Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk
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Asos to close its main US warehouse in Georgia, taking a £200m impairment charge to boost profitability. The fashion giant will serve American shoppers from a…
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Britain’s vital west coast main line faces up to ten years of closures in a £3.84bn upgrade of overhead wires, signals and track. Discover how these…
M&S rolls out lorries powered by biomethane made from sewage, cutting emissions by up to 85% and helping meet its net zero goals while reducing fuel…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to dismiss a second Budget in March, pointing to global market pressures and reaffirming her fiscal rules. Meanwhile, gilt sales signal rising…
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