Sam Alsop-Hall's Media Coverage
Daily Express
Jobseekers told 'what to do' as vacancies across the UK fall in Tuesday figures updateNew figures have been published by the Office for National Statistics
Thisismoney
HMRC scheme offering cash to report tax avoiders will backfire on small firms, say business ownersHis Majesty's Revenue & Customs' new scheme that pays people for information on tax dodgers will backfire on small firms, according to business owners.
Birmingham Live
Experts warn HMRC reward scheme could backfireThe scheme was announced in the Autumn Bidget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Business Matters
Business owners warn HMRC’s new ‘bounty’ tax reward scheme risks unleashing malicious claimsBusiness owners warn HMRC’s new tax reward scheme could unleash malicious or false reports as informants chase payouts, risking costly investigations and reputational damage for innocent firms.
Express.co.uk
Rachel Reeves urged to make 3 changes over ‘out of control’ benefits billJosh O’Connell, chief executive of pressure group the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said the statistics “should send a shiver down the spine of government ministers”.
Business Matters
Business leaders urge Reeves to resign ‘like Hugh Dalton’ after Budget leaks: ‘More leaks than the Titanic’Business leaders say Rachel Reeves should resign after a series of Budget leaks, comparing the chaos to the 1947 Hugh Dalton scandal and warning market confidence is collapsing.
Thisismoney
As the number of people aged over 100 doubles, here are three ways the ageing population will affect ALL our financesBack in 2004, in a world that years away from facing the global financial crisis of 2008, Brexit and the covid pandemic, news headlines warned of the risks of an ageing population and the possibility of...
Birmingham Live
One million more people on Universal Credit - as number reaches 8.3mThe report showed the proportion of people with “no work requirements” continues to increase
Express.co.uk
‘Out of touch’ Rachel Reeves pushes 1 million more Brits to Universal CreditRachel Reeves has also been warned the 1.1 million surge in Universal Credit claimants is a “flashing red light for Labour’s economic experiment”.
Small Business UK
How do I verify my identity on Companies House?Find out how to verify your identity with Companies House as a director or PSC before the deadline kicks in on November 18, 2025
Business Matters
Companies House confirms identity verification rollout to tackle fraud and phoenix firmsFrom 18 November 2025, all UK company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) must verify their identity, in a major Companies House reform to curb fraud and phoenixing.
Business Insider
Companies House confirms identity verification rollout in NovemberIt will be an offence to act as a director without being verified, once the new duties commence
FTAdviser
Govt asking regulators’ on growth is ‘absurd’, say advisersGovernment has called on regulators to help create a regulatory environment to foster growth - but doing so is “absurd”, advisers and business owners have claimed.
Pound Sterling Live
Businesses Tell Starmer to Talk to Them, Not the RegulatorsAbove: Starmer’s Inheritance speech from August was described as a shower of gloom that rained down on sentiment. “Asking civil servants to create an…
Birmingham Live
DWP under fire for Get Britain Working Again reforms which are ‘all so 1980s’Jobcentre reform will be at the centre of the Labour Party government’s plans to “get Britain working again”, it has emerged today.
The Intermediary
UK economy sees 0.2% growth in January – ONSReal GDP was estimated to have fallen by 0.1% in the three months to January 2024, compared with the three months to October 2023.
IFA Magazine
“A nightmare for employers” – HRs and small business owners respond to Govt plans for flexible working from Day One and multi-employmentHRs, recruiters and small business owners have responded to new plans by the Government to allow employees to ask for flexible working from day one of their emp
Facilities Management Journal
Millions of workers to be able to request flexible working on day one of employmentNew government plans to make flexible working the default have been unveiled today giving workers a greater say over when, where, and how they work. The Government introduced the raft of changes in response...
PeopleManagement
Job market remains buoyant with 1.4 million active adverts, data showsLatest REC figures could be indicative of ‘new year, new me’ Christmas rush, but recruiters warn it isn’t necessarily good news for employers
Daily Mail
Fans book day off work and pull sickies to watch England at the pubSupporters have already started calling in sick and revealing how they booked the day off months in advance so they can instead spend the afternoon by a TV screen.
Evening Standard
FTSE 100 Live: Food and energy costs drive inflation rate to 11.1%The UK’s annual rate of inflation today surged by more than expected to a fresh four-decade high of 11.1%.
Londonlovesbusiness
Pound crash: Emergency rate hikes and UK company becoming takeover targetsThe news that the Pound has hit a record low this morning against the greenback, and is moving every closer to parity, has sent shockwaves in the City, Markets and beyond. Here’s…
IFA Magazine
Sterling slump: “A Government and central bank pulling in opposite directions is the stuff of a banana republic” - advisers...In response to concerns about the impact of Chancellor Kwarteng’s latest plans for tax cuts, in Asian trading overnight, Sterling hit a record low his morning
Business Matters
Business reaction of mini-budget slams ‘irresponsible’ KwartengUK SME’s have been very dismissive of Kwasi Kwarteng emergency mini budget, with some branding it as “Trussmoronics not Trussonomics”.
The Sun
Outrage as striking train drivers demand to be paid DOUBLE the salary of nursesSTRIKING train drivers have been blasted for wanting more money despite being on double the salary of nurses. The rail workers earn an average of £60,000, which is a 35 per cent rise over the…
Daily Mail
UK rail strike: Stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from homeMorning rush-hour traffic congestion in London, Birmingham and Manchester was down on the same time last week as many people decided not to travel into the office.