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I am writing to you with more changes and reversals to the Kwarteng mini-budget that wasn’t a budget.In short, most of what he announced has been ditched by the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt.I am hesitant to say that these new announcements are going to remain. After all, we are living in “interesting times”. Things could […]

The media makes pretty grim reading right now. Open any newspaper – online or the paper edition – and you could be forgiven for thinking that the UK is doomed and we are all going to hell on a handcart.  In these times, it is helpful to remember the serenity prayer: God, grant me the

On Friday afternoon, the UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, held a press conference. Ahead of this press conference, it was announced that the Chancellor had resigned/been sacked (depending on whose version of the truth you are listening to). In this press conference, the September tax cuts promised in the mini-budget have been watered down even further. What we

The Bank of England predicted a 1% contraction in the economy between October and November. It has also been predicted that the UK’s GDP output will be lower in 2023 than in 2022. This means that whilst the UK is not technically in a recession; we will have very difficult trading conditions for the next

Over the past week, the government has been announcing help for small businesses. This blog gives you the details of what matters and how this could impact your business. At a top level, the mini-budget, the government’s Growth Plan and announcements on energy caps are very good news for small businesses. Excuse the pun, but