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Private sector wage growth has fallen below 3%, reaching its lowest level since 2020. Meanwhile, annual wage growth across the public sector stands at 5.5%, although the figures have been influenced partly by the timing of NHS pay awards. Let me be clear: this is not an argument against public-sector workers receiving better pay. Nurses, teachers, carers, and emergency-service workers deserve to be paid properly. But the growing gap between the two sectors raises an uncomfort

For most of the year, we spend our time hoping for sunshine. Then it finally arrives… and suddenly hospitality has a whole new set of challenges to deal with. On paper, hot weather should be fantastic for our industry. Beer gardens are full, ice cream sales soar, festivals are packed and everyone wants to be outside enjoying themselves. But the reality is far more complicated. Analysis by hospitality data platform Tenzo, looking at more than 20,000 trading days across five UK