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It’s official: End of free movement has not increased wages
The Migration Advisory Committee found few businesses that had depended on EU staff had raised wages to attract UK workers.
Post-Brexit border controls to drive up food inflation in the UK
In 2017, Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed Brexit would reduce food, wine and clothes costs by 20 per cent as he hit out at 'Project Fear' Remoaners.
UK no longer worst-performing economy in G7
Analysis from the OECD forecast that the UK’s economy will just about eke out growth this year, placing it ahead of Germany.
Timpson proves once again why it’s a business of impeccable moral standing
"If only more businesses could be a little more like Timpsons in how they treat their employees", one person said.
Manufacturing slump worsens as EU customers grow ‘tired of additional administrative Brexit checks’
Clients are switching to local sourcing to avoid the post-Brexit trade complications, the PMI survey found.
‘Brexit will be remembered as a historic economic error’ – Larry Summers
It's a pretty damning verdict from the former secretary of the Treasury, director of the National Economic Council and president of Harvard University.
UK companies flock to Germany to get foothold in Europe
"Access to the single market used to be Britain's sales pitch to the world. Not any more."
Business guru Tom Glanfield reveals the secret to successfully scaling a business
Tom Glanfield is one of the UK’s brightest and most successful young businessmen. We sit down with him to find out the secret to successfully growing a business.
Charging consumers for sewerage upgrades ‘the only sustainable way’
Figures compiled by the FT show that dividends dished out by water companies hit £1.4 billion in the year to the end of March 2022.