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Reform UK overtakes Labour in City AM poll for first time
Reform UK has overtaken Labour on voting intention for the first time in City AM‘s monthly tracking of UK voters. Reform came top of the monthly voting intention tracker with …
Small businesses forced to raise prices ahead of national insurance jump
The price of small businesses’ goods and services is set to be the latest victim of Rachel Reeves’ national insurance hike, a new survey has revealed. More than four-in-ten of …
Exclusive: Labour overtake Tories as most trusted on defence, poll finds
Labour has overtaken the Conservatives as the party most trusted to manage the UK’s defence and national security – and Brits overwhelmingly back the plan to fund an increase in …
Freddie Flintoff firm in the red after Top Gear horror crash
The company Freddie Flintoff runs to manage his post-cricket business activities, such as media appearances, has fallen into the red after he took time off after a horror crash filming …
The Barbican and the Ned to represent London at major New York travel show
Two of the City of London’s most important cultural venues will promote the area at a New York travel show later this month. The Barbican and the Ned will attend …
Did IR35 really generate £4.2bn in extra taxes?
A recent government report on IR35 revealed that £4.2bn in extra tax was generated since the reforms, but experts have warned that the impact “has been continually downplayed.” The off-payroll …
BAE Systems boss in line for huge pay day at FTSE 100 giant
The chief executive of FTSE 100 defence giant BAE Systems is in line for a huge pay day if shareholders approve proposed changes to the group’s remuneration policy. Charles Woodburn …
Businesses are ditching card terminals for smart phones
New data has revealed that the use of tap-to-phone technology—where businesses turn smartphones into point-of-sale devices (POS)—has boomed over the last year. In the UK, tap-to-phone adoption has exploded by …
Mid size firms stifled by export barriers and rising costs
Increasing workforce costs and export barriers are threatening the growth of UK mid-size firms. According to new research from BDO, which surveyed 500 business leaders representing companies with turnovers between …