January 2024 Newsletter: Stubborn inflation refuses to rule out recession

by Katerina | Jan 24, 2024 | News

Just when we thought UK inflation was steadily on its way down, and the retreat becoming a central support of the government’s pre-election road to rehabilitation, then comes the first disappointing figure for ages: a rise from 3.9% to 4.0% between November and...

Universities must get real with numbers to avoid disaster

by Katerina | Jan 17, 2024 | News

Britain’s local councils are not the only institutions heading for a financial iceberg. A number of the nation’s universities may also sink this year, saddled with debt and competing unrealistically for bright students. There are somewhere between 130 and 166...

Letter from London – UK political outlook 2024

by Katerina | Jan 9, 2024 | News

In the months ahead UK politics will be dominated by relentless speculation as to the date of the forthcoming General Election. The quaint – or even ‘working’ – assumption underpinning such feverish chatter is that a sitting Prime Minister has...

Chill wind blows harder in the High Street

by Katerina | Jan 4, 2024 | News

Incoming emails this week as we drift back to work provide a clear reminder that the high street has moved firmly online. The huge volume of messages from what are now web-first retailers seem to eclipse anything relating to work, promising big reductions, free...

Season’s Greetings from Buchler Phillips!

by Katerina | Dec 20, 2023 | News

Dear friends and colleagues, Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from all of us at Buchler Phillips. This year we were very proud to celebrate 35 years of Buchler Phillips. We are privileged to have been involved in some of the most complex and fascinating...