Alan Yentob urges BBC bosses to make their output more like a social media platform

Alan Yentob urges BBC bosses to make their output more like a social media platform to lure in younger audiences Former BBC1 controller Alan Yentob said BBC should act more like social media  Said it should be more of ‘playground’ like Youtube where young talent emerges  Encouraged BBC to open up arts and culture archive … Read more

Car production slumped by a third in 2020 to lowest output in 36 YEARS

Car making in the UK fell by almost a third to less than 1 million vehicles in 2020 – the biggest year-on-year plunge since the financial crisis and the lowest total output since 1984, new figures have revealed today. Industry bosses said around 10,000 jobs in the sector had been lost so far, and predict … Read more

Car production slumped by a third in 2020 to lowest output in 26 YEARS

Manufacturing of new cars in the UK fell by almost a third to less than one million units in 2020 – the biggest year-on-year plunge since the financial crisis and the lowest total production output since 1984, new figures have revealed today. Industry bosses said around 10,000 jobs in the sector have been lost so … Read more

UK has slashed carbon output more than any other country this century, report reveals 

We lead the world on cutting CO2 emissions: UK has slashed carbon output more than any other country this century, report reveals The nation had the highest long-term reduction in its greenhouse gas output  Carbon emissions fell by 3.7% every year, according to accounting firm PwC To meet Paris Agreement target countries need to cut … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain fires up output but Covid has left nasty scars

Soon after lockdown, as economic output plunged in Britain and the rest of the world, an economist friend told me he refused to buy into parallels with the Great Depression and other historic disasters. His argument was that Britain and the other Western democracies had learned from the past and the unprecedented fiscal and monetary … Read more

UK business output jumped in June but optimism remains low

Business output jumped significantly in June but optimism remains as low as it was during the credit crunch Services and manufacturing output jumped by over 10 points each last month Today, nail bars, massage studios, and beauty salons were allowed to reopen  On June 15, non-essential stores were allowed to reopen by the government By … Read more

UK economy plunge in output is FINALLY slowing

First sign of hope? UK economy plunge in output is FINALLY slowing as businesses find ways to operate amid lockdown – but experts warn is still mired in ‘unprecedented downturn’ Closely-watched index suggests rate of decline in the UK economy is slowing The IHS Markit PMI index still shows the situation is worse than the credit … Read more

Britain’s manufacturers suffer record drop in output

The coronavirus pandemic has caused ‘substantial’ chaos and disruption across Britain’s manufacturing sector, new findings warn. As the economic toll of lockdown starts to rear its ugly head, employment, new orders and output in the sector fell at the fastest pace for 28 years last month. The closely-watched IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index fell to a … Read more