Britons

When Molly*, 35, was growing up, she remembers the message of “work hard and you’ll get rewarded” being drilled into her by parents and schoolteachers. As a result, she spent her early career putting in the hours.But when she had a child…

In the great “live to work or work to live” debate, Britons have traditionally been seen to fall into the first group. But research appears to turn that reputation on its head.According to a study of 24 countries, Britons are less likely…

Receive free UK universities updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK universitiesnews every morning. A sharp rise in international students who pay higher tuition fees at top English universities is…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business British holidaymakers are trading longer beach vacations for shorter city breaks this summer to save money as they struggle with high inflation and rising interest rates. Author of the…

Receive free Travel & leisure industry updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Travel & leisure industrynews every morning. British tourists are choosing cheaper destinations in southern Europe…

Article content (Bloomberg) — Only 5% of privately rented properties in the UK are affordable to those on housing benefits, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Article content That’s a significant drop since the start of the…

Britons’ enthusiasm for staycations shows no sign of abating this summer, UK holiday operators have said, despite a surge in flight bookings after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 44 per cent of hotel rooms in Cumbria, home to the…

People in the UK are among the least confident that the financial authorities will bring inflation under control quickly, according to an Ipsos Mori survey of 29 countries around the world seen by the Financial Times. The results…

Thousands of Britons took to the sea and rivers on Saturday to demand an end to sewage pollution by water companies, highlighting a topic that is likely to be an issue at the next general election. A national “paddle-out” at 12 locations…

7/7 © Reuters. Surfers take part in a mass protest, organised by Ocean Charity Surfers, to demonstrate against the continued dumping of untreated sewage by water companies off the coast of Brighton, Britain, May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Dylan…