Britain Today

Commenting on the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposals filed with the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday 6 June and announced by House of Fraser today, Will Wright, restructuring partner at KPMG and a proposed supervisor of the CVAs, said: “The CVAs proposed by House of Fraser give the business a vital lifeline to […]

Green-lighting new Heathrow runway on World Environment Day like handing out free cigs on World Health Day Commenting on reports that a Cabinet committee chaired by Theresa May is set to give its backing to a third runway at Heathrow later today, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven said: “Green-lighting a new runway at Heathrow […]

Deloitte North West Europe has promoted 136 new partners, with 54 new partners in the UK. Deloitte North West Europe, which came into effect from 1st June 2017, is a combination of Deloitte’s Belgian, Dutch, Nordics, Swiss, and UK firms, with Ireland joining on June 1st 2018. The promotions take the total number of partners across […]

Older people and families paying the price, says Age UK, with ‘care deserts’ now apparent in some localities “Included in our new report are real-life stories from older people like ‘Brian’, who had a care assessment by social services three months ago but hasn’t heard anything since, and is sleeping on the sofa in his living room […]

The UK Private Business Awards, sponsored by PwC, demonstrate the strength of the country’s private businesses across a variety of sectors and locations. Selected from hundreds of nominees, the finalists announced today range from technology and aerospace firms to farms and fashion houses. Since starting in 2011, the awards have celebrated the best of the […]

Consumer spending decline continues as March rounds off worst quarter in over five years Mark Antipof, Chief Commercial Officer at Visa, commented: “The negative impact that the ‘Beast from the East’ had on UK economic activity last month has been widely reported, but this doesn’t entirely explain March’s lacklustre consumer spending. We are in the midst of a […]