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UK Economy Stagnates After Labour's Election Victory
Following Labour's July 2024 election victory, Britain's economy stagnated in the latter half of 2024, with GDP growth flatlining; new business creation fell 8.5 percent in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023, and private sector job losses reached their fastest pace since 2009 (excluding the pandemic).
UK Economy Stagnates After Labour's Election Victory
Following Labour's July 2024 election victory, Britain's economy stagnated in the latter half of 2024, with GDP growth flatlining; new business creation fell 8.5 percent in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023, and private sector job losses reached their fastest pace since 2009 (excluding the pandemic).
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64% Bias Score
Labour's AstraZeneca Snub Threatens UK Science Hub Ambitions
Labour's refusal to support AstraZeneca's £450 million Liverpool vaccine plant clashes with their science goals, contrasting with US government support and potentially driving investment away from the UK.
Labour's AstraZeneca Snub Threatens UK Science Hub Ambitions
Labour's refusal to support AstraZeneca's £450 million Liverpool vaccine plant clashes with their science goals, contrasting with US government support and potentially driving investment away from the UK.
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64% Bias Score
Faulty UK Economic Data Sparks MP Grilling of ONS Head
The head of the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) will face MPs next week over concerns about faulty economic data, particularly the labor force survey (LFS), which is considered "virtually unusable", and a replacement may not launch until 2027, impacting economic policymaking. The ONS is in...
Faulty UK Economic Data Sparks MP Grilling of ONS Head
The head of the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) will face MPs next week over concerns about faulty economic data, particularly the labor force survey (LFS), which is considered "virtually unusable", and a replacement may not launch until 2027, impacting economic policymaking. The ONS is in...
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36% Bias Score
UK Needs Stronger Work Ethic to Compete Globally, Says Tory MP
Conservative MP Chris Philp asserts the UK needs a stronger work ethic to compete globally, citing nine million working-age adults not in employment and emphasizing the need for increased national contribution to rival countries like China and India.
UK Needs Stronger Work Ethic to Compete Globally, Says Tory MP
Conservative MP Chris Philp asserts the UK needs a stronger work ethic to compete globally, citing nine million working-age adults not in employment and emphasizing the need for increased national contribution to rival countries like China and India.
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48% Bias Score
Brexit's Mixed Legacy: Melton Mowbray Residents Offer Contrasting Views
Melton Mowbray, a pro-Brexit town, reveals mixed opinions on its economic effects, with some residents noting unmet expectations and others highlighting negative impacts like reduced trade with the EU despite high prices in the sheep market; nationally, Brexit's economic consequences are debated, wi...
Brexit's Mixed Legacy: Melton Mowbray Residents Offer Contrasting Views
Melton Mowbray, a pro-Brexit town, reveals mixed opinions on its economic effects, with some residents noting unmet expectations and others highlighting negative impacts like reduced trade with the EU despite high prices in the sheep market; nationally, Brexit's economic consequences are debated, wi...
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48% Bias Score
Southern Infrastructure Focus Raises 'Brain Drain' Fears in Northern England
The UK government's recent infrastructure announcements prioritize southern England, raising concerns of a 'brain drain' of skilled construction workers from the north due to large-scale projects like Heathrow expansion and the Oxford-Cambridge research hub, potentially delaying northern projects.
Southern Infrastructure Focus Raises 'Brain Drain' Fears in Northern England
The UK government's recent infrastructure announcements prioritize southern England, raising concerns of a 'brain drain' of skilled construction workers from the north due to large-scale projects like Heathrow expansion and the Oxford-Cambridge research hub, potentially delaying northern projects.
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52% Bias Score
Brexit's Economic Fallout: Trade, Labor, and Global Isolation
Five years after Brexit, Britain's economy faces significant challenges due to reduced trade with the EU, a labor market shift contradicting pro-Brexit claims, and a failure to secure substantial new trade agreements.
Brexit's Economic Fallout: Trade, Labor, and Global Isolation
Five years after Brexit, Britain's economy faces significant challenges due to reduced trade with the EU, a labor market shift contradicting pro-Brexit claims, and a failure to secure substantial new trade agreements.
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48% Bias Score
Shell to Appeal 'Unlawful' Jackdaw Gas Project Ruling
A Scottish court ruled Shell's Jackdaw gas field project unlawful due to insufficient indirect emissions consideration, prompting Shell's CEO to appeal to the UK Supreme Court and consider moving its stock market listing from London to New York.
Shell to Appeal 'Unlawful' Jackdaw Gas Project Ruling
A Scottish court ruled Shell's Jackdaw gas field project unlawful due to insufficient indirect emissions consideration, prompting Shell's CEO to appeal to the UK Supreme Court and consider moving its stock market listing from London to New York.
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56% Bias Score
EU Rules Left UK Investment Trusts Vulnerable to US Raider
Former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann claims that leftover EU rules, which incorrectly displayed the costs of running investment trusts, left the sector vulnerable to a takeover by US corporate raider Saba Capital, potentially costing the UK £7 billion in investment annually.
EU Rules Left UK Investment Trusts Vulnerable to US Raider
Former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann claims that leftover EU rules, which incorrectly displayed the costs of running investment trusts, left the sector vulnerable to a takeover by US corporate raider Saba Capital, potentially costing the UK £7 billion in investment annually.
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44% Bias Score
Brexit's Lingering Economic Impact on the UK
Five years post-Brexit, the UK faces a weakened economy with decreased trade with the EU, a 5% reduction in medium-term growth, and unmet ambitions of a 'Global Britain', despite a rise in non-EU immigration.
Brexit's Lingering Economic Impact on the UK
Five years post-Brexit, the UK faces a weakened economy with decreased trade with the EU, a 5% reduction in medium-term growth, and unmet ambitions of a 'Global Britain', despite a rise in non-EU immigration.
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48% Bias Score
Alcohol Duty Cut Offset by Rising Employment Costs in UK Pubs
A 1.7% alcohol duty cut will lower the price of draught beer by 1 pence from Thursday, but this is offset by rising employment costs, potentially increasing pint prices by 30-40 pence due to a 6.7% minimum wage rise and higher National Insurance contributions, impacting an industry already strugglin...
Alcohol Duty Cut Offset by Rising Employment Costs in UK Pubs
A 1.7% alcohol duty cut will lower the price of draught beer by 1 pence from Thursday, but this is offset by rising employment costs, potentially increasing pint prices by 30-40 pence due to a 6.7% minimum wage rise and higher National Insurance contributions, impacting an industry already strugglin...
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44% Bias Score
England and Wales Face 26% Water Bill Hike
Starting April 1st, 2025, average annual water bills in England and Wales will rise by 26% (£123) to £603 due to Ofwat's allowance for inflation-busting hikes to fund crucial infrastructure upgrades, with Southern Water customers facing the largest percentage increase (47%).
England and Wales Face 26% Water Bill Hike
Starting April 1st, 2025, average annual water bills in England and Wales will rise by 26% (£123) to £603 due to Ofwat's allowance for inflation-busting hikes to fund crucial infrastructure upgrades, with Southern Water customers facing the largest percentage increase (47%).
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56% Bias Score
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