Research suggests that c.197,000 UK business "closures" occurred between July 5, 2024, and March 27, 2025, following the appointment of Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. The estimate is based on official Office for National Statistics (ONS) data and trends.

It's after midnight and very hot here (13 Aug 2024); I'm restless, and strangely, my thoughts drift to some Ukrainian topics I was reading about in the national press. I was unsure of their actual relationships and some definitions. Hence, these personal meanderings.

Check out our blog post discussing how the UK's national debt poses a significant challenge for Keir Starmer in the upcoming years. Find out more about the alarming figures and what this means for the country's economy.