Barbour ABI Content Team

The fall in the value of the pound is the most tangible effect of the outcome of the EU referendum If the party conference season is anything to go by, it looks like we are heading for a “hard Brexit” post-referendum, which conjures up images of watery porridge and stale toast as opposed to the … Read more

The reality is that, for now, nothing has changed in the UK economy Waiting for the Brexit effect is like waiting for the rapture. Some think it has already happened, some believe it is on its way and others think it is a fictitious phenomenon not substantiated by evidence. Whatever your viewpoint, at the moment, … Read more

The political fallout from last week’s Brexit referendum result makes economic forecasting almost impossible – we have embarked on a huge change with no clear plan and so can only be vague about our future… So it is Brexit then. A scenario most economists warned against has been voted for by the British public. I … Read more

The latest construction output release from the ONS told a familiar story of monthly declines set against longer term growth. This indicates that the industry remains in fairly good health despite the increasing number of negative headlines on construction and the UK economy, including the effects of Brexit. The industry declined by 0.3% in February … Read more