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Firms hold back on hiring amid ‘significant cost rises’, surveys say

KPMG/REC report shows decline in people being placed in roles continues, while unemployment is rising, says BDO

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

‘Military Keynesianism’? Reeves faces British defence dilemma after EU spending surge

Even Berlin and Brussels are bending fiscal rules in the face of Russia’s threat. Will the chancellor still stick to hers?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

More benefit cuts would risk turning drops of dissent in Labour’s ranks into a flood

The government’s forthcoming green paper on welfare reform is likely to upset even the most loyal backbenchers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Rachel Reeves accused of 'punching down on society's poorest' over welfare cuts

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of “punching down” on some of the poorest in society after she signalled her plans to cut the social security…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 7, 2025

‘Don’t punish the vulnerable’: Labour MPs uneasy over planned welfare cuts

Ministers say ‘unsustainable’ rise in spending must be tackled but many backbenchers fear changes will not work

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

Voices: We cannot afford to be squeamish about Britain’s defence industry

COMMENT: As pension giants refuse to invest in fighter jets and armaments on supposedly ethical grounds, James Moore argues that it makes better financial sense for fund managers to pile in

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Third runway at Heathrow would 'wipe out environmental benefits from Ulez', warns Sadiq Khan

Mayor steps up opposition to Heathrow expansion as new report finds further improvement to air quality thanks to ultra-low emission zone

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Welfare cuts won’t succeed without healthier jobs

The UK could be poised to cut billions of pounds from its welfare spend as the Treasury takes the view that there is less room for manoeuvre in the finances than hoped. Only last October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves believed she had almost £10 billion of so-called “fiscal headroom”, essentially a…

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2025

Military spending is touted as a remedy for Britain’s ailing economy. Here’s why it won’t work

Since the 1980s Britain’s military spending has grown in real terms, yet more than half of military jobs have been lost. The sector is hi-tech and low labour, says Khem Rogaly, a senior research fellow at the thinktank Common Wealth

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

‘Broken’ welfare system holding people and economy back – Number 10

Downing Street said there has been an ‘unsustainable rise in welfare spending’ and reforms will be set out in ‘the coming weeks’.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025