For accountants, the ‘squeezed middle’ is a sweet spot
Mid-tier UK firms make numbers stack up in favour of the middle ground
Mid-tier UK firms make numbers stack up in favour of the middle ground

Power flows less from size or wealth than from the ability to convert imbalance into leverage

There are limits to extrapolating from last year’s economic resilience

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

Economists and tax collectors might be underestimating its impact

Broader, integrated software platforms for business will win out against those selling specific services

Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses