Manish Gupta, Head of Infrastructure Corporate Finance at EY, comments:

After a tumultuous fortnight in politics, senior MPs, peers and others met in the House of Lords to seek refuge from the ever changing world outside, and to celebrate an anniversary. 

Green party MP Caroline Lucas explains why she thinks Britain needs to have a general election this year. 

Congratulating Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said:

Getting a refund on your cash deposit when a retailer goes bust can be “hit and miss”, according to the Law Commission.

The Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimee Doerries QC, has invited Hugh Mercer QC to chair a Bar Council working group to consider the ramifications for the profession of Brexit. 

Whether you’re shopping, paying a bill on your phone or watching television via the internet it’s hard not to realise how technology is changing the way we live. But it is also changing the way we work and are likely to work in the future.

Ahead of his 10 minute rule bill, Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake writes about the importance of EU citizens being certain they are able to stay in the UK following the referendum. 

Some 120 delegates celebrated the five year anniversary of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult in Parliament this week.

Transport for London (TfL) has a duty to find employment for the 400 conductors on the new Routemaster buses who face losing their jobs.

A new 'Business Finance Guide' produced by the British Business Bank and ICAEW lays out options for startups and SMEs, and explains how important the information is in the current financial climate.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants' Manj Kalar analyses what Brexit could mean for the public sector in financial terms.

Nigel Fine, Chief Executive of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has responded to the publication today of the Sainsbury Report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education.

There are renewed calls for the 200 NHS workers and academics, who risked their lives in combating the deadly Ebola virus disease in West Africa, to receive the more than £4,000 bonus that was paid to colleagues working for Public Health England (PHE).

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has welcomed steps by the government to increase competition in the legal services market as good news for the public, business and the economy.

Innovative businesses working in the UK’s energy, infrastructure, biomedical and quantum technology sectors will be supported by up to £57.5 million of new funding announced today by Business Secretary Sajid Javid.

Commenting on the launch of the Hampton-Alexander Review, Andrew Ninian, Director of Corporate Governance and Engagement, said:

Superglass Chief Executive Ken Munro has been appointed chairman of the mineral wool insulation manufacturers representative body, MIMA, taking over from David Travill, Managing Director at Isover Saint Gobain.

Labour MPs Seema Malhotra and Stephen Kinnock propose that a new Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) on EU Renegotiation be established to ensure a strong voice for Parliament in the Brexit negotiations.

The Government has been warned the introduction of its new English Baccalaureate (EBacc) which will result in a “narrowly prescribed” curriculum is “incredibly short sighted”.

Parliament will today debate the plan to exclude technical, creative and artistic subjects from its new English Baccalaureate (EBacc).

Following last week’s EU Referendum and with the UK population voting to leave the European Union, the GGF remains open-minded about the changes that will come and will continue to work with parliamentarians and Government departments on the many issues affecting the glass and glazing industry. 

The Investment Association's monthly statistics of UK investor behaviour in May 2016 show: