West Coast Main Line deal will go ahead, says Transport Secretary
Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced there will not be a delay in signing a new West Coast Main Line contract with FirstGroup.…
UK interest rates unchanged at 0.5%
The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no expansion to its quantitative easing (QE) programme.…
UK inflation rate falls to 2.4% in June 2012
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 2.4% in June, down from 2.8% in May, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) fell to 2.8% from 3.1%.…
Scottish Tourism boost
Scotland’s tourism industry is continuing to grow as the number of overnight visitors to Scotland rose by 9 per cent in 2011 according to the latest figures.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics publication “Overseas travel and tourism: Quarter …
The Bank of England launched a third round of quantitative easing (QE)
The Bank of England has announced it will pump a further £50bn into the UK economy over the next four months through its quantitative easing (QE) programme to try and boost the UK economy.
The Bank of England has bought …