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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
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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
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
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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
Top Stories: Council Tax To Rise By Maximum Rate, Real Terms Pay Falls
Economy
Top Stories: Council Tax To Rise By Maximum Rate, Real Terms Pay Falls
Almost three quarters of authorities in England are set to increase council tax by the maximum allowance of five per cent this year, new data suggests.
We must work to help unlock the potential of apprenticeships
Economy
By Lord Knight of Weymouth
We must work to help unlock the potential of apprenticeships
Governments around the world are grappling with some huge challenges, but this feels especially acute here in the UK.
Inside Darren Jones's mission to protect British workers
Economy
By Sophie Church
Inside Darren Jones's mission to protect British workers
Darren Jones never anticipated becoming notorious on social media. Nonetheless, the Labour MP for Bristol North West has become something of a TikTok icon, owing to the intense scrutiny with which he treats politicians and company leaders in his role of chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee.
Top Stories: UK Narrowly Avoided Recession, Labour Win Large Majority In By-Election
Economy
Top Stories: UK Narrowly Avoided Recession, Labour Win Large Majority In By-Election
The UK economy narrowly avoided recession at the end of last year, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting that economic output in the last three months of 2022 was flat at 0 per cent.
How apprentices are shaping the future of betting and gaming Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
How apprentices are shaping the future of betting and gaming
The work of our members highlights what can be achieved with a commitment to apprenticeships and we intend to go even further with 5,000 new opportunities created over the next couple of years.
Partner content
Economy
By BASF
Flue2Chem: Cross-sector collaboration
SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), BASF and 13 other organisations have secured funding for a two-year programme to develop a new value chain to convert industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for consumer products. The project, which has been granted £2.68 million from Innovate UK, will aim to help the UK reach its net zero target.
The Conservatives are ignoring working women. Labour will unleash their talents
Economy
By Anneliese Dodds MP
The Conservatives are ignoring working women. Labour will unleash their talents
The Conservatives have spent a decade letting down women of all ages and all backgrounds.
The importance of opening up apprenticeship opportunities to all ages, not just school leavers Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The importance of opening up apprenticeship opportunities to all ages, not just school leavers
The start of February can only mean one thing: National Apprenticeship Week is upon us again. Each year, I like to reflect on how much progress we’ve made over the past twelve months, not just at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), but also as an industry.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
How The UK’s Mobile Operators Are Making The Internet A Safer Place
Today marks the 20th edition of Safer Internet Day. The awareness campaign has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar each year, and is celebrated in around 180 countries and territories worldwide.
Only by giving teachers fair pay can we deliver world class education
Education
By Lord Storey
Only by giving teachers fair pay can we deliver world class education
With an intense workload, long hours and relatively poor pay, it’s not surprising that teachers across England and Wales have chosen to strike.
Britain’s unaffordable and dysfunctional childcare system is forcing women out of work
Economy
By Joeli Brearley
Britain’s unaffordable and dysfunctional childcare system is forcing women out of work
If the United Kingdom’s economy is to advance and flourish, then it must mobilise the full potential of its people. That includes mothers.
Rishi Sunak's Whitehall Reset Gives Fresh Focus But Leaves Limited Time To Deliver On His Promises
Economy
Rishi Sunak's Whitehall Reset Gives Fresh Focus But Leaves Limited Time To Deliver On His Promises
Rishi Sunak has undertaken a mini-reshuffle - the fifth in 20 months - as he seeks to set a new path for government following the damage of Nadhim Zahawi's sacking.
Decarbonising construction today with low carbon concrete Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Decarbonising construction today with low carbon concrete
The UK construction sector, working in collaboration with UK manufacturers of cement and concrete, has a strong track record of reducing emissions from concrete construction. But there are opportunities to accelerate the adoption of new low carbon concretes and reduce the carbon emissions of our built environment even further.
We must scrap the unliveable Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
Economy
By Jack Shaw
We must scrap the unliveable Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage has benefitted millions of Brits. When it was introduced in 1999 it was met with scepticism in some quarters, fearing that employers would cover their costs by scaling back on investment.
Showcasing the need for project management skills in the UK Partner content
Economy
By Association for Project Management
Showcasing the need for project management skills in the UK
The recent announcement of round two of the Government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund has placed the spotlight on project skills. The £4.8bn fund is intended to help deliver local projects.
The Future of Work Partner content
Health
By Legal & General
The Future of Work
The nature of work is changing, with technological, social, and environmental factors having an increasing influence on the UK’s workforce. Legal & General’s Director of Levelling Up, John Godfrey, explores the changes to where we work, how we work, and why we work.
The Great British Workforce Mystery
Economy
By James Kirkup
The Great British Workforce Mystery
Nearly 400,000 people aged 50 and over have, in the blink of an eye, disappeared from the British workforce in the wake of the pandemic. James Kirkup, director of the Social Market Foundation, asks where they’ve gone – and how we can get them back.
Work And Pensions Secretary Admits Foreign Workers Would Help 'Resolve' UK Staff Shortages
Economy
Work And Pensions Secretary Admits Foreign Workers Would Help "Resolve" UK Staff Shortages
Mel Stride, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has admitted that loosening immigration rules to allow more foreign workers to come to the UK would abate staff shortages, but government remains unlikely to budge on the matter.

The Mel Stride interview: 'In a tight labour market, every worker is really important'
Economy
By Tali Fraser
The Mel Stride interview: "In a tight labour market, every worker is really important"
A core member of the Prime Minister’s leadership campaign, Mel Stride, now Department of Work and Pensions Secretary, tells Tali Fraser about his review into why so many people have dropped out of the workforce – and how to bring them back.

Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Partner content
Economy
By BASF
BASF hosts Earl of Caithness in state-of-the-art recycling facility
The team at BASF Metals Recycling Ltd, Cinderford was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon. the Earl of Caithness to the site on 27 January 2023.
Top Stories: Dominic Raab Row Deepens, Liz Truss Plots Comeback, Childcare Pressure For PM
Education
Top Stories: Dominic Raab Row Deepens, Liz Truss Plots Comeback, Childcare Pressure For PM
Pressure continues to mount on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to address what he knew about Dominic Raab bullying allegations after it was reported that top civil servant Simon Case was aware of complaints.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on the increase in the Bank Rate to 4%
Commenting on the increase in the Bank Rate from 3.5% to 4.0%, Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage & Housing Policy at the BSA said:
West Tyrone – the most deprived constituency in Northern Ireland
Economy
By Órfhlaith Begley MP
West Tyrone – the most deprived constituency in Northern Ireland
The failure to replace lost European Union funding, the spiralling cost of living and the Democratic Unionist Party’s blockade of the executive in the north of Ireland have converged to create a perfect storm for rural communities.
Top Stories: Sunak Under Pressure To Suspend Raab, Half Of Schools Impacted By Strikes
Education
Top Stories: Sunak Under Pressure To Suspend Raab, Half Of Schools Impacted By Strikes
The Prime Minister is under pressure to reveal what he knew about bullying allegations made against Dominic Raab when he appointed him as his deputy.
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