The Government may not have called Friday’s ‘fiscal event’ a Budget, but it certainly packed more of a punch than many Budgets put together. In just over 25 minutes on his feet, new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng took the biggest economic and political gamble in 50 years – the last time there was a tax cutting […]
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In any other week, the Government’s much trailed announcement on energy prices would have dominated the news headlines. However, for entirely understandable reasons, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s package of measures – which could cost up to £150billion – almost slipped under the radar. A typical household energy bill will be capped at £2,500 annually until […]
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The sooner the Conservative leadership race is concluded, the better. In the current economic climate, the last thing the UK needs is a caretaker Prime Minister managing the shop, and with no authority to take decisions on the pressing issues of the day, most notably the continuing cost of living and energy crisis. We now […]
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Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week and one of our clients, Lee Mooney, has recently taken on a Trustee role at a local mental health charity. One in four people will experience a mental health problem in the UK every year. We all deserve support when in need, but we know how difficult it […]
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It has been an interesting few days for followers of the cryptocurrency market with panic selling as the market took a battering. At one point, the Bitcoin digital currency had fallen below $26,000 from a peak of more than $69,000. Meanwhile, the Terra [LUNA] cryptocurrency fell by more than 99%, wiping out the fortunes of […]
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Kwarteng rolls the dice with UK’s economy
/in NewsThe Government may not have called Friday’s ‘fiscal event’ a Budget, but it certainly packed more of a punch than many Budgets put together. In just over 25 minutes on his feet, new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng took the biggest economic and political gamble in 50 years – the last time there was a tax cutting […]
Testing times for UK & global economy
/in NewsIn any other week, the Government’s much trailed announcement on energy prices would have dominated the news headlines. However, for entirely understandable reasons, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s package of measures – which could cost up to £150billion – almost slipped under the radar. A typical household energy bill will be capped at £2,500 annually until […]
New PM will need to hit the ground running
/in NewsThe sooner the Conservative leadership race is concluded, the better. In the current economic climate, the last thing the UK needs is a caretaker Prime Minister managing the shop, and with no authority to take decisions on the pressing issues of the day, most notably the continuing cost of living and energy crisis. We now […]
Can you help mental health charity Chapter?
/in NewsLast week was Mental Health Awareness Week and one of our clients, Lee Mooney, has recently taken on a Trustee role at a local mental health charity. One in four people will experience a mental health problem in the UK every year. We all deserve support when in need, but we know how difficult it […]
Crypto: Has the bubble burst?
/in NewsIt has been an interesting few days for followers of the cryptocurrency market with panic selling as the market took a battering. At one point, the Bitcoin digital currency had fallen below $26,000 from a peak of more than $69,000. Meanwhile, the Terra [LUNA] cryptocurrency fell by more than 99%, wiping out the fortunes of […]