How the Budget 2025 blunder undermines confidence and cripples business investment
“A week on and I’m still fuming about the Budget – not because it’s Labour, but because it’s not fair for the country”.
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MPs to debate snap general election in January
MPs are set to debate an early snap general election after a parliamentary petition calling for an immediate vote surpassed one million signatures.
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Transport
£800m of public funds to fill pot holes in West Midlands
Motorists in the West Mildands will benefit from £800m of national funding to fix pot holes in roads, the government says. This sum.
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Interview
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Midlands cafe chain boss slams Chancellor for overlooking hospitality sector
Energy price caps and changes to VAT, business rates and minimum wage – all requests ignored in the Budget Self-made business owner Lydia.
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World Affairs
Why approving Beijing’s mega embassy is a national security disaster
Britain’s China embassy mistake I try not to be unnecessarily harsh on the prime minister. Whether I like it or not, he is.
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Midlands housebuilder and law firm voice fury over ‘sticking plaster’ Budget
Horgan Homes and FBC Manby Bowdler say Reeves’s plan fails to restore business confidence The Budget will fail to restore business confidence, two.
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People
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Budget: Middle earners hardest hit as ‘fiscal drag’ ratchets up over the next five years
How the Budget will affect everyday folks Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget will hit middle earners hardest, while the very richest and poorest.
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The hidden cost of green policy
The career-boosting falsehood of today’s net zero religion The green agenda has become untouchable. Net zero strategies, clean transport, low-emission zones and sustainability.
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Advice for Chancellor: Don’t rely on ‘TINA’ (‘there is no alternative’)
How Rachel Reeves can sell her Budget Whatever the difficulties facing the Chancellor this week, there’s one thing that could still make things.
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Call for Reeves to reverse National Insurance and minimum wage hikes
Last-ditch plea from business leaders ahead of tomorrow’s Budget Hikes to National Insurance contributions (NICs) and statutory minimum wage levels must be reversed.