Opinion
Starmer and Swinney are in a race to reform public services
It is in the nature of devolution that Sir Keir cannot issue such instructions to the Scottish Government or Parliament. Put most simply, the PM ...
Fife Free Press14h
Fife Labour defeated as councillors ‘make a stand’ for whisky industry
Fife councillors have voted to support the local whisky industry and make a stand against Westminster - to protect the ...
LBC17hOpinion
Small businesses can provide the growth Labour needs but Rachel Reeves must create a pro-business environment
The Government’s upcoming Industrial Strategy and trade plans must deliver real investment and opportunity. Small businesses ...
UK economy suffers first back-to-back declines since 2020
It was the first consecutive drop in monthly GDP - which is volatile and prone to revision - since March and April 2020, when ...
Kemi Badenoch blasts Labour for 'crashing the economy' as UK goes on recession alert
EXCLUSIVE: The tory leader has warned that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are making the 'wrong decisions' for the British ...
UK 'on recession watch' under Labour: GDP falls for second month in a row with Rachel Reeves 'disappointed' at 0.1% drop in October... while businesses warn of ha…
Fears are mounting for the British economy today after a second consecutive month of falling GDP. Activity was down 0.1 per ...
Analysis: Reeves faces recession fears but shrinking industry could offer a bigger problem
Economists are concerned about a longer decline in economic activity, but a shrinking manufacturing industry should be cause ...
UK economy unexpectedly declines as services sector stalls
The UK economy unexpectedly declined in October, as a weak month for pubs and restaurants dragged on growth amid some ...
Reeves says towns risk becoming ‘banking deserts’ as she sticks to hubs target
The Chancellor insisted the Government’s target for 350 banking hubs was a ‘massive ramp-up’ of previous plans.
UK economy shrinks for second month in a row
The UK economy shrank for the second month in a row in October as concerns about the Budget continued to weigh on confidence.
Hapless Rachel Reeves breaks economy and sends UK hurtling to RECESSION
The Conservative Party created havoc but at least Rishi Sunak left Labour a growing economy. Starmer and Reeves sank it by ...
UK economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in October
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists in a Reuters poll had expected growth of 0.1%. It follows sluggish expansion of 0.1% in ...