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Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
The Government is holding firm on changes to agricultural relief despite backlash from farmers facing inheritance tax for the first time.
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Communities
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Environment
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Rachel Reeves Says It's 'Too Early' To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Economy
Rachel Reeves Says It's "Too Early" To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Tory Spending Plans Were 'Like Five-Year-Old' Writing Their 'Favourite Numbers', Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises
Economy
Tory Spending Plans Were "Like Five-Year-Old" Writing Their "Favourite Numbers", Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises
Government's Public Spending Plans Are 'Silly Games', Warns Top Economist
Economy
Government's Public Spending Plans Are "Silly Games", Warns Top Economist
The House Live
A highly skilled workforce that delivers economic growth and regional prosperity demands a local approach Partner content
Economy
By Instep UK
A highly skilled workforce that delivers economic growth and regional prosperity demands a local approach
UK Advertising: The Creative Powerhouse Fuelling Global Growth Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising: The Creative Powerhouse Fuelling Global Growth
Trusted to deliver Britain’s green growth Partner content
Economy
By Trust Ports Partnership
Trusted to deliver Britain’s green growth
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
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Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government
Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds talks to Sienna Rodgers about how ‘nice things’ require fiscal discipline, finding the ‘balance’ on workers’ rights, and his opposition to assisted dying
Economy news
How MPs can get behind British blackcurrant growers this harvest season Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
How MPs can get behind British blackcurrant growers this harvest season
The first ever survey of Ribena blackcurrant growers around the UK has uncovered the climate concerns facing the farmers of this iconic British crop. The results were unveiled in the Houses of Parliament by makers of Ribena, Suntory Beverage and Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) on 27th June ahead of this years’ blackcurrant harvest.
Saving packaging is a sensible aim – but the detail needs to be right Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Saving packaging is a sensible aim – but the detail needs to be right
Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging is the right thing to do. But, we need more time to get it right.
New Pressure Group Wants Reformed Bank of England To Stop Creating 'Unlimited New Money'
Economy
New Pressure Group Wants Reformed Bank of England To Stop Creating "Unlimited New Money"
A group of peers, think tanks and economic experts are set to launch a new parliamentary group focused on pressuring government to overhaul the Bank of England's current powers, including its ability to print money and buy bonds through Quantitative Easing (QE).
Bank of England's poor inflation forecasts have caused real financial pain
Economy
By John Baron MP
Bank of England's poor inflation forecasts have caused real financial pain
For 15 years very few have had reason to think about inflation and interest rates.
Luton DART passengers saving years of journey time Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Luton DART passengers saving years of journey time
More than 650,000 passengers have already saved themselves more than ten years of total journey time during the first 100 days of operation of the Luton DART.
Energy efficiency improvements are key to reduce the financial burden on households
Economy
By Ben Lake MP
Energy efficiency improvements are key to reduce the financial burden on households
High energy prices have become a sad fact of life for households across the country.
The Government claims to be green: its policies on building tax are anything but
Communities
By JS Curl
The Government claims to be green: its policies on building tax are anything but
I find myself in an almost constant state of despair when I consider the way in which this nation is being run, especially when it comes to hideously blighted towns and cities, dereliction, vandalism, the destruction of fine old buildings which seem to have a habit of ‘going on fire’ as though they spontaneously combust, when it is certain they have been deliberately torched, and a great deal more.
Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership appoints three new non-executive directors to help grow the UK supply chain
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has today (Thursday) appointed three new non-executive directors to its Board to help guide its £100 million offshore wind supply chain development programme in the UK.
Partner content
Culture
Major sporting events are having positive social impact across the UK
Alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The National Lottery, we are proud to have supported two World Championships that showcased the power sporting events can have to improve people’s lives and local communities across the UK.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
IFS APPG on Monday 10 July 2023: CII "New Gens" programme presents challenges and opportunities for the Insurance Industry, part 2.
The Insurance and Financial Services APPG, chaired by Craig Tracy MP, is delighted to inform you of the next event taking place: Monday 10 July 5.15-7pm - ‘New Generation’ project programme presents challenges and opportunities for the Insurance Industry, part 2
Post-Brexit Push For Imperial Measurements Could Be Revived
Brexit
Post-Brexit Push For Imperial Measurements Could Be Revived
Ministers are considering reviving plans to bring back imperial measurements as part of the legislative agenda to be set out in the King's Speech this Autumn.
Mobile UK’s Digital Champions Campaign Shortlisted For The Mobile Industry Awards 2023 Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK’s Digital Champions Campaign Shortlisted For The Mobile Industry Awards 2023
We are thrilled to announce that our Digital Champions campaign has been nominated in the ‘Campaign of the Year’ category in the upcoming Mobile Industry Awards 2023.
Crisis in child mental health care combined with rising poverty is devastating for vulnerable children
Education
By Sam Freedman
Crisis in child mental health care combined with rising poverty is devastating for vulnerable children
There aren’t many good news stories around at the moment, but England’s academic performance is a rare shaft of light in the gloom.
The Parent Trap: Cost of childcare
Education
By Tom Sasse
The Parent Trap: Cost of childcare
The government and the opposition have both promised to address chronically expensive childcare. Do their plans add up? Tom Sasse reports
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising Industry Urged to Build on SXSW and Cannes Lions Successes
Downing Street Is Weary Of Tory MPs Challenging Rishi Sunak On Immigration
Economy
Downing Street Is Weary Of Tory MPs Challenging Rishi Sunak On Immigration
Irritation has emerged in Downing Street after a group of Conservative MPs launched yet another public challenge against the government on its record in bringing down net migration.
Why the ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle Must Be Applied to Fraud Partner content
Economy
By TSB
Why the ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle Must Be Applied to Fraud
Fraud in the UK has reached alarming levels, with over £1.2bn stolen annually, funding heinous crimes like terrorism and modern slavery. TSB's remarkable 97% fraud claim reimbursement rate sets a benchmark – but, as the government looks to takes steps to improve consumer protection, further action is needed.
Disillusioned Homeowners Aren't Confident Government Can Help Fix Mortgage Woes
Economy
Disillusioned Homeowners Aren't Confident Government Can Help Fix Mortgage Woes
Homeowners have expressed renewed hopelessness over the UK's economic and political outlook after seeing their mortgage rates soar as a result of inflation-controlling measures.
Excess Savings Could Fuel Price Rises Despite Government's Plan To Halve Inflation
Economy
Excess Savings Could Fuel Price Rises Despite Government's Plan To Halve Inflation
Savings built up during the pandemic are at risk of being drip fed into the economy and exacerbating price rises despite the Government's pledge to halve inflation, economic experts have warned.
Artificial Intelligence Should Make Us Rethink Our Skilled Migration Policy
Environment
By George Eustice MP
Artificial Intelligence Should Make Us Rethink Our Skilled Migration Policy
We must use the advent of AI to update our outdated view of "skilled" work, as the current policy is leading to labour shortages and fuelling inflation.
Food Industry Is Resisting Price Control Proposals, Insisting Margins Are 'Tight'
Economy
Food Industry Is Resisting Price Control Proposals, Insisting Margins Are "Tight"
Leading figures in the food industry are wary of discussions around government measures to tackle high prices and have questioned claims that supermarkets are profiteering while inflation remains high.
Rent ‘right to buy’ homes at social rent levels  Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Rent ‘right to buy’ homes at social rent levels 
In 2021, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) House Builders Association (HBA) wrote to the Government to recommend five reforms that would not only retain existing social housing but increase social housing stock too
Why fear of change is bad for business Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Why fear of change is bad for business
CEO of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Katherine Bennett CBE, explains why businesses should embrace the power of digital innovation.
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announces first Launch Academy in East Anglia Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announces first Launch Academy in East Anglia
Nine companies across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are embarking on an award-winning technology accelerator programme to pioneer new products and services for the UK’s offshore renewable energy sector – launching today (Tuesday) in Norwich.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference