40 h. ago Why workers earning £52,000 will be the hardest hit by tax raids

Analysis shows that those on middle incomes are set to be worst hit by Rachel Reeves' plan to charge National Insurance on pension contributions over £2,000 per year.

Economics

6 d. ago Poverty leaves hardest hit areas of UK 'open to civil unrest', warns new report

Experts told how libraries, parks, sports clubs, and community centres act as “democracy’s immune system”. They 'build relationships that prevent extremism'. Areas with fewer public spaces were more exposed to extremism

Events

9 d. ago All UK homes that will be hit hardest by new £7,500 tax hike

Rachel Reeves confirmed that many homes across the UK will be hit by new charges by the end of the year

Economics

9 d. ago The strivers hit hardest: As Reeves' Budget clobbers workers, the Britons who say it's a 'kick in the teeth' and 'I wish I hadn't bought an EV'

The Chancellor bowed to Left-wing demands and shattered Labour's manifesto pledges on tax with a £13billion freeze on income tax and National Insurance thresholds lasting three years.

Economics

1 week ago What does Britain think of the Budget? Brits weigh in on Reeves's raid and share their biggest worries

Electric vehicle owners, pub landlords and the average worker told the Daily Mail today they felt the hardest hit, while others said they were fed up of 'being taxed, taxed, taxed'.

Politics

2 w. ago How could council tax change in budget – and who would be hardest hit?

How could council tax change in budget – and who would be hardest hit?  The Guardian

Economics

2 w. ago ‘I moved from Barcelona to London and this one thing hit me the hardest’

Living in London for eleven years made me realise the differences between the Spanish and British lifestyle, and this one thing still hits me the hardest - and it's not the weather.

Events

3 w. ago How 1million will pay tax for the first time if Budget raid goes ahead – min wage and pensioners will be hit hardest

A MILLION extra people will be dragged into paying income tax if Rachel Reeves presses ahead with a punishing stealth rise, a new report reveals. Pensioners and minimum wage earners face being hit by tax thresholds being frozen for a further two years to help balance the books. Income tax thresholds are frozen until 2028, so...

Economics

3 w. ago Under 35s hit hardest by scams as nearly half lose money in the past year

Young adults are hit harder by pernicious scams than older generations, new data reveals.

Events

3 w. ago London hit hardest as unemployment reaches highest in a decade outside the pandemic

Grim landmark makes a December interest rate cut from the Bank of England a near certainty

Events

3 w. ago London hit hardest as unemployment reaches post pandemic high of 5%

Grim landmark makes a December interest rate cut from the Bank of England a near certainty

Events

4 w. ago Why pensioners could be hardest hit in the Budget if Rachel Reeves gets her way and the poorest will feel it the most

I BELIEVE this could be the worst Budget in modern times for pensioners. Rumours are rife about Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans on November 24 when she delivers her Budget. But one thing is for sure, pensioners are in her sights. Earlier this week, the Chancellor said: “each of us must do our bit”. MPs repeatedly...

Economics