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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms caused by betting firms to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
By Which?
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
Opinion
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
Economy
By Josh Simons MP
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
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Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Political parties
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
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
Economy news
As Osborne sets a Budget for his party, Labour must earn the trust of the country
Economy
By Chris Leslie
As Osborne sets a Budget for his party, Labour must earn the trust of the country
Former Shadow Chief Secretary and Shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie writes ahead of the Budget: 'with the Chancellor’s focus narrowing, Labour must show we can offer a credible alternative'.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
How to ensure 'path to the top' is clear for all female accountants
CEO of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants calls for action to clear the path for the nearly 250,000 young women studying accountancy.
Chancellor must implement pensions and savings dashboard Partner content
Economy
By Which?
Chancellor must implement pensions and savings dashboard
Consumer group Which? calls on George Osborne to use next week’s Budget to create a tool providing people with a complete picture of all their pension pots in one place.
Latest spending figures show record highs Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Latest spending figures show record highs
Consumer spending hits record levels last month, bolstered by Valentine’s Day and half-term, according to new statistics.
Partner content
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.