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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
Money worries are fuelling a mental health crisis
Health
By Mark Rowland
Money worries are fuelling a mental health crisis
Whilst the pandemic might be in our rear-view mirror, life in 2023 brings new pressures such as the cost of living crisis and the threat of global instability which is contributing to feelings of worry, fear and anxiety across the United Kingdom. That’s why anxiety is the theme of our Mental Health Awareness Week.
Closing the gap to being the UK’s most seamless, sustainable, and tech-enabled port Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
Closing the gap to being the UK’s most seamless, sustainable, and tech-enabled port
The Port of Dover is the port of national significance for passengers, freight, and passenger vehicle trips. This is thanks to Dover’s geographic advantage and the high-efficiency, high-volume, and high-frequency operation that has been built as a result
Conservative MP Wants Children's Clothing Tax Relief Extended To Ease Cost Of Living
Economy
Conservative MP Wants Children's Clothing Tax Relief Extended To Ease Cost Of Living
A Conservative MP has called on the government to extend children’s clothing tax relief and come up with more “creative ideas” to win back voters who are feeling the bite of the cost of living after the party was faced with a tough set of local election results.
MPs To Hold Inquiry Into Supermarket Pricing As Cost Of Staples Soars
Economy
MPs To Hold Inquiry Into Supermarket Pricing As Cost Of Staples Soars
The environment, farming, and rural affairs (EFRA) committee has ordered an inquiry into food supply and prices as large supermarkets see their profits soar despite the cost of living crisis.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on the increase in the Bank Rate to 4.5%
Commenting on the increase in the Bank Rate from 4.25% to 4.50%, Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage & Housing Policy at the BSA said:
All in 2023 Census Tracks Industry's Progress Towards Inclusive Workplace Partner content
Culture
All in 2023 Census Tracks Industry's Progress Towards Inclusive Workplace
A trade secret: What are the UK’s aims as it pursues new deals?
Economy
By Rob Merrick
A trade secret: What are the UK’s aims as it pursues new deals?
What are the UK’s aims in the pursuit of new trade deals? It seems such a simple question, yet ministers are unwilling, or unable, to answer it, according to a growing band of critics. Rob Merrick digs into the issue.
MPs Could Grill Supermarket Bosses Over Soaring Food Prices
Economy
MPs Could Grill Supermarket Bosses Over Soaring Food Prices
Chair of the environment, food, and rural affairs (EFRA) committee is considering a proposal to summon supermarket bosses to parliament as food prices reach a 45 year high.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership heralds a new trading era for the United Kingdom
Economy
By Nigel Huddleston MP
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership heralds a new trading era for the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s impending membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a huge win for this country.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Invite to IFS APPG on Monday 15 May 2023: An insight into the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) with Q&A
The Insurance and Financial Services APPG would like to invite you to attend a talk on the Insights of the FSCS.
Work = Health = Wealth? Why UK businesses must step forward to shape a healthier future Partner content
Health
By Total Politics Impact
Work = Health = Wealth? Why UK businesses must step forward to shape a healthier future
If the relationship between work and health was not at the forefront of policy discussions 5 years ago, it certainly is now. The pandemic triggered a much wider awareness of the relationship between the jobs people do, the places that they work, and the impact on their health. But what steps should UK businesses take to ensure a healthier nation? A Legal & General supported webinar explored the key issues.
The future is undoubtedly digital – but bank closures are leaving people without access to cash
Economy
By Lord Holmes
The future is undoubtedly digital – but bank closures are leaving people without access to cash
First, they closed the bank branches, then they closed the cash machines, then they questioned the point of cash itself, then they didn’t financially serve us. Our high streets, our communities, the financially vulnerable, all of us, left high and financially dry.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
New Chair elected at the Building Societies Association
How we can tackle the rise of temporary accommodation Partner content
Communities
By IKEA
How we can tackle the rise of temporary accommodation
More social housing is the key to preventing the need for temporary accommodation. That is why I am supporting IKEA and Shelter’s Real Life Roomsets campaign to build 90,000 new social homes a year.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
The beauty of simplicity in a complex world
Speaking on the first day of the Building Societies 2023 Annual Conference at the ACC in Liverpool, BSA Chief Executive, Robin Fieth, talked about the beauty of the simplicity of the mutual sector’s social purpose in an increasingly complex world.
Government Warned Help To Buy Boost Would Push House Prices Even Higher
Economy
Government Warned Help To Buy Boost Would Push House Prices Even Higher
Reports that Help to Buy could be revived by government to enable more first time buyers have been met with concern by MPs and experts that a return of the scheme would actually push prices higher and fail to address affordability.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Scottish Residents And Businesses To Get Major 4G Boost Thanks To £75 Million Shared Rural Network Investment
Soaring food costs must be a wake up call to invest in a resilient food system
Health
By Jo Gideon MP
Soaring food costs must be a wake up call to invest in a resilient food system
Food security is a global issue, and it is a very immediate concern for many people. The cost of a weekly food basket has risen by 25 per cent in the last year.
CIOB issues warning to construction SMEs - Embrace social value or get left behind Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB issues warning to construction SMEs - Embrace social value or get left behind
Partner content
Economy
By Amey
Amey completes Department for Work and Pensions assessment centre refurbishment
Amey Secure Infrastructure, a provider of critical services for the public sector, is working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to enhance the user and staff experience at its site in Leicester.    
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK advertising breaks through £15bn of exports
The UK exported an impressive £15bn of advertising and market research services in 2021 – a massive 32.5% increase compared to the previous year, and the largest rise since tracking began in 2018. This brings the sector back to its pre-COVID growth trajectory and showcases its resilience, as well as the power that the British advertising sector has on the world stage.
Chemical investment in the UK stalling Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical investment in the UK stalling
The latest figures from one of the UK’s largest manufacturing industries show a fall in sales with no expectation of a full recovery in Q2.
Partner content
Communities
By Policy@Manchester
Razing the neighbourhood: consequences and alternatives to council estate demolition
Post-war council estates suffer a barrage of stigmatising representations. Central and local governments, think tanks, and property companies call them ‘sink estates’ and ‘concrete monstrosities’. In television dramas and feature films, council estates are invariably grim and crime ridden. These representations have real-world effects. They establish social moods and opinions that encourage and justify the wave of estate demolitions that have beset London and other cities in recent decades.
Revealing the Real Face of Construction Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Revealing the Real Face of Construction
The days of construction careers being portrayed as low paid, low skilled, low prospect jobs for academic underachievers should have been confined to history, yet research by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) shows the sector remains tainted by these outdated misconceptions.
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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