Will the UK enter a recession after Britain’s GDP shrinks unexpectedly?
Growth has remained broadly steady post-pandemic but has not quite returned to the upward trend seen between 2013 and 2019.
No 10 slaps down Reeves for suggesting Trump to blame for weak economy
Britain’s economy shrank at the start of the year, official figures showed in a major blow to Rachel Reeves’s ambitions to ...
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in blow to Rachel Reeves – what it means for YOUR money
BRITAIN’S economic growth fell unexpectedly in the first month of this year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said ...
UK economy sputters in January, underlining Reeves' growth challenge
Britain's economy unexpectedly contracted in January, extending a run of stop-start data that has dogged finance minister ...
UK economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1%
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy contracted 0.1% during the month, behind expert predictions and ...
Rachel Reeves on the brink as expert warns: 'UK economy is on a knife edge'
The labour market is beginning to "crack under the weight of higher costs and increased regulation", warned Mr Jessop.
Mining, defence stocks lift FTSE 100 at end of volatile week
British stocks closed higher on Friday, driven by gains in defence and mining shares, ending a choppy week filled with ...
UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January
The U.K.'s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in January, official figures showed on Friday. Britain's Office ...
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Construction output in Great Britain: January 2025
Construction output is estimated to have increased by 0.4% in the three months to January 2025; this came solely from an increase in new work (1.4%), as repair and maintenance fell by 0.9%. The ...
GDP shrinks in January as UK economy prepares for upcoming tax hikes
The latest GDP figures suggest the UK economy contracted in January as the economy prepared for Labour's upcoming tax hikes.
Britain 'is on the brink of becoming a "second-tier" European nation like Spain due to economic decline and a weak military that makes us no use to our allies'
Research professor Dr Azeem Ibrahim OBE concluded in a damning new report that the U.K. has been paralysed by low investment, ...
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Is this the end of the neoliberal order?
Joseph Choonara spoke to Socialsit Worker about the breaks and continuities of neoliberalism as Trump's trade war esculates ...