Rachel Reeves hit by fresh blow as UK economy growth slows down again

Rachel Reeves has received a new blow after new figures revealed that UK economic growth slowed in the third quarter of the ...

UK consumers feel the pinch from tax increases as economy slows

British households saved less in the July-to-September period of this year as they felt the hit from higher taxes but still ...

UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October

The impact of the JLR cyber-attack continued to affect output, while analysts say spending was hit by Budget uncertainty.

Whether it’s a ‘productivity puzzle’ or the ‘British disease’, the UK economy has been underperforming for decades

History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes – and economic history is no exception. In 1964, a Labour government came to ...

The Bank of England Is Missing the UK’s Ugly Economic Truth

The Bank of England is belatedly waking up to the fact that Britain is struggling. It cut its official rate by 25 basis ...

UK economy shrank by 0.1% in October, official figures show

The fall in gross domestic product comes after a similar surprise 0.1% drop in September and 0% growth in August. Economists ...
Opinion

The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told

Since 2007, the first version of official economic history — the version that gets reported as news every few months — showed that the average annual growth rate was 0.76 per cent. By contrast, the ...
TheWrap

Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ Boosts UK Economy by $350 Million

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton." (Liam Daniel/Netflix) The “Bridgerton” phenomenon has taken the United Kingdom’s economy by storm, with ...
Electrek

Nissan marks ‘momentous’ milestone as the new LEAF EV enters production in the UK

For those in the US, Nissan claims the 2026 LEAF has the “lowest starting MSRP for any new EV currently on sale,” starting at ...

Is Christmas as good for the UK economy as it used to be?

It used to be the most wonderful time of year for the retail and hospitality sectors, but consumer behaviour is shifting ...