Close Brothers: How the motor finance scandal reshaped one of ‘Europe’s least cost-efficient lenders’
Swatch: Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes could see profit fall further Retail Swiss watch brand Swatch has warned its UK profit could continue to shrink as a result of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes. The business has said the increase in employer’s National Insurance contributions – which were announced in October 2024 and came into effect in April this year – will increase operational costs. Swatch added [...]
A year of hard Labour: UK plc’s verdict on Starmer and Reeves Business Just a year ago, Keir Starmer’s Labour party won an historic general election victory having promised to be “the most pro-business government this country has seen’. Ali Lyon sees whether industry and business leaders feel the party has met that vow 12 months on. As some of the great and good of Britain’s storied business [...]