Businesses Face Crackdown in UK Anti-Trafficking Drive
July 22, 2025
Heathrow Airport has submitted plans to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to accommodate up to 10 million additional passengers annually by 2031 through modest upgrades to existing terminal facilities, foregoing the need for a new runway, which is not expected before 2035. The proposal, part of the 2027–2031 regulatory period, hinges[Read More…]
New economic research has revealed that vast areas of the United Kingdom are effectively being treated like “junk bonds” by investors, while London continues to attract disproportionate levels of capital. The findings, published in the journal Fiscal Studies, warn of worsening regional inequality unless bold reforms to the UK’s financial[Read More…]
Plans to introduce regional electricity pricing based on where consumers live have been formally abandoned by the government, following widespread criticism from energy firms and warnings over potential investment risks. The proposal, once backed by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, aimed to lower bills in areas that generate surplus electricity, such[Read More…]
French energy firm Électricité de France (EDF) has confirmed a major investment of £1.1 billion into the Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk. The move gives EDF a 12.5% stake and marks a significant step forward in the UK’s ambition to secure long-term energy resilience while reducing reliance on[Read More…]
The Bank of England has announced a relaxation of mortgage lending rules to allow lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages, a move aimed at easing the path for first-time buyers. Meanwhile, US chipmaker Nvidia has become the first publicly traded company to briefly reach a $4 trillion market capitalisation,[Read More…]
The Government has abandoned its plans for “zonal pricing” of electricity, opting instead to maintain a single national wholesale price, a decision highlighted as a move to ensure fairness, protect investment, and shield consumers from regional cost discrepancies. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband presented the shift as vital for delivering a “fairer,[Read More…]
Thames Water, the UK’s largest water provider, is considering a last-minute rescue bid led by former Liberal Democrat energy spokesman Lord Rupert Redesdale and private investment firm Muinín Holdings, while regulators also assess a separate £5 billion offer from the company’s bondholders. With nearly £20 billion in debt and repeated environmental breaches,[Read More…]
Sir Keir Starmer has drawn criticism for refusing to confirm whether the freeze on income tax and National Insurance thresholds will end as planned in 2028. His lack of clarity has sparked concern that millions of working households and pensioners could be pulled into higher tax bands, despite no formal[Read More…]
A new report warns that Britain’s declining high streets may require as much as £5 billion in targeted investment to recover, particularly in economically struggling towns such as Blackpool, Bradford, and Newport. The Centre for Cities think tank argues that unless deeper economic issues are addressed, including job creation and[Read More…]
Economic experts and commentators warn that the UK remains mired in weak productivity and lacklustre growth due to flawed economic policy, ineffective coordination between institutions, and a continued over-reliance on austerity-era thinking. Calls for reform are growing louder as Britain risks slipping further behind its global peers. Britain’s economic outlook[Read More…]