The website thisismoney.co.uk is reporting that 38% of small business owners do not expect their operations to survive the next twelve months, while even more are planning to make redundancies.
The Catholic primate of England, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, has warned against just blaming the government for a spread of morality. His comments come after five Anglican bishops questioned the morality of the government’s policies on spending.
The 250-year-old maker of glassware and fine china, Waterford Wedgewood, has gone into receivership, with up to 1900 UK jobs being put at risk.