PM Boris Johnson is continuing his ‘levelling up’ agenda by promising big things for the North. Under plans outlined in the Queen’s speech today, the PM is set to bring jobs and skills direct to “red wall” areas so people can improve their job prospects in the communities where they were raised and brought up.…
READ MOREAs we enter 2021, economists are doing their best to predict markers for recovery despite the great uncertainty. The impact of subsequent lockdowns and Brexit will be far reaching, with PwC’s report forecasting that the UK’s unemployment rate will record its largest ever quarterly increase after the furlough scheme ends in March.…
READ MOREOn Tuesday 17, Boris Johnson announced his latest plans for the green revolution in British energy. The PM said the 10-point plan would create up to 250,000 jobs, with much of the focus aimed at the north of England, Midlands, Scotland and Wales.…
READ MOREThe oil and gas industry is currently experiencing a downturn that’s expected to last quite some time. A culmination of factors means that the sector will need to restructure itself in the face of fundamental changes. Although the industry is expected to renew itself in some form, finding work within oil and gas is likely to become increasingly difficult in the coming months and years ahead.…
READ MORELockdown has delivered unusual environmental benefits and the calls for a green Covid-19 recovery have been gathering steam. Last week, Rishi Sunak announced the ‘green homes scheme’ in his Summer Economic Statement, which aims to make homes more energy efficient, while also creating thousands more jobs in the construction sector.…
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