London’s Economy Today editorial – February 2026 February 26th, 2026 by Daryl Rozario, Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, Ali Ögcem and Sixia Zhang UK GDP grows sluggishly at the end of the year Data published this month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy continued to grow at the end of 2025. Output increased by 0.1% in Q4 2025 after also growing by 0.1% in Q3 2025 (Figure 1). This rate of growth…
London’s Economy Today editorial – November 2025 November 27th, 2025 by Daryl Rozario, Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, Ali Ögcem and Sixia Zhang Chancellor announces significant revenue raising measures in the Budget The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget introduces £26 billion in tax rises by 2029-30, to fund £11 billion in spending increases and cut borrowing from 4.5% to 1.9% of GDP over the forecast period. Spending commitments include removing the two-child benefit limit (costing £3 billion and lifting 450,000…
