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UK Household Disposable Income Up 1.7% in Q4 2024 Despite Broader Economic Slowdown
UK real household disposable income per person rose 1.7% in Q4 2024, driven by public sector pay deals and private sector pay exceeding inflation, though much of this increase went into savings amid low consumer confidence. This follows an unexpected 1% rise in February retail sales and a downward r...
UK Household Disposable Income Up 1.7% in Q4 2024 Despite Broader Economic Slowdown
UK real household disposable income per person rose 1.7% in Q4 2024, driven by public sector pay deals and private sector pay exceeding inflation, though much of this increase went into savings amid low consumer confidence. This follows an unexpected 1% rise in February retail sales and a downward r...
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40% Bias Score
UK National Debt to Surge by £600 Billion, Triggering Soaring Interest Payments
Britain faces a £600 billion increase in national debt by 2030, leading to nearly £600 billion in interest payments over five years—£30 billion more than previously forecast—due to sustained overspending since 2001, exacerbated by the financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK National Debt to Surge by £600 Billion, Triggering Soaring Interest Payments
Britain faces a £600 billion increase in national debt by 2030, leading to nearly £600 billion in interest payments over five years—£30 billion more than previously forecast—due to sustained overspending since 2001, exacerbated by the financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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56% Bias Score
UK Benefit Cuts to Leave Lower-Income Households £500 Poorer
The Resolution Foundation projects that lower-income UK households will be £500 poorer annually due to benefit cuts and a weak economic outlook, impacting the poorest 50% over five years, a drop only surpassed by the early 1990s recession and the 2008 financial crisis.
UK Benefit Cuts to Leave Lower-Income Households £500 Poorer
The Resolution Foundation projects that lower-income UK households will be £500 poorer annually due to benefit cuts and a weak economic outlook, impacting the poorest 50% over five years, a drop only surpassed by the early 1990s recession and the 2008 financial crisis.
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48% Bias Score
Labour's Budget Angers Business Leaders Amidst £7 Billion Cost Hike
Labour's recent budget has resulted in a £7 billion cost increase for retailers, prompting anger from business leaders who feel betrayed by the party's pro-business image; the OBR warns of negative economic impacts.
Labour's Budget Angers Business Leaders Amidst £7 Billion Cost Hike
Labour's recent budget has resulted in a £7 billion cost increase for retailers, prompting anger from business leaders who feel betrayed by the party's pro-business image; the OBR warns of negative economic impacts.
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68% Bias Score
Sky News to Cut 2,000 Jobs Amid Shift to Digital Services
Sky News announced plans to cut 2,000 customer service jobs (7% of its workforce), closing three UK contact centers and impacting others, due to declining call volumes and a shift towards digital services, while investing millions in a new "center of excellence" in Livingston.
Sky News to Cut 2,000 Jobs Amid Shift to Digital Services
Sky News announced plans to cut 2,000 customer service jobs (7% of its workforce), closing three UK contact centers and impacting others, due to declining call volumes and a shift towards digital services, while investing millions in a new "center of excellence" in Livingston.
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48% Bias Score
Labour's Growth Plan: Defence Spending and Housing Reforms
Labour's Spring Statement outlines a plan to increase economic growth by raising defence spending by £2.2 billion (partially offset by reduced overseas development aid) and implementing planning reforms to increase housing construction, but faces challenges in both areas.
Labour's Growth Plan: Defence Spending and Housing Reforms
Labour's Spring Statement outlines a plan to increase economic growth by raising defence spending by £2.2 billion (partially offset by reduced overseas development aid) and implementing planning reforms to increase housing construction, but faces challenges in both areas.
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60% Bias Score
WH Smith Sells High Street Business for £76 Million
WH Smith sold its 233-year-old high street business with 480 stores and 5,000 employees to Modella Capital for £76 million, allowing it to focus on its more profitable travel retail arm; the high street business will be rebranded as TGJones.
WH Smith Sells High Street Business for £76 Million
WH Smith sold its 233-year-old high street business with 480 stores and 5,000 employees to Modella Capital for £76 million, allowing it to focus on its more profitable travel retail arm; the high street business will be rebranded as TGJones.
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48% Bias Score
UK Faces £50 Billion Budget Deficit Without Productivity Surge
The UK faces a potential £50 billion budget deficit by 2030 unless productivity significantly improves, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility, which has a history of overestimating productivity growth, threatening the government's fiscal targets and raising concerns about potential econo...
UK Faces £50 Billion Budget Deficit Without Productivity Surge
The UK faces a potential £50 billion budget deficit by 2030 unless productivity significantly improves, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility, which has a history of overestimating productivity growth, threatening the government's fiscal targets and raising concerns about potential econo...
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56% Bias Score
British Steel Faces Closure, Threatening 2,700 Jobs
British Steel plans to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, potentially affecting 2,000-2,700 jobs, after rejecting a £500 million government subsidy due to unsustainable financial losses and challenging market conditions, including US tariffs.
British Steel Faces Closure, Threatening 2,700 Jobs
British Steel plans to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, potentially affecting 2,000-2,700 jobs, after rejecting a £500 million government subsidy due to unsustainable financial losses and challenging market conditions, including US tariffs.
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56% Bias Score
IFS Warns of High Risk of UK Budget Failure, Potentially Requiring Tax Hikes
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warns that UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal plans have only a 51-54% chance of success, necessitating potential tax hikes or spending cuts due to tight budget constraints and external economic shocks like potential US tariffs on car imports.
IFS Warns of High Risk of UK Budget Failure, Potentially Requiring Tax Hikes
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warns that UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal plans have only a 51-54% chance of success, necessitating potential tax hikes or spending cuts due to tight budget constraints and external economic shocks like potential US tariffs on car imports.
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56% Bias Score
UK Government Faces £14 Billion Budget Deficit, Weighing Tax Hikes and Welfare Cuts
Facing a £14 billion budget shortfall, the UK government may need to increase taxes on pensioners and wealthier individuals, or implement further welfare reforms, due to insufficient impact of previous changes and global economic uncertainty.
UK Government Faces £14 Billion Budget Deficit, Weighing Tax Hikes and Welfare Cuts
Facing a £14 billion budget shortfall, the UK government may need to increase taxes on pensioners and wealthier individuals, or implement further welfare reforms, due to insufficient impact of previous changes and global economic uncertainty.
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56% Bias Score
UK Economic Crisis: Austerity, Inequality, and the Need for Change
The UK faces a deepening economic crisis marked by falling living standards, austerity measures impacting the most vulnerable, and a lack of long-term economic vision. Proposed solutions, like a wealth tax, are met with resistance from the current government.
UK Economic Crisis: Austerity, Inequality, and the Need for Change
The UK faces a deepening economic crisis marked by falling living standards, austerity measures impacting the most vulnerable, and a lack of long-term economic vision. Proposed solutions, like a wealth tax, are met with resistance from the current government.
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68% Bias Score
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