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UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/21/uk-unexpected-deficit-john-healey-prepares-for-first-budget #TaxAndSpending #BudgetDeficit #GovernmentBorrowing #Business #Economics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #JohnHealey #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #UkNews #Politics #EconomicPolicy

UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget
By Heather Stewart

July data shows total public debt was £2.98tn, or 94% of GDP – up £96bn on a year earlier

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/21/uk-unexpected-deficit-john-healey-prepares-for-first-budget

#Taxandspending #Budgetdeficit #Governmentborrowing #Business #Economics #OfficeforNationalStatistics #JohnHealey #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #UKnews #Politics #Economicpolicy #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart

Yesterday, CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington spoke with the Financial Times about the latest #OfficeForNationalStatistics data on #births in #England and #Wales. The data shows that, in 2025, the number of #babies born fell to the lowest level in almost half a century and continues the long-term trend of #fallingbirths going back over the past decade.

https://www.ft.com/content/78b75687-62d3-4847-a950-7e0a79256390?syn-25a6b1a6=1

#demography #fertility #childbearing #havingchildren #families #birthrates #decliningbirthrates #fallingbirthrates

Inflation drops back by more than forecast as energy offsets Iran war fuel hit https://www.byteseu.com/2036840/ #ConsumerPricesIndex #Energy #EnergyPriceCap #FuelPrices #GasPrices #Inflation #Iran #IranWar #OfficeForNationalStatistics

https://www.europesays.com/britain/41169/ Inflation falls to 2.8% in April but Rachel Reeves braces Britain for it to spike in coming months #Britain #ConsumerPricesIndex #DanTomlinson #EnergyPriceCap #Iran #MrTomlinson #OfficeForNationalStatistics #RachelReeves #TheGovernment

https://www.europesays.com/iran/122592/ Inflation drops back by more than forecast as energy offsets Iran war fuel hit #ConflictInTheMiddleEast #ConsumerPricesIndex #EnergyPriceCap #FuelPrices #Inflation #Iran #IranWar #OfficeForNationalStatistics

https://www.europesays.com/britain/19774/ Iran war drives UK inflation up to 3.3% in major blow for Reeves #ConsumerPricesIndex #DieselCosts #FoodPrices #IranCrisis #OfficeForNationalStatistics #PumpPrices #RachelReeves #ResolutionFoundation #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/britain/19257/ UK inflation accelerates after Iran war drives sharp rise in fuel prices #ConsumerPricesIndex #DieselPrices #FoodPrices #increase #InflationFigures #OfficeForNationalStatistics #PetrolPrices #RachelReeves #RateOfInflation #UK #UnitedKingdom #WarInTheMiddleEast

https://www.europesays.com/iran/77655/ Iran war drives UK inflation up to 3.3% in major blow for Reeves #ConsumerPricesIndex #DieselCosts #EnergyBills #GovernmentBorrowing #Iran #OfficeForNationalStatistics #RachelReeves #ResolutionFoundation #UKInflation

https://www.europesays.com/iran/77621/ UK inflation accelerates after Iran war drives sharp rise in fuel prices #ConflictInTheMiddleEast #ConsumerPricesIndex #DieselPrices #FoodPrices #InflationFigures #Iran #OfficeForNationalStatistics #PetrolPrices #RachelReeves #UKInflation

https://www.europesays.com/britain/18702/ UK inflation set to rise after Middle East conflict pushed up fuel prices #BankOfEngland #ConsumerPricesIndex #EnergyPrices #InflationData #InflationTarget #InternationalMonetaryFund #MiddleEast #OfficeForNationalStatistics #RateOfInflation #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/iran/35114/ UK inflation remains steady prior to impact of Iran conflict #ConsumerPricesIndex #InflationFigures #Iran #OfficeForNationalStatistics

https://www.europesays.com/uk/580479/ London flat and European stocks mixed as UK inflation dip lifts hopes for December interest rate cut #Britain #ConsumerPricesIndex #CoreInflation #CPIInflation #England #FTSE100 #GreatBritain #InflationRate #InterestRate #NorthernIreland #OfficeForNationalStatistics #RachelReeves #Scotland #TheBankOfEngland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

https://www.europesays.com/uk/358872/ UK inflation rises by more than expected as summer travel bumps up air fares #AirFares #Britain #ConsumerPricesIndex #England #FoodInflation #FoodPrices #GreatBritain #HeadlineInflation #NorthernIreland #OfficeForNationalStatistics #SchoolSummerHolidays #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales