#uk-cities

#uk-cities

Running a business in a major UK city has never been for the faint of heart. Between the skyrocketing rents in London, the competitive salaries in Manchester, and the general cost of keeping the lights on in Birmingham, the overheads are enough to keep any founder awake at night. But lately, there's another headache that's becoming impossible to ignore. The cost of paid media advertising has shot up from being a manageable expense to a serious drain on resources.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.