
HMRC makes huge change for people earning over £50,000 Anyone earning over £50,000 from self-employment or property income has less than a year to make some important changes, an expert has warned. HMRC changes from 6 April 2026 affect earners £50,000 plus from self-employment or property income (Image: Getty) Thousands of landlords and sole traders will be caught out by major tax changes being introduced by HMRC next year, an expert has warned.
Plans to recover stolen cash and impose driving bans on those who repeatedly fail to pay back taxpayer money moved a step closer today, as Ministers vowed "to address the unacceptable levels of fraud and error we've inherited". The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Bill, set to save £1.5 billion over the next five years, progresses to the Lords.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 30 April 2025 searched five properties and made three arrests as it announced a new multi-million pound international bribery investigation. The target of the investigation is UK company Blu-3 and former associates of the global construction firm Mace Group.
A new facility to build the next generation of semiconductor chips, and the first of its kind in Europe, was opened at the University of Southampton. Science Minister Lord Vallance unveils new electron beam facility for creating incredibly small patterns onto chips to enable breakthroughs in AI and medical tech.
Investors and local authorities mobilise as the government kickstarts the next phase for rolling out AI Growth Zones. Hotbeds of AI development - with the first based in Culham - to unlock fresh investment and new jobs as the government delivers on its Plan for Change.
One of the most challenging puzzles in the UK's nuclear clean-up programme is being solved. Waste is now being routinely retrieved from one of the world's oldest nuclear waste stores for the first time in its history.
Royal Air Force participates in operation targeting a Houthi military facility in Yemen. On 29 April 2025, UK forces participated in a joint operation with US forces against a Houthi military target in Yemen.
With the help of DASA funding, ISS Aerospace developed a 600kg heavy-lift unmanned aerial system (UAS) capable of carrying 250kg payloads. The innovation features a unique hybrid turbine generator power system that eliminates the need for complex electrical recharging infrastructure in the field.
Is the idea of central bank independence all a game of smoke and mirrors designed to funnel money in the direction of the City of London? It's a question that has to be asked. .
There are so many signs of a downturn in USA and his video is just one of hundreds being posted online outlining many problems..
Last winter over half a million children and families across Scotland enjoyed warmer homes after receiving a total of £37.3million towards their heating bills from Social Security Scotland. Winter Heating Payment is paid automatically to people who get certain low-income benefits, including households with young children, disabled people or older people.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (30 April 2025) approved a new under-the-skin injection version of the cancer therapy, nivolumab (Opdivo), offering a quicker administration option for eligible patients. The subcutaneous formulation of nivolumab can be given as a 3-5-minute injection instead of the 30- or 60-minute intravenous (IV) infusion.
At a meeting of the Caithness Committee of Highland Council held on Monday 28 April 2025 members agreed to adopt the Caithness Area Place Plan. They also agreed to fully support and promote the plan where possible, giving it consideration within other plans, strategies, development and funding opportunities across or impacting the Caithness area.
The Chancellor must balance new growth-boosting infrastructure projects with the need to rebuild Britain's dilapidated hospitals and social housing when she sets out the details of a £100 billion plus boost to capital budgets at the Spending Review, according to new research published on Tuesday 29 April 2025. The report notes that as well as allocating funding for day-to-day public services, the upcoming Spending Review offers a unique opportunity to reverse Britain's terrible record on public investment.
Mass layoffs are happening everywhere in 2025! People do not know what to do! The big question is will the recession happening in USA now ripple around the world. This guy gives some basic good advice everyone should be following before it his in UK.
Scotland's onshore GDP contracted by 0.2% in February 2025, according to statistics announced by the Chief Statistician. This follows growth of 0.4% - revised from 0.3% - in January 2025.
Richard D. Wolff is an American economist and professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
