
Britain ‘headed for recession’ as Reeves plots spending cuts
Employers are cutting back on hiring before Chancellor’s National Insurance rise takes effect

Britain is on course for a recession as employers slash jobs and Rachel Reeves plots spending cuts, a major think tank has warned.
The Resolution Foundation said that the Chancellor is set to break her own fiscal rules, having put Britain on course for a £4.4bn budget deficit.
Analysis of official payroll data shows the UK jobs market “is already in recession territory” after Ms Reeves announced a record tax raid, the think tank said, with the number of people in work falling at a pace consistent with an economic contraction.
Basically, as history has shown, Labour haven't a clue. Employee earnings over £5,000 per year costs the the employer 15%. This used to be 13.8% on earnings over £9,100 per year, so quite a big cost increase.
So employers have stop hiring, departments and jobs gone to cover the cost. And this means a recession. And Labours pledge, "Grow the economy". Disastrous, absolutely disastrous.