Rishi Sunak is urged to extend the furlough scheme for the travel sector in letter signed by 77 MPs

Rishi Sunak is urged to extend the furlough scheme for the travel sector in letter signed by 77 MPs and peers who warn industry is facing a ‘cliff edge’ and jobs bloodbath in the autumn 77 MPs and peers warned industry is facing a ‘cliff edge’ at end of September   They said case for extending … Read more

UK service sector roars back to life as consumers start to spend again

UK service sector sees fastest growth in 24 years as consumers start to spend again By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2021 Activity in Britain’s service sector shot up at its fastest rate for 24 years in May, as pandemic restrictions loosened … Read more

Remove ALL restrictions on June 21 to save hospitality sector, industry expert says

Removing all Covid restrictions in the hard-hit hospitality sector from June 21 is ‘critical’ and will mean firms can ‘come off life support’, an industry chief has said.  Social distancing rules will be ditched next month to allow pubs, restaurants and theatres to open to full capacity with no limits on groups for the first time … Read more

Glastonbury to receive huge grant as part of initiative to keep arts sector afloat

Glastonbury’s £900k bailout: Festival will receive huge grant as part of initiative to keep arts sector afloat By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:04 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 2 April 2021 Glastonbury will receive a grant of nearly £1million as part of a major cash injection to keep the arts sector afloat, it … Read more

As 30,000 pub closures loom, hospitality bosses plead with ministers to save sector from disaster 

30,000 pub closures loom: Bosses from across the hospitality industry plead with ministers to unlock early to save the sector from disaster Industry body UK Hospitality says 42 pubs shutting their doors every day in 2021 This rate is up from 30 pubs a day closing last year according to their latest data Figures led … Read more

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years as bosses eye end of lockdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 Confidence among firms in Britain’s services sector has risen to its highest level for nearly 15 years … Read more

Public sector debt surged by more than £300BILLION since April

Rishi Sunak today delivered a fresh hint that taxes will be increased in the future to pay for the coronavirus crisis after it emerged public sector debt surged by more than £300billion since the start of April last year.  Office for National Statistics data released this morning showed that some £316.4billion has been added to … Read more

Public sector debt surged by more than £300BILLION since April

Rishi Sunak today delivered a fresh hint that taxes will be increased in the future to pay for the coronavirus crisis after it emerged public sector debt surged by more than £300billion since the start of April last year.  Office for National Statistics data released this morning showed that some £316.4billion has been added to … Read more