Construction activity in the UK has fallen by the most in more than five years. No-one tell Angela…
S&P Global’s monthly purchasing managers’ index for construction dropped to 44.3 in July – down from 48.8 in June. That is the lowest since May 2020 and worse than all forecasts…
Blamed are “site delays, a lack of tender opportunities and a reluctance from customers to commit to contracts.” Staffing fell for the seventh month in a row, new orders fell at the second-highest rate since 2020. There is increasing nervousness in Labour circles about the party’s obvious ongoing failure to reach its 1.5 million homes by 2029 pledge…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”