If the UK economy had a relationship status right now, it would probably be “It’s complicated.” Growth is happening… technically. Hiring hasn’t collapsed… just softened. Pay is rising… but so are supermarket prices and your winter heating bill. And while the headlines continue swinging between cautious optimism and mild panic , the reality for many organisations (and us as consultants) is somewhere in the awkward middle. The Q4 plot twist Just this week (w/c 17/11), the B