The Bank of England economist Huw Pill has said people in the UK need to accept that they are poorer in a recent US podcast. He said in response to higher prices, workers had responded by asking for...
The Bank of England has increased the base interest rate for the 11th time in less than 18 months, with officials explaining they are trying to control inflation. But if you look at the key factors...
Just over three years on from the first registered Covid-19 death in the UK, society has seen an enormous change from the fallout of the pandemic and the Government’s response to managing it. We...
As we moved into the New Year with the usual winter NHS pressures, there were media reports the UK Government was considering last-resort plans to advise Britons to wear masks on public transport...
For several months, the USA has been an outlier in the requirement to present proof of Covid vaccination if you are a foreign national at the border. As we move into 2023, many thought they would come...
Ofgem announced on 26 August 2022 that the energy price cap would rise to £3,549, up from the £1,971 which came into force in April. The October cap is 178% higher than last winter with the prospect...
The past few years have put an immense strain on health services and families, with many lives ending prematurely. But as we move through 2022 and over two years since Covid-19 hit the UK, we are...
Over the past 30-40 years, the UK has moved away from coal to create electricity, replacing it with mainly gas and renewables. But renewables have increased nowhere near enough to power the UK...
Novak Djokovic has just won his seventh Wimbledon title but currently cannot win the US Open for a fourth time because the US Government has a ban on unvaccinated international travelers entering the...