Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consultedRishi Sunak ordered multiple taxpayer-funded focus groups and polls to craft the messaging of his planned...
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Read MoreNew workers now hired on legal minimum wage and pay frozen for London bar staff amid trading lossesBrewDog is facing anger from its employees after dropping out of the accredited real living wage scheme – hiring new staff...
Read MoreKPMG study shows scale of household spending cutbacks, with eating out hit particularly hardMore than half of UK consumers have cut back on discretional spending since the start of the year, with nearly two-thirds choosing to...
Read MoreBills could rise by as much as 133% when new cap is introduced this weekend, say analystsThousands of small businesses risk going bust as “brutal” energy bills are to double with the end of a government support...
Read MoreTim Martin says Bank of England is right to ask firms to be mindful but advice should not be taken too literallyBank boss urges firms to hold back price rises or risk higher ratesThe boss of JD Wetherspoon has warned it could be...
Read More• Rachel Reeves says Tory approach is ‘increasingly reckless’• Business leaders claim that small firms are being ‘hammered’The UK economy faces a “massive hit” in 2023 because Rishi...
Read MoreAngela Rayner to set out plans to ensure tips are paid in full, along with collective workplace grievance rightsHospitality and leisure sector workers are missing out on about £200m in tips every year according to Labour...
Read MoreGovernment to consult on long-called-for scheme which is likely to cost almost £1.3bn Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps top 45% rate of income tax and cuts stamp dutyRetailers and the hospitality industry have welcomed the...
Read MoreJacob Rees-Mogg is expected to cut price businesses pay for electricity and gas by 50% and 25% respectivelyJacob Rees-Mogg is expected to announce a cap on energy prices for businesses that would cut the rates they pay by up to...
Read MoreWith energy costs set to rocket, UK’s 5.5m small businesses hope new PM’s strategy will ease the painGuy Adams, who has run the Isle of Barra Beach Hotel in the Hebrides for 16 years, may be forced to close his doors...
Read MoreNational Audit Office reveals losses in report on how UK managed cross-border travel during Covid pandemicQuarantine hotels for inbound travellers to the UK during Covid have cost the taxpayer more than £400m, a National...
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