Tag: politics
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The Sunday Rundown: 30 August 2026
Borrowing is getting more expensive just as the Budget clock starts ticking, your energy bill forecast is now official, half the country’s sole traders missed their first tax deadline, and youth unemployment is closing in on a million. Here’s what mattered this week — and what to do about it. 1. Borrowing just got pricier,…
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Growth talk is cheap while compliance costs £25bn a year
The government wants to talk about growth. Business Mentoring Councils, apprenticeship funding, rate cuts for pubs — all announced with the same message: we’re backing small business. Meanwhile, the Federation of Small Businesses has put a number on the thing quietly working against all of it: tax compliance now costs the average small business owner…
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The US-Canada tariff war is dominating headlines. For most UK SMEs, it shouldn’t be dominating your planning.
Canada has just announced retaliatory tariffs worth billions on US goods, hitting back after Washington imposed fresh levies of up to 50% on Canadian exports. It’s a genuine trade war, and it’s escalating fast. But if you’re a UK small business owner feeling a fresh wave of dread scrolling the news this week, here’s the…
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The Sunday Rundown: 23 August 2026
A Budget date is locked in, the Bank of England is holding steady, hiring is cooling, and a tax change that quietly went live in April is about to catch a lot more sole traders. Here’s what mattered this week, and what it means for your business.