by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2016 | Economy, Employment, Politics, Whitehouse News
In a new column for The Universe, Chris Whitehouse anticipates George Osborne’s Budget, highlighting the increase in the minimum wage and the potential effect on small businesses without accompanying action on National Insurance. To read Chris’s column,...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Feb 2016 | Economy, European Union
As a cursory glance at virtually any newspaper in pretty much every major EU Member State will prove, the amount that companies pay in tax is a big issue. One of the most discussed elements – by those accused of not paying the ‘right’ amount of tax, as well as their...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2016 | Creative Industries, media and technology, Economy, PR and Media Relations
It goes without saying that if you’re the chairman of a parliamentary Select Committee, when you speak, people tend to listen. So when Andrew Tyrie, Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, issued an explicit warning to the banks earlier this week (as reported in...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jan 2016 | Politics
The phrase ‘managing expectations’ is one of the most hackneyed of the service sector. Whether you’re a banker, lawyer, lobbyist, builder, plumber or PR consultant – any professional with customers or clients instantly recognises the need to meet demand, but not to...
by Sam | 17 Sep 2014 | Data, Economy, Employment
The BBC reports that the unemployment rate fell to 6.2 per cent over the three months to the end of July, its lowest level since 2008, official figures show. The number of jobless people fell by 146,000 to 2.02 million over the quarter, the Office for National...
