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                 Britain’s music industry is sounding the alarm after a new report revealed that more than a quarter of UK musicians have lost all their European Union work since 2021, while average touring earnings have fallen by almost half. Once seen as an essential route to building audiences and careers, European touring is nowContinue reading “Quarter of British musicians lose all EU work after touring collapse”

                 Small businesses across the UK are still being forced to wait months for money they have already earned, with late payments contributing to an estimated 38 business failures every day. Now a new Commercial Payments Bill making its way through Parliament aims to tackle the problem by capping payment terms, banning controversial constructionContinue reading “Late payment crisis costs Britain 38 businesses every day”

                 The UK’s property sector is suffering its worst wave of business failures in more than a decade, with hundreds of firms already going bust this year and industry leaders warning that the fallout could spread far beyond real estate. Estate agents, developers, management companies and property businesses are being squeezed by high borrowingContinue reading “Property firms collapsing at fastest rate in a decade”

                 The economy may have grown by 0.7% over the past three months, but a surprise contraction in April raises a bigger question: are politicians too obsessed with GDP? Growth makes headlines and helps governments balance the books, but it doesn’t measure thriving high streets, resilient communities, business confidence or quality of life. ForContinue reading “Growth at all costs? Why GDP doesn’t tell the whole story”