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Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End 'Dragon's Den Style' Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Communities
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will pledge to "end the Dragon's Den style bidding wars" between local councils in a major speech to local leaders today.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Communities
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Labour Rejects 'Misinformation' Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments
Communities
Labour Rejects "Misinformation" Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments
Tory Candidate Claims Labour Risks 'Taking The North For Granted'
Communities
Tory Candidate Claims Labour Risks "Taking The North For Granted"
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Communities
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
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Time to listen to construction industry experts if we’re to truly “get Britain building” Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Time to listen to construction industry experts if we’re to truly “get Britain building”
Youth Employment Week: helping young people build skills for the future Partner content
Communities
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Youth Employment Week: helping young people build skills for the future
Labour have put working class culture, communities and grassroots sport at the heart of their mission for change - and it is one I share, writes Michael Dugher Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
Labour have put working class culture, communities and grassroots sport at the heart of their mission for change - and it is one I share, writes Michael Dugher
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No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Political parties
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End 'Dragon's Den Style' Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Communities
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Communities
By Jimmy McIntosh
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Few sectors of industry have taken more of a beating in the last few years than that of the British pub. Jimmy McIntosh has been documenting those in London that have died, and asks what it means for the communities they serve
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Health
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
Communities news
Met Police To Review Decision Not To Look Into Downing Street Festive 'Quiz'
Communities
Met Police To Review Decision Not To Look Into Downing Street Festive "Quiz"
The Metropolitan Police have said they will review the decision not to investigate a Christmas quiz held at Downing Street on 15 December 2020 after photos emerged of Boris Johnson at the event.
National Apprenticeship Week: How we can build skills for the future Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
National Apprenticeship Week: How we can build skills for the future
It’s that time of year again - National Apprenticeship Week is upon us, meaning it’s time to sit up and take stock.
Coventry shares the love after taking the helm as City of Culture Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Coventry shares the love after taking the helm as City of Culture
When the Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport named Coventry as 2021’s City of Culture, it proved it believed in the West Midlands city. And thanks to National Lottery funding, Coventry is now sharing all the amazing things about the city that they already knew and wanted others to see.
Why we need a plan to 'level up' oral health and fight regional inequalities Partner content
Health
By Mars Wrigley
Why we need a plan to 'level up' oral health and fight regional inequalities
Analysis of health data conducted by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme has found significant oral health disparities across the country. To tackle the problem and avoid worsening inequalities, the nation needs a plan to level up oral health, improve access to dental care and increase education around preventative methods.
Health inequalities leave those in deprived regions most at risk of cancer Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Health inequalities leave those in deprived regions most at risk of cancer
Financial and health inequalities are seeing cancer care in the most deprived regions of the UK fall behind – so how can we level up prevention, diagnosis, and treatment?
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies? Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies?
The government may be in a hurry to decarbonise Britain's homes and businesses, but in its haste, it is leaving fairness to off-grid households to fall by the wayside.
Over A Quarter Of Tory Voters Would Not Vote For Boris Johnson's Conservatives If They Had Their 2019 Vote Again, Poll Shows
Communities
Over A Quarter Of Tory Voters Would Not Vote For Boris Johnson's Conservatives If They Had Their 2019 Vote Again, Poll Shows
More than a quarter of Conservative voters who backed Boris Johnson at the 2019 general election would change their vote if they could go back in time, new polling has shown.
Levelling up needs to burst the Westminster bubble
Communities
By Jonathan Webb
Levelling up needs to burst the Westminster bubble
The government’s levelling up agenda took a significant step forward yesterday. After much fanfare and build up, the white paper was published and finally clarified the policy agenda behind the government’s rhetoric.
We must embrace this opportunity to address the regional inequality that blights our nation
Communities
By George Duggins
We must embrace this opportunity to address the regional inequality that blights our nation
Over two years since the slogan was introduced, after several delays to its launch and much tension and briefing between ministers, the levelling up white paper has finally been published.
Levelling up white paper is starved of ideas and new funding
Communities
By Steve Rotheram
Levelling up white paper is starved of ideas and new funding
I was lucky enough to grow up in Kirkby, now part of the borough of Knowsley, situated just outside of the City of Liverpool.
Partner content
Health
By Save the Children
UK’s major children’s charities respond to Levelling Up White Paper
Save the Children, The Children’s Society, Barnardo’s, Action for Children and the National Children’s Bureau have released a joint statement in response to the Government's Levelling Up White Paper released today:
Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
BGC welcomes new Levelling Up whitepaper setting out framework for boosting jobs and opportunity with £20m commitment on skills and training
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council – which represents betting shops, casinos and the online gaming sector – today announces its support for the Government’s Levelling Up agenda by pledging to spend £20m on training and development for staff across the UK each year.
Levelling up white paper must turbo charge a new era of genuine devolution to revive deprived areas
Communities
By Sam Chapman-Allen
Levelling up white paper must turbo charge a new era of genuine devolution to revive deprived areas
The long-awaited levelling up white paper is just around the corner.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
How to build healthy cities
Cities are key places. Changing the way we plan and develop cities will be essential to meet our net zero targets as well as improve the health and lives of people in urban areas. In this blog, Professor James Evans, Dr Luke Munford, Professor David Topping, Professor Sheena Cruickshank and Dr Jamie Anderson explore the interlinked challenges of climate change, health and urban development, and outline policy recommendations to build healthier, climate-resilient cities.
Dormant assets can fund vital social infrastructure in 'left behind' communities
Communities
By Diana Johnson MP and Paul Howell MP
Dormant assets can fund vital social infrastructure in 'left behind' communities
As anticipation builds ahead of the release of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, it’s worth turning our attention to a piece of parliamentary business that has the potential to be a catalyst for lasting change in “left behind” communities across the country.
How can Levelling Up work for the whole country? Partner content
Communities
By Essex County Council
How can Levelling Up work for the whole country?
In Essex we have a clear vision for what Levelling Up means. Find out how we are making it happen.
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Incorporating health and wellbeing into housing developments
Despite the health, social and environmental benefits of high-quality housing developments, delivering healthy and sustainable homes and neighbourhoods remains a challenging task. In this blog, Caglar Koksal outlines how housing developers and local authorities can work together to create healthy, high-quality homes while also addressing long-standing health and housing inequalities.
On gambling reform, the Government should ignore the extremists and stick with evidence Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
On gambling reform, the Government should ignore the extremists and stick with evidence
New figures from a YouGov poll published last week showed that fewer that one in five people would be happy to accept arbitrary checks on their finances, like accessing bank statements and pay cheques, in order to be able to have a bet. These so-called ‘affordability checks’ are just one of a number of measures being discussed as part of the Government's ongoing review of gambling.
Former Minister Has Accused Government Of Not Taking Islamophobia Claim Seriously
Communities
Former Minister Has Accused Government Of Not Taking Islamophobia Claim Seriously
Former minister Nusrat Ghani has accused the government of not taking her claim that she experienced Islamophobia from a senior member of the party seriously.
To connect the UK we need to start locally Partner content
Environment
By Mobile UK
To connect the UK we need to start locally
Mobile UK's Director of Policy and Communications, Gareth Elliott, looks at the potential solutions to mobile deployment. This follows on from research published by Cluttons and YouGov which found that a lack of understanding, collaboration and funding threaten the UK's connectivity.
Northern culture must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery to truly level up
Communities
By James Daly MP and Julie Elliott MP
Northern culture must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery to truly level up
Culture connects people and communities like nothing else.
Homes Under The Hammer: Inside Devon's Housing Crisis
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Homes Under The Hammer: Inside Devon's Housing Crisis
The tranquil Devon countryside has long been a holiday maker’s dream. Yet the explosion in tourist accommodation and second homes during Covid has seen property prices skyrocket to more than 14 times the average local salary. Georgina Bailey reports.
The post office is a crucial lifeline in rural areas – communities will suffer without subsidies
Communities
By Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
The post office is a crucial lifeline in rural areas – communities will suffer without subsidies
Post offices are the glue that hold local communities together and often act as an anchor for our high streets and villages.
Carry on Glamping: Why Farmers Are Having to Diversify
Environment
By Marilyn Wright
Carry on Glamping: Why Farmers Are Having to Diversify
These days, farmers do more than grow crops or raise livestock. In order to survive, many are diversifying their business and turning to new ways of making money. But should farmers be better supported to focus on their principal job of producing food? Marilyn Wright reports.
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