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UK Pub Closures Soar: More Than 1,100 Shut Since Autumn as Hospitality Faces Worst Crisis in Decades

Over 1,100 pubs and restaurants have closed since last autumn, with tax rises, wage increases and higher bills driving Britain's hospitality sector into its worst crisis in decades.

International Business Times UK · Aug 6, 2025

August 2025 shop closures - full list revealed

A number of big names on the High Street will close in the coming weeks

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

The 'error' that could be affecting your State Pension contributions revealed by Martin Lewis - here's what to do about it

The financial journalist and Money Saving Expert founder has explained why you could be missing out on thousands of pounds

Woman & Home · Jul 31, 2025

Almost 200,000 can claim huge state pension top-up after DWP error

Those affected have been advised that they must make a claim

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

OPINION - Let's be honest, £50k is no longer a decent salary

What would the perfect tax rise look like, from the Treasury’s point of view? Ideally, it would raise stupendous amounts of money, without anyone actually noticing that they’d become poorer. In the Chancellor’s wildest dreams, she might even be able to argue that it wasn’t a tax rise at all.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Tax rises: Freeze on income tax thresholds for millions left on table by Treasury minister Darren Jones

The Government has promised not to raise the ‘headline rate’ of income tax but has left open the possibility of freezing the thresholds for paying the levy

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns

Exclusive: Jim O’Neill warns that the chancellor will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025

I spent all day counting Keir Starmer’s U-turns — here they are

I tried to put together a list of all Keir Starmer’s U-turns — but there are too many

The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2025

Pressure grows on Reeves to raise taxes as borrowing hits £17.7bn in May

The borrowing was the highest on record for May outside the pandemic

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025

Private school in south-east London latest to close due to Labour Government's VAT raid on fees

‘There were teachers crying, parents screaming, children giving speeches — its been a big drama,’ one parent said

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025