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London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
The body representing local authorities in London is urging MPs in the capital to push back against government proposals for funding reform, with a briefing note seen by PoliticsHome warning that they would mean "devastating" cuts to councils.
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
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The international fightback against dangerous products sold online
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Economy
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Opinion
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
Health
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
Environment
By Martin Wrigley MP
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
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One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Political parties
Pride should be a celebration of inclusion — not a platform for exclusion
Pride should be a celebration of inclusion — not a platform for exclusion
By Owen Meredith
Social affairs
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
By Lord Berkeley
Transport
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
Political parties
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
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Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would 'Legalise Theft'
Culture
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would "Legalise Theft"
Equity general secretary Paul W Fleming tells Sienna Rodgers about the threat of AI and his frustration with the government’s ‘very, very, very disappointing’ approach to the creative industries
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
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Economy
By Visa
Valentine’s Day half-term boost spend on hotels, dining and entertainment to record levels
ƒƒ- Household spending increases +2.2% year-on-year in February ƒƒ- Sharp rise in spending on Hotels, Restaurants Bars (+13.6%) and Recreation Culture (+9.7%), while expenditure growth reaches 13-month high across Food Drink (+4.8%) retailers ƒƒ- E-commerce on upward trajectory as growth improves to +6.3% on an annual basis
Partner content
Economy
By University of Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshire revolutionises 3D printed fashion with the MODECLIX project
Today, the University of Hertfordshire announced the development of a revolutionary new prototype collection of wearable 3D printed garments.
Scrap the tobacco tax escalator to protect independent retailers Partner content
Economy
By Tobacco Retailers' Alliance
Scrap the tobacco tax escalator to protect independent retailers
The Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance writes ahead of the Budget and asks the Chancellor to abolish the tobacco tax escalator or witness even more independent retailers going out of business.
Partner content
Economy
By Saga
Saga urges pensions minister not to repeat past mistakes
Commenting on the announcement by Baroness Altmann that former CBI Director John Cridland has been appointed asindependent reviewer of state pension age,Paul Green, director of communications for retirement specialists Saga said:
Challenges ahead for customer service in the UK, expert warns Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Challenges ahead for customer service in the UK, expert warns
There are big challenges ahead for customer service in the UK, according to a leading expert in the field.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Europe offers glimmer of hope to fund buyers in choppy January
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds for January 2016 which show:
Partner content
Economy
By Road Haulage Association
A key tax allowance in the transport sector is the subject of confusion as a result of an error at HMRC, says RHA
The Road Haulage Association has a historical agreement over the payment of a round sum allowance to those drivers who use sleeper cabs whilst on a business journey.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
New strategy will address current and future OSH issues, says IOSH
A new five-year health and safety strategy which launches today (Monday 29 February) will help to address current and future issues, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Britain deemed FinTech capital of the world: Osborne welcomes EY report Partner content
Economy
By EY
Britain deemed FinTech capital of the world: Osborne welcomes EY report
Britain is the leading FinTech centre in the world, according to an independent report by Ernst Young (EY).
How to improve financial services for vulnerable customers - report Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
How to improve financial services for vulnerable customers - report
The Financial Services Vulnerability Taskforce published best practice guidelines to lift the bar on standards for the treatment of vulnerable customers.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
EY and HM Treasury Finance Insight Series: Understanding costing
EYworked with theHMTreasurys to develop a series of video insights for the Government Finance and Internal Audit Conference. Senior Finance Leaders across the UK Government have been interviewed around four central themes of the government finance agenda.
Partner content
Economy
By Mind
Cutting disability benefits by £30 per week won’t help people into work
Today, MPs in the Commons voted to overturn House of Lords amendments to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, which would have protected the amount people supported by disability benefits are paid.
Partner content
Economy
By National Federation of Builders
New Opportunities for Construction SMEs?
Recent announcements by the Homes Communities Agency (HCA) have provided plenty of cause for optimism; 80 public land sites, coming in at over 600 acres, will be put up for sale to accelerate house building.
To QE or not to QE?
Economy
By Helen Goodman
To QE or not to QE?
Treasury Select Committee member Helen Goodman MP writes about what the British programme of quantitative easing (QE) has so far delivered.
Partner content
Economy
By National Audit Office
Financial services mis-selling: regulation and redress
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cannot know whether its activities are reducing the overall scale of financial services mis-selling to consumers, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction industry launches online portal for parliamentarians
The Chartered Institute of Buildinglaunches online portal to increase interaction with government
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH holds Parliamentary reception on mental health
Education, training and awareness are the key to mentally-healthy workforces, a Parliamentary reception heard.
What MPs need to know before voting on the Welfare Bill Partner content
Economy
By Parkinson's UK
What MPs need to know before voting on the Welfare Bill
Ahead of today's vote on the Welfare Bill, CEO of Parkinson's UK Steve Ford warns that "cutting payments will not change a person’s medical prognosis, or make them any more capable of working when they aren’t physically able to do so."
Partner content
Economy
By National Audit Office
Fraud landscape review
The exact scale of fraud within government is unknown but excluding tax credit and benefit fraud, detected fraud in 2014-15 across government was equivalent to only 0.02% (72.9 million) of total expenditure (306 billion) according to a report by the National Audit Office. However there is a large disparity between what fraud and error is reported and what other available estimates suggest might be occurring which needs explaining.
Partner content
Economy
By National Audit Office
Accountability to Parliament for taxpayers’ money
The incentives on departmental Accounting Officers (usually the Permanent Secretary) to safeguard value for taxpayers money are weak compared to those associated with the day-to-day job of satisfying Ministers, according to todays report from the National Audit Office.
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
Charity highlights concern over Universal Credit call charges
Anti-poverty charity Turn2us has called upon the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reconsider charging individuals who need to claim for Universal Credit over the phone.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building society mortgage approvals rise 10% in 2015
Today the BSA has released mortgage lending and savings statistics for the 2015 full year.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Clearer communications vital to consumer trust
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) publishes research which highlights the challenges facing life and pensions sector
Partner content
Economy
By Saga
Current pension tax system too complex for people to understand
Gareth Shaw, head of consumer affairs at Saga Investment Services, responds to Osborne's plansto cut pensions tax relief.