JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Rishi’s next dish is likely to be a little less tasty… tax hikes are heading our way By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 5 September 2020 It now seems inevitable that Rishi Sunak’s forthcoming Budget will be more painful on our … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Prince Harry’s ex Cressida Bonas is a major fan of Dishy Rishi’s Dishes By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:15 BST, 6 September 2020 | Updated: 00:15 BST, 6 September 2020 She is a successful actress and he is a blue-blooded aristocrat – … Read more
Chancellor’s £1,000 grants won’t save jobs, warn bosses as firms are forced to contribute to wages of furloughed staff for the first time By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 Business leaders have warned that the Chancellor’s job retention bonuses will not … Read more
Dishi Rishi’s ‘Money For Nothing And Your Chips For Free’ deal has been a runaway success, depending on your point of view. More than 35 million half-price meals have been served and the Chancellor is coming under pressure to extend the scheme beyond the end of August. Restaurants report record takings on Mondays, Tuesdays and … Read more
Rishi Sunak has set out his ‘three Rs’ plan for a post-lockdown Britain: ‘Relight’ the economy, ‘Return’ to work, and ‘Re-open’ schools. The Chancellor’s new programme is intended to save Britain from economic disaster amid the ‘worst ever’ recession brought about during the coronavirus crisis. Mr Sunak said that Britons should ‘safely’ return to work, … Read more
Rishi Sunak has that rare quality among politicians of sounding as though he means what he says. Using the jargon, he comes across as authentic and his enthusiasm makes him immensely likable. Even his nickname, Dishi Rishi, is complimentary rather than derogatory. Again, rare for a politician. Tough call: Chancellor Rishi Sunak admits there is hardship ahead … Read more
Will the stamp duty holiday and Rishi’s rescue plan be enough… and how will we pay for all this? The Covid mini-Budget on the This Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 10:04 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 11 July 2020 The showstopper was a big stamp duty cut, the important element … Read more
Slowly but surely, small businesses are obtaining much-needed finance from the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme. Yet, as Sarah Bridge reports, it hasn’t all been plain sailing. Some have accessed funds quickly while others have been left waiting anxiously. A few have thought on their feet and come up trumps as a result… We’ll … Read more