The Latest Breaking News from Prem Sikka

Post Office To Shut 52 Branches as Hundreds of Jobs and Local Services Face Cuts

Fifty-two UK post offices are closing due to declining use and rising costs, affecting jobs and communities. Solutions like community hubs are proposed to mitigate the impact.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

US branded a ‘gangster state’ over Venezuela attack amid call for government sanctions

Lord Sikka warned that the UK Government's failure to condemn US "aggression" risks emboldening Trump to "annex" further territories

The Independent UK · Jan 7

UK Rent Crisis: 44% of Wages Now Spent on Housing Costs, Sparking Public Anger

Rents at £1,385 devour 44% wages, hotspots surge 32%. Tenant rage boils as supply lags—govt's Renters Rights Bill steps up

International Business Times UK · Oct 28, 2025

Plans to relax accounting rules for small UK firms ‘risks rise in economic crime’

Critics say proposals ‘an own goal’ for government in combating money laundering, tax evasion and fraud

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

The Credit Suisse leaks expose an industry that has got away with too much for too long

I won’t be holding my breath for government action or an UK inquiry into its actions – or into any other bank for that matter, says banking expert Prem Sikka

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

Companies House failed to probe bosses with names like 'Adolf Tooth Fairy Hitler'

Sheffield University accounting professor and Labour peer Prem Sikka says the UK business registrar’s fails to do any background checks on weird names

Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2022