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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Peter Kyle has been sacked as business secretary in Andy Burnham's reshuffle. What his exit means for SMEs and the 60-day late payment bill in parliament.
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Jingye demands compensation for the British Steel nationalisation, accusing the UK of trampling investment rules. What the row means for UK SMEs.
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Trump Media's Truth API will sell trading firms millisecond access to the president's market-moving Truth Social posts. What it means for UK firms.
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