All eyes turned to Cyprus earlier this week when it came under one-way drone attack in an unexpected expansion of the Iran war. Or, more specifically, Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on the island came under attack. There are two of these, relics of more glorious days of Empire now gone, at AkrotiriContinue reading “All Eyes On Cyprus”
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Confidence crash: bosses lose nerve as economy stalls
Business confidence is a fickle thing. The latest index from the IoD (Institute of Directors) shows that the confidence figure in February was -63, having risen in Jan to -48 from an historic low of -72 in Dec. The latest figure came out before the rapidly developing situation in the Middle East started soContinue reading “Confidence crash: bosses lose nerve as economy stalls”
Trump’s tariff shock: why UK small businesses are about to be hit with higher costs
The Supreme Court said no to the way Trump’s tariffs were implemented when he became President but there’s ways around that ruling and so 15% tariffs are being reinstated. What if any, impact will that have on your business? Even though the tariffs are aimed at imports into the United States and push upContinue reading “Trump’s tariff shock: why UK small businesses are about to be hit with higher costs”
1. £1bn for small firms — but are microbusinesses being left out again?
We can’t afford to have almost 1 million young people out of work but small businesses can no longer afford to employ them. This is a structural issue, it’s not just ‘a bit worrying’. It’s economically and socially massive. The latest official government figures show that around 957,000 young people (16–24) are currently NEETContinue reading “1. £1bn for small firms — but are microbusinesses being left out again?”
Trump’s long-telegraphed showdown begins with joint US-Israeli attack on Tehran
After months of signs, US and Israeli strikes on Iran risk igniting wider regional war. There can be few surprised that the USA and Israel have attacked Iran this weekend. It has been on the cards for months, and the final straw seems to have been the failure of the US/Iranian talks inContinue reading “Trump’s long-telegraphed showdown begins with joint US-Israeli attack on Tehran”