Mateusz Kaczmarek

London, Wednesday 26 November 2025 — Hours before Rachel Reeves stands at the despatch box for her first full Budget as chancellor, Britain’s economic and political stakes have been dramatically raised by a leak of official forecasts and warnings of a deepening “growth emergency”. According to leaked figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), UK GDP is now expected to grow by around 1.5% a year on average over the forecast period, slower than projected in March due to weaker underlying productivity. Public debt is forecast to edge up to about 96% of GDP by the end of the

Dozens of tractors and hundreds of protesters turned central London into a flashpoint for Britain’s “tractor tax” row as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepared to deliver her Autumn Budget. Tractors roll into Westminster despite Met ban From early morning, the sound of tractor horns echoed around Westminster as convoys of farm vehicles edged into central London, despite clear warnings from the Metropolitan Police that agricultural machinery was not allowed anywhere near the official protest zone. Sky News+2Farming UK+2 Images showed tractors parked near Parliament and Whitehall carrying angry slogans aimed at Labour. One machine on Abingdon Street displayed the message “Fools

Published: November 26, 2025 As New Jersey American Water and its charitable foundation roll out a new round of community grants across the Garden State, residents in an Illinois “North End” neighborhood are fighting a familiar battle: how to repair and preserve vulnerable housing without handing their community over to outside redevelopers. Business Wire+2mail.vermilionweather.com+2 Taken together, these stories show how much is riding on relatively modest pools of philanthropic and public money—and how sharply communities are insisting that investment translate into real, tangible repairs on the ground. New Jersey American Water’s 2025 Community Advancement Grant Program On November 25, the