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Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin: can they be more than ‘space’ joyrides for millionaires?
By Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University and Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his team successfully flew to the “edge of space” on the Unity 22 mission aboard a Virgin Galactic…
Freedom Day: small business owners may need to take extra precautions into their own hands to avoid…
SMALL BUSINESS FREEDOM DAY REPORT
The government has confirmed that ‘Freedom Day’ will go ahead as planned on Monday 19 July in a bid to boost the economy. But 53% of small businesses including freelancers and solopreneurs polled think…
Johnson and Sunak not to take part in daily contact testing pilot but others might
The Freelance Informer highlights what the daily contact testing pilot is, how it works and why some may be chosen to take part as the number of COVID cases will rise this August and September despite double vaccinations.
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Most COVID deaths in England now are in the vaccinated – here’s why that shouldn’t alarm you
As we get older the risk of dying from COVID doubles every seven years. How do our chances change once we are fully vaccinated from COVID yet new variants emerge? Christian Yates, a Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of…
Europe No. 1 Holiday spot for US Travelers Since Covid-19 but where can Brits go on holiday?
🧳SPECIAL TRAVEL REPORT
For the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, more US travellers are heading to Europe than any other destination. But depending on individual US state COVID regulations, British travellers and…
Inflation has arrived: 70% of UK businesses said they will increase prices
Many UK businesses struggling with rising costs are considering increasing the prices they charge customers, a new survey of Chartered Accountants has found. Should freelancers up their rates to keep in line with inflation?
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Variants affecting fully vaxxed
From BBC host Andrew Marr to neighbours, friends and colleagues, people are catching COVID after double vaccinations. Some are bed-bound for a few days. Some are losing their lives. Medical experts comment on the latest developments on new…
Self-isolation to be eased in UK for double jabbed adults by mid-August
From 16 August, double jabbed individuals and under 18s will no longer need to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19
As part of step 4 of the Government’s COVID-19 roadmap, double vaccinated…
Tips to curb spending as lockdown lifts
The UK government’s lifting of lockdown restrictions poses more temptation to spend and additional expenses. The same could hold true for freelancers in other markets, such as Australia, Asia and Europe.
The UK government’s announcement…
Taxpayers to pay billions in COVID fraud and errors
Fraud and error in public spending are estimated to cost the taxpayer up to £51.8 billion every year. Around £25 billion is outside the tax and benefits system, according to a report published by the Public Accounts Committee.
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