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Britain could face a Christmas crisp shortage after workers at KP Snacks’ Billingham factory — home to Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pom-Bears and Discos — voted overwhelmingly to take strike action. Eighty-five per cent of GMB union members employed as process operatives backed industrial action after KP allegedly imposed additional dutiesContinue Reading
After Wednesday’s Budget, the chancellor Rachel Reeves is keen to point out that she hasn’t raised taxes for working people, but if you look at the figures, we’re all gradually paying more tax due to the government’s clever use of fiscal drag. It all began back in 2021 when theContinue Reading
A long-standing tax relief that helps home-based workers cover household expenses will be scrapped from April 2026, in a move that will affect an estimated 300,000 employees and raise tens of millions for the Treasury. The relief — originally introduced more than a decade ago and widely used during theContinue Reading
JP Morgan Chase has announced plans to build a new £3 billion, 3 million sq ft tower in Canary Wharf — one of the largest office developments in Europe — in a move hailed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as a “multibillion-pound vote of confidence” in the UK economy. The newContinue Reading
In an era defined by instantaneous digital commerce, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can source materials from Asia and sell finished goods to Europe within a single day. The system powering global payments often feels like the last relic of the pre-internet age. Businesses today operate across borders as aContinue Reading
