UK classifies trade documents as ‘secret’ to shield from US amid escalating Trump tariff tensions

British officials have begun classifying sensitive trade documents as “secret” and “top secret” in a bid to shield key information from American counterparts, as relations between London and Washington strain under President Trump’s tariff war, Business Matters has learned. The move marks a significant shift in internal government protocols, underscoring concerns over the potential misuse…

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China accuses UK politicians of ‘arrogance’ amid British Steel ownership row

China has launched a scathing attack on British politicians, accusing them of “arrogance, ignorance and a twisted mindset” over criticism of British Steel’s Chinese owner, Jingye, and the firm’s recent threat to shut down its Scunthorpe blast furnaces. In a strongly worded statement published on Wednesday, Beijing’s embassy in London condemned what it described as…

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UK businesses brace for ‘harrowing’ year amid tax hikes and global trade tensions

UK businesses are grappling with what’s being described as a “harrowing” year, as confidence slumps in response to rising domestic tax burdens and mounting global trade tensions, according to new research from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The ICAEW’s closely watched business confidence monitor fell to minus 3 in the…

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Parliament to be recalled over British Steel

Parliament is to be recalled this Saturday for an emergency debate on the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, as the government considers taking control of the business to safeguard jobs and the UK’s industrial capacity. The unexpected move comes just days after MPs left Westminster for their Easter recess, with no plans to return…

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Dosen.io raises $2.3 million in oversubscribed round to stop ‘quiet quitting’

AI-driven workplace platform Dosen.io has raised $2.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to combat the rise of ‘quiet quitting’ — the growing trend of employee disengagement that’s costing businesses billions in lost productivity. Led by Affinity Ventures, with participation from Unshackled Ventures and Fuel Ventures, the round exceeded its original target by 50%,…

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The Ever-Increasing Need for Employee Routines

As a tech entrepreneur who built my business before, during and since the pandemic, I’ve seen the shift that every business owner and organisation has seen. The shift from office working, to remote working, to hybrid working, and now to somewhere in between. So, while organisations still grapple with how best to approach remote working…

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ONS given four weeks to fix data quality issues amid warnings key decisions risk being ‘built on sand’

The UK’s statistics watchdog has ordered the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to urgently overhaul its data collection methods within the next four weeks, amid growing alarm over the reliability of official economic figures used to shape government and Bank of England decisions. The intervention comes after a series of delays and data quality concerns…

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