Few can match the Midas touch of David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse who’s amassed a personal fortune of £650 million. His talent for attracting money has not deserted him for I can disclose that Nevill Holt Opera — which Ross founded and funded at his Leicestershire estate — has just been awarded a £100,000 … Read more
The EFL have rejected the Premier League’s £150million rescue package because they do not accept the conditions attached to what is primarily a loan. The offer of financial help, which was ordered by the Government to get football through the pandemic, is not a part of the Project Big Picture plan which has rocked the … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘is putting together new furlough-style bailout’ for coronavirus hotspots plunged into local lockdowns next week Boris Johnson set to announce new COVID lockdown system from next week A swathe of the North is expected to be plunged into deeper restrictions Chancellor Rishi Sunak is putting together a new support package for jobs … Read more
Britons have rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s call to work from home as it was revealed that almost two thirds of employees are still heading into the office. The Office for National Statistics said 59 per cent of UK adults travelled to their workplace at some stage in the week to September 27, down from … Read more
We wrote to you in May this year setting out the financial crisis facing football clubs, and particularly those in the English Football League (EFL), because of the loss of match-day revenue resulting from the government’s policies to combat COVID-19. We also detailed a game plan that could be put in place to prevent this. … Read more
Britain can no longer put normal life on hold, Rishi Sunak warned yesterday. As he unveiled his latest rescue package to save jobs, the Chancellor called on the nation to learn to live with coronavirus ‘without fear’. He added that the country could not carry on ignoring the economic impact of the pandemic. Striking a different … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s new help for business and jobs at a glace Furlough scheme will be replaced with a Job Support Scheme (JSS) to ‘directly support’ wages of staff working at least a third of regular hours. Firms will pay workers for hours they work. For regular hours they cannot work, employer and Treasury will both … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled his new Winter Economy Plan with a wage subsidy scheme to replace furlough as its centrepiece as he moved to try to stave off massive job losses over the winter. The wage subsidy scheme will see the Government top up the pay of people who can only work part-time in … Read more
The Queen is to get a bailout from the taxpayer after her land and property investments plummeted due to coronavirus pandemic Treasury said it will top up the Sovereign Grant to help maintain Queen’s income Monarch’s income is based on a 25% share of the profits of the Crown Estate Queen will now be receiving … Read more
Bailout bill tops £100bn but struggling firms beg for more to help them survive new lockdown restrictions By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 22 September 2020 Businesses are demanding more taxpayer cash to help them survive new lockdown restrictions, as the Treasury revealed the … Read more