A new survey by the Jobs Foundation paints a grim picture for businesses as 2026 kicks off. Of 1,150 family businesses surveyed, a whopping 78% say they are pessimistic about the economy this year after Reeves’ Winter Budget. A historic high…
Business owners are five times more likely to say the 1970s offered a better tax and regulatory climate than the current decade and just 17% would encourage young entrepreneurs to start a business in the UK. A chunky 67% stated the current tax arrangements act as a disincentive on enterprise, while 80% said Labour doesn’t understand the reality of running a business. Unhappy New Year…
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar said in his speech marking the launch of the Scottish Parliament election campaign:
“The UK Labour government has many meaningful achievements which they need to shout louder about, but it is also fair to say that they haven’t got everything right. And there are many challenges they still must confront. I get it. I don’t just see it. I feel it across Scotland. I know the Prime Minister and the UK Labour Government are not popular with the public right now. So, I am not running to be Scotland’s first minister in denial of that truth. I am running to be Scotland’s first minister in defiance of it.”