Since the first death in China in early January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the globe and dominated the news headlines leading to fundamental changes in the health, social and political landscape, and an unprecedented negative impact on the current and future prospects of...

The UK vote to leave the European Union (Brexit) in June 2016, was an unparalleled political event with potentially seismic consequences for the economy. Using data from a UK government survey of approximately 10,000 SMEs, this paper investigates which SMEs are most concerned by Brexit and the...

Against the current backdrop of deteriorating economic and financial conditions we consider recent trends and current prospects for credit unions in Great Britain. We note that although credit unions have experienced solid membership and asset growth there are clouds on the horizon. Bad debts...