Battling inflation leaves yet more bruises

Battling inflation leaves yet more bruises

by | Aug 4, 2022 | News

It is no surprise at all that the Bank of England has announced the first 0.5 percentage-point jump in the official lending rate since it was granted independence from the government in 1997. Surging prices over the past two years have been a rude awakening for...
SMEs and the cost of living crisis

SMEs and the cost of living crisis

by | Jul 28, 2022 | News

The cost of living crisis is a ‘cost of doing business’ crisis for a very large number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). While inflation hit a fresh 40-year high of 9.4% in June, input price inflation for the 12 month period reached 24%, its highest on record. ...
Airline survival needs more than a wing and a prayer

Airline survival needs more than a wing and a prayer

by | Jul 6, 2022 | News

In a year of major anniversaries and jubilees, one ‘ruby’ milestone in the restructuring world has passed largely without notice in 2022: 40 years since the high profile collapse of transatlantic budget airline Laker Airways. Time flies, even if Laker doesn’t anymore....