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Does The Treasury Value Regions?
Does The Treasury Value Regions?
Economy
Benedict Cooper looks at the thorny issue of how we can guarantee an equal share of the pie around the country
Rachel Reeves Is Borrowing From The Old To Bring About Growth
Economy
Rachel Reeves Is Borrowing From The Old To Bring About Growth
The Fiscal Triangle: How The Treasury Decides What To Spend
Economy
The Fiscal Triangle: How The Treasury Decides What To Spend
Cost Of Living Pressures Will Be 'Bleak' During Labour's First Christmas In Power
Communities
Cost Of Living Pressures Will Be "Bleak" During Labour's First Christmas In Power
Frustrated Labour MPs Say WASPI Decision Shows Government Is 'In A Bunker'
Economy
Frustrated Labour MPs Say WASPI Decision Shows Government Is "In A Bunker"
How Do You Get Money Out Of The Treasury?
Economy
How Do You Get Money Out Of The Treasury?
Is It Time To Split Up The Treasury?
Economy
Is It Time To Split Up The Treasury?
The House Live
Absolute power - why HMT's iron grip is bad for democracy
Economy
By Harriett Baldwin MP
Absolute power - why HMT's iron grip is bad for democracy
Government must listen to all businesses on economic growth - not just the regulation refuseniks Partner content
Economy
By Which?
Government must listen to all businesses on economic growth - not just the regulation refuseniks
The new Community Right to Buy will be a lasting legacy of this Labour government
Communities
By Joe Fortune
The new Community Right to Buy will be a lasting legacy of this Labour government
Most read
Here's how we stand up to far-right billionaires threatening our democracy
Here's how we stand up to far-right billionaires threatening our democracy
By Carla Denyer
Foreign affairs
Rachel Reeves Is Borrowing From The Old To Bring About Growth
Rachel Reeves Is Borrowing From The Old To Bring About Growth
Economy
Keir Starmer Says 'Line Has Been Crossed' After Elon Musk's Attacks On UK Politicians
Keir Starmer Says "Line Has Been Crossed" After Elon Musk's Attacks On UK Politicians
Home affairs
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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
Amazon named top for UK customer satisfaction Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Amazon named top for UK customer satisfaction
UK consumers have named Amazon the best for customer satisfaction, according to new data compiled by the Institute of Customer Service.
Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Customer satisfaction on the rise as organisations respond to changing consumer demands
Customer satisfaction in the utilities sector is improving faster than in any other industry, while banks and building societies have stalled, according to the UKs biggest barometer of customer service. Customers are also more satisfied now, than at any time since January 2014, but their priorities are shifting.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI to engage with FCA and Treasury on excessive early exit charges
ABIs response to the Chancellors announcement on excessive early exit charges in today'sTreasury questions [19 Jan 2015].
Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
The Economic Significance of the Mineral Products Industry to Wales – New Report Published
The mineral products industry is vital to the Welsh economy and is essential to the delivery of Welsh Government policies for infrastructure development, regeneration and supporting priority sectors such as construction, tourism and energy.
Partner content
Economy
By National Federation of Builders
Lack of SME house builders linked to house price inflation
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that house prices across the United Kingdom grew by 7.7% between November 2014 and November 2015. At a regional level, house price inflation was 8.3% in England and 1.3% in Wales.
Partner content
Economy
By Solicitors Regulation Authority
SRA welcomes Insurance Task Force report
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has welcomed the Ministry of Justice's report on insurance fraud and will be working even more closely with other agencies in a bid to crack down further on fraudulent claims.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Gangmaster licensing extension will protect vulnerable workers - IOSH
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) believes that extending the reach of the authority responsible for tackling labour market exploitation will help to protect vulnerable workers.
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
Decentralised emergency funding leaves individuals without assistance - Turn2us
Simon Hopkins, Chief Executive, responds to a report from the Commons Work and Pensions Committee on distribution of emergency grants for food, heating and other essentials.
Excess hours worked cancel out holiday entitlement, new study finds Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Excess hours worked cancel out holiday entitlement, new study finds
Managers are suffering rising stress levels due to an increasing amount of time spent at work, according to the latest Quality of Working Life study from the Chartered Management Institute.
Tory MP calls for relaxed Sunday trading laws after sharp rise in online Xmas shopping Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Tory MP calls for relaxed Sunday trading laws after sharp rise in online Xmas shopping
Conservative MP Luke Hall has argued the rise in online spending over the Christmas period shows the need for the liberalisation of the Sunday trading laws.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Excess hours worked cancel out holiday entitlement
Managers are working longer than ever, and suffering rising levels of stress according to the latest Quality of Working Life study from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Partner content
Economy
By Unite
Len McCluskey urges Peers to sling the Trade Union Bill 'where it belongs, in the bin'
UK's largest trade union Boss urges peers to blocks the Trade Union Bill and calls it 'mindless anti-worker legislation'.
Partner content
Economy
By Good Things Foundation
Research aims to provide evidence of best ways to engage marginalised groups with digital skills training
There are currently 12.6 million people in the UK who dont possess basic digital skills - the know-how to use the internet, access services online, search for information, shop online and connect with others. Half of disabled people and 42% of people on an income of less than 12,500 a year do not use the internet. A lack of digital skills means that many people are unable to access public services which are now offered digitally, such as GP services and the NHS Choices website; as well as missing out on online learning and the ability to search and apply for jobs online.
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Solid overall spending growth in December, but e-commerce the clear winner at Christmas
- Consumer spending increases solidly in December (+2.3% year-on-year), rounding off 2015 as the second strongest year since 2008 - Sharp rise in e-commerce spending (+7.4%), but face-to-face spending is broadly flat (-0.1%) - Growth led by Hotels, Restaurants Bars (+8.1%), Household Goods (+4.9%) and Recreation Culture (+4.8%)
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI and BIBA launch industry Code of Good Practice to help vulnerable customers
The Association of British Insurers and the British Insurance Brokers Association today launch a joint Code of Good Practice to help insurers and insurance brokers recognise and help potentially vulnerable customers, who may need extra support when renewing motor and home insurance policies.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Rise in businesses recording health and safety data in reports on performance
Safety and health professionals must prepare for a growing number of organisations that include critical OSH data in integrated reports combining financial and non-financial information, according to a new report by the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS).
Partner content
Economy
By Policy Connect
Cutting costs and saving resources is an issue now relevant to every link in the supply chain reports the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group

The APSRG is making 12 recommendations, most notably calling for the government to conduct a call for evidence on the state of play of resource efficiency in UK companies to determine barrier preventing them from being resource efficient.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Housing back-log will not be addressed without tackling skills crisis, says CIOB
Eddie Tuttle of theCIOB, commentedon research released today by the Local Government Association (LGA) on housing andcallsfor further investment in high quality training.
Partner content
Economy
By National Federation of Builders
LGA report overlooks the real problem with planning
The House Builders Association (HBA) responds to a housing reportpublished by the Local Government Association today, saying it shows a lack of sensitivity to the wider house building industry.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Council Tax proposals could damage house building, warns FMB
In response to proposals made by the Local Government Association today, Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders, warns that charging Council Tax on unbuilt developments could decrease house building numbers by deterring SME house builders.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Retail sales highest since July as investors snap up equities
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds for November 2015 which show:
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Sea Gem disaster anniversary acts as safety and health reminder
The 50th anniversary of the Sea Gem disaster which killed 13 people should serve as a reminder of the importance of safety and health in the offshore industry.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Summit to tackle construction industry health problems
Industry leaders will come together at a summit to explore ways of eradicating ill health and disease in the construction sector.
Partner content
Economy
By Innovate UK
Digital ideas for retail: apply for business funding
Businesses can win up to 35,000 and work with market leaders on innovative digital projects that could transform the future of shopping.
EventsAll
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
2025
Online
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference