I think it is fair to say that most recent inflationary periods have ended with a recession. Historically inflation has been caused by...
The process of friend-shoring or reshoring has been going on for a little while since COVID and the Ukraine war showed how tenuous the...
In a week where there are rumblings that the economic outlook is not being quite as bleak as economists thought; largely due to a milder...
Despite there being some welcome positivity in the air in the last few weeks around the downward forecast of energy prices and the...
Much has been said about the effect of global inflation and supply chain bottlenecks (and plenty of other factors) making trading...
Necessity– as the saying goes – is the mother of invention. It’s a saying with contested origins. Some cite Aesop’s fables as the...
Recently Liz Truss revealed support for both individuals and businesses in the middle of the biggest energy crisis in decades. Tony...
Contradicting the popular opinion that inflation is an issue that’s set to stick around for a while yet, an article in the Times this...
Those of us in the restructuring community are all too aware of the “ripple-out” effect caused by the financial deterioration and...
SMEs account for an overwhelming three fifths of employment and over half the turnover for the UK private sector (£2.3 trillion) as cited...
There has been much commentary recently on the treatment by lenders of individuals and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). ...
It is, of course, a truism that the only thing we can be certain about is uncertainty. But I was put in mind of this again as we were...
Another interesting summary in the Times reporting on the staggering levels of fraud committed against the UK taxpayer during the...
Four months ago I posted this article on the impact of Omicron related restrictions and other economic headwinds on an already battered...
Celebrated WWII leader, General George Patton, once said “Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the...
Winston Churchill once quipped “My wife and I tried two or three times in the last forty years to have breakfast together, but it was so...