Featured TransportIF Insights: Will Brexit bring doom for the UK automobile sector?IFM CorrespondentMay 30, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMay 30, 2023 Before Brexit, the UK was part of the EU's single market and customs union, allowing the free movement of goods, services, and capital... Read more
Economy FeaturedIF Insights: Is the United Kingdom becoming gig economy’s ‘crisis zone’?IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023 A study by the University of Bristol and Oxford University found that the majority of gig economy workers feel under threat from feedback processes... Read more
Economy FeaturedWill a hike in interest rates reduce inflation?IFM CorrespondentAugust 18, 2022August 19, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 18, 2022August 19, 2022 On August 4, Bank of England announced a 0.5 percentage point rate hike, the biggest in more than a quarter of a century.... Read more
Featured Oil & GasCOVID impact: UK taxpayers own shares in cannabis oil firmIFM CorrespondentAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Due to a government rescue funding program established during the COVID disaster, UK taxpayers now own shares in 65 additional businesses.... Read more
Economy FeaturedWho is Penny Mordaunt? Will she clear the economic mess left by JohnsonIFM CorrespondentJuly 28, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 28, 2022 Penny Mordaunt is not thought to have strong ideological beliefs.... Read more
Economy FeaturedUK restaurants in deep trouble, data reveals what went wrongIFM CorrespondentJuly 26, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 26, 2022 The top 100 restaurant groups were forced to go through significant restructuring programmes during the COVID pandemic.... Read more
Business FeaturedUK farmers are turning to Nepal and Tajikistan for fruit pickersIFM CorrespondentJune 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJune 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Workers have come from nine different countries like Nepal, Tajikistan, and Indonesia in 2022.... Read more
Economy FeaturedEssential workers may quit as UK petrol prices reach all-time highIFM CorrespondentJune 15, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJune 15, 2022 Transport and healthcare employees are "paying to go to work".... Read more
Asset Management FeaturedUK tests a four-day work weekIFM CorrespondentJune 15, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJune 15, 2022 During the trial, employees will be paid 100% for 80% of the hours of their work, with the goal of increasing productivity.... Read more
Business Leaders FeaturedRishi Sunak, Akshata Murthy are among the richest in UKWebAdminMay 27, 2022May 26, 2022 by WebAdminMay 27, 2022May 26, 2022 The couple has a combined wealth of £730 million.... Read more