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The Mirror – Russia Ukraine war set to cost British households an extra £1,259 each this year
March 10, 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine will cost British households £1,259 each this year, analysts claim. The conflict will send prices for goods such as wheat and

The Telegraph – Cameron calls for low taxes with sanctions set to send household bills soaring
March 10, 2022

David Cameron has called on Rishi Sunak to “keep the cost of government down” and limit taxes as the Chancellor scrambles to offset an estimated

This is Money – Kremlin set to default on its debts as invasion of Ukraine sends the Russian economy into freefall
March 9, 2022

Russia will soon be unable to pay its debts after the invasion of Ukraine caused its economy to tank, a leading credit ratings agency warned

The Independent – British people willing to suffer ‘hardship’ to help Ukraine, minister says
March 9, 2022

The British people are willing to suffer “hardship” in the months ahead as the UK economy takes a hit from the Ukraine crisis, a cabinet minister has

Daily Mail – A THIRD of households were spending more than their income even BEFORE Covid amid fears looming cost-of-living squeeze could be ‘fatal’ for those already on the brink
March 9, 2022

A third of households were spending more than their income even before Covid struck – amid fears the looming cost-of-living squeeze could be ‘fatal’ for

Reuters – UK household financial confidence at lowest levels in at least 10 years – YouGov/Cebr
March 9, 2022

Measures of household finances in Britain were at their lowest levels in records going back 10 years as a cost-of-living squeeze tightened, polling firm YouGov

Bloomberg – Britons more gloomy about finances than at any time since 2012
March 9, 2022

U.K. consumers are more pessimistic about their financial prospects than at any time in at least a decade as the war in Ukraine fans an

Daily Express – UK recession warning: Brits face eye-watering £2.5k hit as Putin’s war could tank economy
March 9, 2022

British households were already bracing for a squeeze in the cost of living with inflation continuously climbing going into 2022 and April set to see

The National – Ban on Russian oil set to deliver devastating blow to UK economy
March 9, 2022

As tankers carrying Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and diesel are turned away from British ports, the implications of the UK’s ban on Russian energy is only

Daily Mail – Alex Brummer: This cost-of-living emergency is shattering so many received wisdoms… and it will have a severe impact on people’s lives. That’s why Rishi Sunak MUST spike the national insurance hike now
March 9, 2022

The cost-of-living crisis afflicting UK families is, of course, as nothing to the suffering of the Ukrainian people at the hands of Vladimir Putin. And yet

Daily Mail – Robert Jenrick warns the UK to brace for ‘the most difficult economic year of your lifetime’
March 9, 2022

Robert Jenrick has warned that the UK could face ‘the most difficult economic year that we’ve seen in our lifetime’ amid the heavy sanctions imposed on

Insider – Scottish workers lead the UK’s hybrid working revolution
March 9, 2022

Scottish organisations and employees are embracing hybrid work more than anywhere else in the UK, according to new research. The Centre for Economics and Business

The Scotsman – Scotland’s strong adoption of hybrid working ‘could give economy multi-million-pound boost’
March 9, 2022

On average, Scottish employees now want to work 2.8 days a week from home – a rise of 254 per cent compared with before the

The Sun – Ukraine war set to cost British households an extra £1,259 each this year
March 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine will cost British households £1,259 each this year, experts claim. It will send prices for goods such as wheat and vegetable

Daily Mail – Families face being £2,500 worse off this year and more pain in 2023 as ministers warn the world faces a repeat of the 1970s oil shock
March 8, 2022

Families are set to be £2,500 worse off this year as the world reels from the standoff over Ukraine – with ministers warning it could

The Guardian – Russia sanctions ‘to cut UK living standards by £2,500 a person’
March 8, 2022

The shockwaves from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will cut UK living standards by £2,500 per person, lead to more persistent inflationary pressure and slow the economy to a

Guido Fawkes – City Expects Rishi to Put Economy on “Semi-Wartime Setting”
March 8, 2022

Ahead of Rishi’s Spring Forecast Statement due in two weeks, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has issued a chilling scenario analysis which calculates the likely

Politico – Sanctions mean it’s back to the USSR for Russian aviation
March 8, 2022

Russia used to be tightly integrated into the global aviation industry — the invasion of Ukraine changed all that. Russian aviation will “most certainly shrink,”

Cebr – Carbon Reduction Plan
March 7, 2022

Cebr Carbon Reduction Plan 2022

The Guardian – Russia’s economy is under siege, but will the west break first?
March 6, 2022

It must have looked so simple for Vladimir Putin. Given his military superiority, a lightning strike by Russian forces would quickly overcome Ukrainian resistance and topple

Daily Express – China economy vs UK compared, GDP ‘top priority’
March 5, 2022

On Saturday China’s National People’s Congress session officially opened for this year, with the country’s Premier Li Keqiang stealing the headlines for his announcements on the state

The Telegraph – How the war in Ukraine will hammer British consumers with higher costs
March 5, 2022

Even prior to the invasion of Ukraine, a combination of booming global demand, Covid-battered supply chains and an energy crunch were set to push UK

The Telegraph – Russia economy will be decimated by western sanctions
March 4, 2022

Russia faces a crushing economic recession on the scale of its 1998 financial crisis, top analysts have predicted, with savings wiped out and the currency

The Telegraph – How sanctions are crippling the economy of ‘Fortress Russia’
March 4, 2022

A shuttered stock market, close to default, business boycotts and a rush to the cash machines: the Russia economy is on its knees just eight

Ahram Online – Chinese Checkers
March 1, 2022

China will not openly support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but, united in their opposition to a US-led world order, both countries are seeking to set

ITV News – Senedd to debate whether St David’s Day should be made into a bank holiday
March 1, 2022

On Wednesday 2 March 2022 a debate will be held in the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on whether St David’s Day should be made into a bank

Somerset Live – Why is the Ukraine conflict likely to push prices up?
March 1, 2022

Western Countries have now imposed punishing sanctions on Russia to try and cripple its economy and weaken its military effort over its invasion of Ukraine.

Gloucestershire Live – How is the Ukraine conflict causing price rises?
March 1, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn international condemnation with Western Countries imposing punishing sanctions on Russia to try and cripple its economy and weaken its

The Sunday Times – How will the Russian invasion affect UK house prices?
February 27, 2022

The value of your house was probably not your first thought when you heard about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but it is conceivable that President

Daily Mail – UK fuel prices ‘almost certain’ to hit £2 a litre after cost of petrol and diesel soared within hours of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
February 25, 2022

The price of a litre of petrol is ‘certain’ to cost £2 in 2022 and add at least £20 to the cost of filling up a family

The Telegraph – What war in Ukraine could mean for you on the home front
February 25, 2022

In Britain, almost 2,000 miles away from the action in Ukraine, it’s easy to feel complacent about how war could affect our lives. Indeed, we are

CIPS – Commodity inflation ‘inevitable’ as Russia invades Ukraine
February 24, 2022

Oil prices have hit a seven-year high following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and analysts warn supply chain disruptions caused by the conflict could drive inflation

Daily Express – Rishi Sunak torn apart by ‘extremely angry’ colleagues over tax hike: ‘Tax millionaires!’
February 24, 2022

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will give a speech today on how investment, innovation and development can boost Britain post-Brexit. It comes as Mr

South China Morning Post – Russia-Ukraine crisis: Asian economies face ‘disastrous’ rise in fuel and commodity prices, with Japan and South Korea likely to bear brunt
February 23, 2022

The Russia-Ukraine crisis could prove “disastrous” for Asian economies, with surging prices of fuel and commodities likely to add to coronavirus-induced economic woes, economists have warned.

The Independent – Ukraine’s economy is another victim of Russia’s ‘hybrid war’
February 23, 2022

One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was cancelled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine. Hundreds

The Times – Inflation fears as oil price nears $100 amid Ukraine crisis
February 23, 2022

Oil prices came within a whisker of hitting $100 a barrel and gas prices surged yesterday as the Ukraine crisis escalated. Brent crude, the global

Daily Mail – How might Russia target us, and will there be gas shortages?
February 22, 2022

The crisis between Russia and the West has intensified following Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise breakaway republics in east Ukraine – and Joe Biden warning that

Daily Express – Eye-watering cost of Covid self-isolation unveiled – REAL reason Boris forced to wield axe
February 22, 2022

Self-isolation rules are estimated to be costing the UK economy around £2billion – or approximately 1 percent of GDP – though the true cost “could

The Guardian – Oil prices hit seven-year highs close to $100 after Russia moves troops into Ukraine
February 22, 2022

The Centre for Economics and Business Research, a UK think tank, is warning on the impact on western living standards, already under pressure, from rising inflation and potentially

Reaction Life – Ukraine invasion is bad news for the world economy
February 22, 2022

The prices of both Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate spiked this morning on the news that Russia had sent troops into two provinces of Ukraine,

The Daily Star – It’s Ukraine, not Russia, where economy is eroding fast under threat of war
February 22, 2022

One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine.

Women’s Wear Daily – Could Europe Save the Ukrainian Fashion Industry?
February 22, 2022

Hefty dependence on EU buyers and exporting could help new Ukrainian brands and established mainstream apparel manufacturers mitigate the financial fallout from prolonged political instability.

Guido Fawkes – Rishi’s Mega Stealth Tax Will Drag 4 Million Lower Rate Taxpayers Into 40% Band
February 21, 2022

New research out from the Centre for Economics and Business Research’s Douglas McWilliams, calculates that Chancellor Rishi’s freezing of tax allowances and upper rate thresholds in the

GB News – Rishi Sunak poised to cripple nine million Brits with new £40billion ‘stealth tax’
February 21, 2022

Millions of Brits are braced for a “monstrous” and “absurd” £40billion stealth tax shock as Rishi Sunak faces mounting pressure to abandon the four-year-freeze on

Daily Express – ‘Monstrous’ new stealth tax to hit millions – fury erupts as Rishi’s raid exposed
February 20, 2022

Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to scrap his four-year freeze on income tax thresholds and to raise them in line with inflation instead. According

The Sun – Five million low income Brits to be hit by huge tax rises within weeks
February 20, 2022

Five million workers are to be hit by tax rises within weeks that will cost them hundreds extra a year. It comes as millions of

This is Money – Nine million workers face being dragged into higher tax bands by Chancellor’s freeze on allowances
February 20, 2022

More than nine million workers are facing a £40billion stealth tax bombshell, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Exclusive research by the Centre for Economics

The Mail on Sunday – Nine million Brits are set to be hit by Rishi Sunak’s £40billion stealth tax bombshell
February 20, 2022

Millions of Britons face a ‘monstrous’ and ‘absurd’ £40 billion stealth tax bombshell due to a little-noticed measure imposed by Rishi Sunak. Pressure is mounting on

Bloomberg – 1990s Lesson: Recession is the Price of Curbing UK Inflation
February 19, 2022

“Rising unemployment and the recession have been the price that we have had to pay to get inflation down. That price is well worth paying.”

MyLondon – Pensioners to receive an extra £290 a year after DWP makes changes to state pensions
February 14, 2022

State pensions will rise by £290 in April, adding up to £5.50 a week for those who retired after 2016, the DWP has said. The

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