Business Matters - The UKs largest Business Magazine
30 Must Read Articles
  • News
  • Advice
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Opinion
  • In Business
  • Technology
  • Get Funded
  • Profiles

Latest News:

  • Government borrowing surges to £20bn in September as Reeves faces mounting pressure ahead of tax-heavy Budget
  • ‘Henrys’ braced for harsher Budget as analysts warn effective tax rate could exceed 60%
  • Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in London in 2026 as race with Uber and Lyft intensifies
  • Reeves to announce £6bn ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ ahead of tax-heavy Budget
  • Labour urged to reconsider scrapping youth minimum wage rates as ‘Neet’ numbers near 1 million
  • Top 1% of UK taxpayers now contribute a third of income and capital gains tax
  • Ed Miliband signals potential VAT cut on energy bills as affordability pressures grow
  • Innovate UK unveils £1m Agentic AI Prize to accelerate breakthroughs in manufacturing, health and creative sectors
  • Profit warnings surge as weak consumer confidence hits UK-listed firms ahead of Budget
  • Osborne warns Reform UK ‘not fiscally fit to run the economy’

Tag: recession

empty office

Business must unite and tell Boris, ‘never mind the baubles,’ we want to get back to work

20 November 2020 Opinion Charlie Mullins 3 Comments

Businesses have rolled over and absorbed far too much of a basting from this Government over Covid and it’s time to stand up and tell it to get stuffed.

Empty London street

Retreat into a second lockdown deflated Britain’s summer bounce

12 November 2020 Opinion Charlie Mullins 21 Comments

The latest GDP figures showing the country’s record recovery after the first lockdown highlight what a catastrophic decision it was to impose an unnecessary second shutdown.

worker

Hard work of ‘real people’ fuelling economic growth

25 October 201325 October 2013 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

At something like £383-odd billion, the economy has grown by at least 0.8% in the three months to the end of September, according to the latest GDP figures released today.

Chancellor George Osborne

Economic figures just don’t add up

20 February 2013 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 2 Comments

More people are in work than ever before and the FTSE was up 500 points on where it closed at the end of 2012. Yet we are teetering on the brink of a triple-dip recession. Something just doesn’t add up and maybe the Chancellor’s Budget next month might just give us the answer.

Startuppostgeneral

Entrepreneurs have never been more valuable to the country than right now

14 November 201214 November 2012 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 1 Comment

Right now, as we finally seem to be emerging from recession, we are perhaps more reliant on entrepreneurs than any time in recent history.

Search our site

Latest Content

Rumoured increases to employer pension contributions in next month’s Budget are sparking panic among UK businesses, with nearly one in five firms warning they could face insolvency if contribution rates rise.

Businesses warn pension contribution hike could trigger insolvencies as Budget rumours grow

One in five UK firms fear insolvency if employer pension contributions rise in the Budget, as hiring freezes and cost pressures hit already strained businesses.

Employers urged to give cancer survivors a stronger voice when returning to work

Government borrowing surges to £20bn in September as Reeves faces mounting pressure ahead of tax-heavy Budget

‘Henrys’ braced for harsher Budget as analysts warn effective tax rate could exceed 60%

Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in London in 2026 as race with Uber and Lyft intensifies

Reeves to announce £6bn ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ ahead of tax-heavy Budget

Labour urged to reconsider scrapping youth minimum wage rates as ‘Neet’ numbers near 1 million

Welsh steel firm wins £1.1m Ukraine bridge contract to support post-war reconstruction

Utilities

Energy savings

Business Energy Claims recovers £25,000 for UK chocolatier

Energy saving

Manufacturing company recovers thousands from mis-sold energy contracts

The Capital Business Media Group

Home

  • > About us
  • > Business Matters Podcast
  • > Contact us
  • > Advertise with us
  • > Subscribe to our magazine
  • > Subscribe to our newsletters

More from the CBM Group

  • > Travelling For Business
  • > EV Powered
  • > Electric Home
  • > Property Portfolio Investor
Copyright © 2025 The Business Matters Brand Ltd - A Capital Business Media Company • Registered Office: 7 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR
  • Terms
  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
top