Newspage Raws
Questions we’ve put to Newspage’s experts, with their answers. Search by keyword or topic and by date, newest or most answered first.
15 Raws in leisure
· 4 expert responses
Why are pubs and restaurants struggling while the economy grows?
Output from pubs, restaurants and cafés fell by 1.9% in the three months to September 2026, the fifth three-month fall in a row, according to the Office for National Statistics . The drop came as the wider UK economy…
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- financial health
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- commercial finance
- money hacks
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- debt
- NMI
- purpose-led business
- NewspageMPC
- Retail economics
- debt issues
- community interest company
- social enterprise
- corporate events
- Fractional service provider
- healthy eating
- nutrition
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- invoice finance
- diet
- supply chains
- counterfeit
- logistics
- TEST
- weight loss
- beauty spots
- dieting tips
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional CMO
- Fractional consulting
- hotels
- ISAs
- management consulting
- poor diets
- walking
- catering
- child trust funds
- Ethical Leadership
- events gone wrong
- fast food
- independent pubs
- management training
- nightmare holidays
- pizzas
- pubs
- SIPPs
- time out
- hotel nightmares
- rambling
· 6 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Holiday Tax Backlash Grows as New Poll Warns Britons Could Cut UK Breaks
A proposed UK holiday tax is coming under increasing political and public pressure following new polling suggesting it could reduce domestic tourism, cost jobs and damage coastal economies. The research, commissioned by…
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- independent business
- independent business
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- crypto
- tourism
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- corporate guff
- Communities
- local authorities
- headhunting
- Networks
- bridging finance
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- commercial property
- wealth management
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- SME finance
- financial health
- savings
- rental market
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- wills
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- money hacks
- financial scams
- corporate governance
- property porn
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- debt
- FCA
- pensioners
- business rates
- purpose-led business
- silver
- Ethical Investing
- financial crime
- probate
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- debt issues
- planning
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- commercial office space
- corporate events
- council fails
- derivatives
- Fractional service provider
- office working
- Risk management
- surveying
- CFDs
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- HMRC
- airport queues
- Grants
- Options
- risk
- supply chains
- logistics
- office leasing
- office space
- Personal Independence Payments
- welfare
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- council workers
- Cruises
- hotels
- nightmare flights
- office rentals
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- walking
- catering
- events gone wrong
- nightmare holidays
- road rage
- time out
- WDN
- hotel nightmares
- pot holes
- rambling
- terrifying landings
· 4 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Experts fear Iran war will hit UK holidays in “hidden crisis” as fuel prices rise: "
EXPERTS and small business owners fear the ongoing Iran war will hit UK holidays in a “hidden crisis” as fuel prices rise. Rising tensions in the Middle East and the knock-on impact on fuel prices are starting to ripple…
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- home
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- money
- independent business
- independent business
- leisure
- crypto
- tourism
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- entertainment
- society
- transport
- headhunting
- Networks
- bridging finance
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- Financial Advice
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- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- commercial property
- wealth management
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- SME finance
- financial health
- savings
- rental market
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- small retailer
- wills
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- independent retailer
- money hacks
- financial scams
- corporate governance
- property porn
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- debt
- FCA
- pensioners
- purpose-led business
- silver
- financial crime
- probate
- Retail economics
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- debt issues
- planning
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- boarded up high streets
- broken society
- corporate events
- culture
- derivatives
- Fractional service provider
- Risk management
- CFDs
- ESG
- HMRC
- airport queues
- cool homes
- Grants
- Options
- quirky homes
- risk
- spiritual
- Personal Independence Payments
- remote homes
- social norms
- welfare
- airport nightmares
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- Cruises
- hotels
- nightmare flights
- pawnbroker
- poor service
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- walking
- acting
- Butcher
- catering
- culture wars
- events gone wrong
- festivals
- nightmare holidays
- road rage
- theatre
- time out
- traffic jams
- Zen
- car crashes
- furniture
- hotel nightmares
- late trains
- packed trains
- R&R
- rambling
- terrifying landings
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
Man accidentally seizes control of 6,700 robot vacuums worldwide while trying to steer his own with a game console controller
AI strategist Sammy Azdoufal used an AI coding tool to reverse engineer his DJI Romo robot vacuum's communication protocol. Instead of connecting only to his own £1,600 device, the app handed him live access to…
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- bad business practice
- innovation
- consumer rights
- crime
- industries
- society
- funny
- science
- AI
- AI
- cyber security
- cyber security
- machine learning
- OpenAI
- property law
- small retailer
- independent retailer
- Banking technology
- ChatGPT
- digital privacy
- digital privacy
- software
- bank issues
- construction
- hacking
- manufacturing
- Retail economics
- online privacy
- Big Data
- boarded up high streets
- broken society
- commercial law
- consumer scams
- culture
- family law
- divorce law
- engineering
- hacked
- IT
- services
- cool homes
- fraud
- quirky homes
- telecoms
- Apple
- criminal law
- Microsoft
- open source
- patent law
- physics
- remote homes
- rip-offs
- social norms
- astrophysics
- biology
- holiday nightmares
- human rights
- international law
- mobile
- mobile phones
- poor service
- scientific research
- walking
- Butcher
- chemistry
- culture wars
- hardware
- hilarious
- life sciences
- pharmaceuticals
- time out
- Darwin Award
- drunk
- furniture
- poser
- rambling
- semiconductors
· 6 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Airbnb checks into hotels:" This doesn’t feel like innovation. It feels like inevitability"
AIRBNB has officially checked into hotels as it makes moves into the market with experts warning “this doesn’t feel like innovation, it feels like inevitability”. Airbnb has made two key moves to build out its hotel…
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- property
- marketing & media
- entrepreneurship
- management
- technology
- travel
- hospitality
- money
- independent business
- independent business
- leisure
- tourism
- bad business practice
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- corporate guff
- transport
- headhunting
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- small business
- commercial property
- AI
- Business finance
- digital marketing
- digital marketing
- Social media
- landlords
- SME finance
- financial health
- business tips
- rental market
- SEO
- cyber security
- money saving tips
- machine learning
- money tips
- property management
- OpenAI
- advertising
- holiday lets
- start-up
- money hacks
- Banking technology
- business bullshit
- ChatGPT
- corporate governance
- property porn
- business wellbeing
- debt
- digital privacy
- sales
- software
- online
- purpose-led business
- hacking
- Copywriting
- debt issues
- online privacy
- planning
- community interest company
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- Big Data
- corporate events
- Fractional service provider
- Google Ads
- PPC
- ESG
- IT
- TikTok
- airport queues
- local journalism
- spiritual
- Apple
- crowdfunding
- Microsoft
- open source
- TV
- airport nightmares
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- Cruises
- hotels
- mobile phones
- nightmare flights
- radio
- walking
- catering
- events gone wrong
- hardware
- nightmare holidays
- road rage
- time out
- traffic jams
- Zen
- car crashes
- hotel nightmares
- late trains
- packed trains
- payin30days
- R&R
- rambling
- terrifying landings
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
AI Companies Cry 'Misuse' While Models Groom Kids into Dangerous Thinking and Behaviour
Charity Internet Matters says young people are increasingly turning to AI platforms for advice and companionship , often with no moderation and a clear understanding of the risks. 60% of British children are now…
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- medicine
- law
- children
- leisure
- health and fitness
- consumer rights
- crime
- mind
- society
- breakdowns
- AI
- AI
- mental health
- cyber security
- psychology
- psychology
- machine learning
- healthcare
- mental wellbeing
- OpenAI
- property law
- Banking technology
- ChatGPT
- digital privacy
- software
- bank issues
- hacking
- healthy living
- children's education
- online privacy
- women's health
- stress
- Big Data
- broken society
- care homes
- commercial law
- consumer scams
- culture
- family law
- neuroscience
- divorce law
- hacked
- IT
- medtech
- psychoanalysis
- fraud
- hypnotherapy
- alternative medicine
- Apple
- burnout
- criminal law
- Microsoft
- open source
- patent law
- rip-offs
- social norms
- cancer research
- children's fashion
- exercise
- holiday nightmares
- human rights
- insomnia
- international law
- mobile phones
- oncology
- pilates
- research
- walking
- weights
- culture wars
- hardware
- jogging
- meditation
- philosophy
- political sociology
- sociology
- time out
- weightlifting
- cool kids
- hospitals
- rambling
· 7 expert responses
Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training
NO BOOZE? NO PROBLEM. Wine’s easy. But not everyone’s drinking. What do you give instead?
More people are going alcohol-free these days. Health. Religion. Just don’t want to. All valid. But wine’s still the go-to gift because it’s cheap and simple. If you’ve stopped giving booze or found something better,…
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- tax
- hospitality
- pets
- money
- independent business
- independent business
- leisure
- crypto
- health and fitness
- tourism
- bad business practice
- bad business practice
- human resources
- human resources
- recruitment
- education
- innovation
- art
- artisan
- artisan
- charity
- corporate guff
- corporate guff
- agriculture
- fine art
- industries
- publishing
- Academia
- mind
- Alcohol
- headhunting
- digital art
- land management
- farming
- maritime
- Gardening
- cattle farming
- dadaism
- oil painting
- street art
- drawing
- oil pastels
- graffitti
- surrealism
- watercolour
- cubism
- sheep farming
- bridging finance
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- small business
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- wealth management
- AI
- foreign national mortgages
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- digital marketing
- economics
- forex
- Social media
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- personal tax
- SME finance
- financial health
- mental health
- tax tips
- inheritance tax
- accountancy
- business tips
- jobs market
- savings
- accounting
- rental market
- SEO
- cyber security
- money saving tips
- psychology
- Bitcoin
- machine learning
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- corporation tax
- mental wellbeing
- OpenAI
- property law
- small retailer
- wills
- advertising
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- start-up
- independent retailer
- money hacks
- tax avoidance
- workplace culture
- workplace culture
- financial scams
- Banking technology
- business bullshit
- ChatGPT
- corporate governance
- IHT
- property porn
- business wellbeing
- debt
- digital privacy
- FCA
- pensioners
- sales
- software
- employee rights
- online
- purpose-led business
- silver
- construction
- employment law
- financial crime
- hacking
- healthy living
- manufacturing
- probate
- Retail economics
- tax evasion
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- Copywriting
- debt issues
- job hunting
- online privacy
- planning
- workplace stress
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- employer rights
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- stress
- underpaid jobs
- Bad Banking
- bad schools
- Big Data
- boarded up high streets
- commercial law
- corporate events
- derivatives
- family law
- Google Ads
- jewellery
- neuroscience
- PPC
- Risk management
- bad job ads
- CFDs
- divorce law
- engineering
- ESG
- HMRC
- IT
- psychoanalysis
- services
- TikTok
- working wage
- Alcoholic beverages
- Grants
- hypnotherapy
- job ads
- local journalism
- Options
- risk
- teaching
- telecoms
- Apple
- bad teaching
- burnout
- criminal law
- crowdfunding
- dogs
- fundraising
- Microsoft
- open source
- patent law
- Personal Independence Payments
- TV
- upcoming authors
- welfare
- yachts
- AML
- beauty spots
- benefits
- boats
- donations
- fishing
- hotels
- human rights
- insomnia
- international law
- mobile
- mobile phones
- pawnbroker
- poetry
- poor service
- radio
- sailing
- Spreadbetting
- third sector
- universal credit
- walking
- Butcher
- catering
- cats
- events gone wrong
- fish
- hardware
- life sciences
- meditation
- modern literature
- nightmare holidays
- pharmaceuticals
- philosophy
- political sociology
- powerboats
- real ale
- sociology
- time out
- vodka
- whisky
- gin
- hamsters
- hotel nightmares
- jet skis
- lager
- literature
- novels
- payin30days
- rabbits
- rambling
- semiconductors
· 4 expert responses
Source: Steve Witt, Not Just Travel
Travel experts hail Gatwick second runway decision: "Tourism is central to UK's economic recovery"
TRAVEL experts have heralded the decision to confirm a second runway at Gatwick – as Heathrow is also expected to secure an enormous windfall to expand. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved plans earlier this…
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- artisan
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- bridging finance
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- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
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- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- commercial property
- wealth management
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- Business finance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- SME finance
- savings
- rental market
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- small retailer
- wills
- Meme coins
- independent retailer
- financial scams
- corporate governance
- property porn
- FCA
- pensioners
- purpose-led business
- silver
- construction
- construction
- financial crime
- manufacturing
- probate
- Retail economics
- Retail economics
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- planning
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- boarded up high streets
- derivatives
- Risk management
- CFDs
- engineering
- ESG
- HMRC
- services
- airport queues
- Grants
- Options
- risk
- spiritual
- telecoms
- Personal Independence Payments
- welfare
- airport nightmares
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- benefits
- Cruises
- mobile
- nightmare flights
- pawnbroker
- poor service
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- walking
- Butcher
- life sciences
- nightmare holidays
- pharmaceuticals
- road rage
- time out
- traffic jams
- Zen
- car crashes
- late trains
- packed trains
- R&R
- rambling
- semiconductors
- terrifying landings
· 5 expert responses
Comments on Government's plans to introduce a 'Right to Switch Off'
Hi, a journalist on the Daily Mail is writing a story on the government's plans to introduce a right to switch off, establishing a barrier between workers’ professional and home lives. The policy would see employees and…
· 9 expert responses
Are marketing budgets being slashed as recession looms?
Marketing budgets are often the first thing to be slashed during challenging economic times, so free PR platform, Newspage, asked marketers what they're seeing. Are firms putting their marketing on hold full stop,…
· 5 expert responses
Christmas strikes and the High Street
The Mail Online are running a piece on the impact of strikes on the high street and hospitality sector ahead of Christmas, following the RMT union announcing more strike dates. Industrial action will be held across four…
· 13 expert responses
Autumn Statement November 2022 - small business and charity owners respond
Following the Autumn Statement, Newspage sought the views of small business and charity owners on how what was announced will impact them, as a business/charity and in terms of their own personal finances. Their views…
· 15 expert responses
Black Friday 2022
On the 25th of November, it’s Black Friday. Once again, Newspage has teamed up with local shopping platform, ShopAppy , to run a survey on this annual event and get your views on it as retailers. First up, if you're a…
· 3 expert responses
NatWest closures
NatWest has just confirmed it is closing 43 bank branches around the UK as it transitions its banking services online. Several branches in Scotland, including in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, are among the fresh wave…
· 3 expert responses
Retail sales data - August 2022
This morning, the retail sales data for August was published . Key points below, but the main takeaway is that sales are dropping amid the cost of living crisis. How are things for you as a retailer? Are customers…