UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say
By Joanna Partridge

Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/08/uk-companies-opting-to-hire-temporary-workers-over-permanent-staff-recruitment-firms-say

#Jobhunting #Workcareers #Money #USIsraelwaronIran #Economicpolicy #EconomicgrowthGDP #Economics #KPMG #Unemployment #Business #Politics #UKnews #JoannaPartridge

UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say

Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment

The Guardian

‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply
By Joanna Partridge

Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/06/ministers-uk-food-supply-immediate-national-priority-trade-body-urges

#Fooddrinkindustry #Internationaltrade #Business #Food #UKnews #StraitofHormuz #Climatecrisis #Extremeweather #Cybercrime #Economics #Globaleconomy #Supplychaincrisis #Infrastructure #JoannaPartridge

‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply

Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather

The Guardian

Good old-fashioned reporting, Facts, views, traced to names and sources, The Guardian is still doing it, occasionally.

The impact of trump tariffs on businesses, told by example. A good piece of proper journalism by Joanna Partridge. She's on my (short) list of "should read this author, if there is time" now.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/13/trump-tariff-uncertainties-global-supply-chains-pressure

#JoannaPartridge #tariffs #trump #trade

Terrible timing and huge uncertainty: how ports and shipping are handling tariff turmoil

As they reel from Trump’s policies, companies say volatile freight costs and congestion are now the norm

The Guardian