UK has competitive edge on a third of green products, thinktank finds With companies well placed to build the most crucial goods, such as electric trains, the UK has a head start in achieving net zero The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
Shell profits come in at £46,000 a minute as oil giant beats City forecasts Energy multi-national faces wave of anger from campaign groups but defends its low-carbon spending plans Evening Standard · May 2, 2024
May general election? The economic case for going early (and clinging on) Falling inflation and tax cuts in a February budget would signal a spring poll but weak growth and rising mortgage bills bode caution The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023
UK inflation rate tumbles sharply but recession still looms, economists warn Experts warn slump in economy could soon overtake cost of living as main worry for UK The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
Experts explain why British Gas profits soar by 889% while households struggle to pay bills Wholesale energy prices have fallen but this has not fed through to consumers due to lack of incentives, say experts The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023
Shell’s ‘obscene’ $5bn profits reignite outrage amid climate crisis Campaigners criticise plan to increase oil and gas production despite extreme heat in Europe The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Martin Lewis gives verdict on spiralling interest rates ‘One trick method causing huge pain’ to those with mortgages, Martin Lewis warns The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
BP declares £7bn profits while energy bills soar? It’s time to start taxing shareholder payouts Closing tax loopholes would redirect more of BP and Shell’s bumper profits, says Joseph Evans of the IPPR The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Liz Truss warned corporation tax cuts have not fuelled investment ‘Race to the bottom’ on tax on company profits has failed to boost economic growth, says IPPR The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022
Liz Truss’s bid to ‘go for growth’ by slashing big business taxes will fail, study warns UK among ‘worst performers’ for private sector investment – despite lowest corporation tax rate The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
Inflation dips slightly but experts warn cost-of-living crisis is not easing The consensus across think tanks and economic networks is that this was "entirely driven by falling transport costs" as the prices of food… The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2022
Tax cut pledges by Tory leadership hopefuls ‘risk stoking inflation and inequality’ Economists and Conservative opponents say proposals would blow hole in public finances The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘dither’ over windfall tax U-turn to fund £15bn cost-of-living package Cash includes £400 rebate on energy bills – and double for people with second homes The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Sunak says he can’t help the cost of living crisis. What about these five simple steps? Even business leaders are starting to clamour for fairer, green solutions, says George Dibb of the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022 Recession warning as confidence among shoppers falls to lowest since 2008 financial crash Economy could soon shrink as shoppers slash spending and businesses take a hit