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 ...

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 on ‘recession watch’ as economy shrinks following Reeves’ brutal Budget turmoil – how it affect YOUR pocket

BRITAIN is at risk of sliding into recession after the economy slumped by 0.1% in October. The latest figures from the Office ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

UK economy stumbled during bumpy run-up to budget

Britain's economy shrank unexpectedly in the three months to October, losing momentum in the fraught run-up to finance ...

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 ...
The News International

UK economy contracted by 0.1%: What’s behind unexpected drop?

The UK’s economy has witnessed an unexpected drop during the three months to October, according to official figures. As per ...