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Rachel Reeves Is Borrowing From The Old To Bring About Growth
Rachel Reeves Is Borrowing From The Old To Bring About Growth
Economy
Can the Treasury drive growth across the UK’s wider economy? Chetun Patel looks at its current plans and recent history
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?
Too Big, Too Powerful: Treasury Domination Is Bad For Government
Economy
Too Big, Too Powerful: Treasury Domination Is Bad For Government
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
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Who Are Reform Members?
Who Are Reform Members?
Political parties
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
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Annuity move builds on pension freedoms, but protection for consumers will be crucial
Responding to the Treasurys announcement that pensioners will be able to cash in their annuities for a lump sum payment from April 2017, Yvonne Braun, Director of Long-term Savings Policy at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said:
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Investment Association announces restructure
The Investment Association today announces an organisational restructure into three clearly-defined core divisions focused on our member firms, their products and services and investments and capital markets.
Partner content
Economy
By Road Haulage Association
Approval for HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship: “Our hard work has paid off” says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) (@RHANews) has welcomed the approval from the Business and Innovation Department (BIS) (@bisgovuk) for an LGV apprenticeship Trailblazer scheme but is pressing for confirmation that the scheme will cover the cost of licence acquisition.
Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Impact of Steel Closures Ripples out with Mothballing of Thrislington Lime Plant
The recent announcement to mothball the Lhoist Thrislington dolomitic lime production plant with 40 job losses as a direct result of recent UK steel manufacturing site closures highlights the similarity of issues faced by the lime and steel industry.
Celebrating Designated Drivers at Christmas Partner content
Economy
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Celebrating Designated Drivers at Christmas
The Vice President and General Manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises GB, Leendert den Hollander highlights the importance of the recently launched Designated Driver campaign, reducing drink driving on Britain's roads over the festive season.
Partner content
Economy
By Mind
New Crisis report proves DWP's punitive approach is counterproductive, says Mind
Mind response to sanctions research from Crisis
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Barriers to home ownership fall as housing market sentiment improves
UK consumers have reported that all the major barriers to property purchase have fallen, the BSAs final Property Tracker of 2015 reveals.
Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report
The construction industry’s skills gap could be filled by older workers but employers are failing to realise their potential, a new report has found. 
Protecting Britain’s tourism industry in the wake of the Paris attacks
Economy
By Ian Liddell-Grainger MP
Protecting Britain’s tourism industry in the wake of the Paris attacks
Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger outlines the lessons that can be learned from Paris on how to protect the UK’s tourism industry from the fear that is created by terrorist attacks. 
New Black Friday spending figures show e-commerce surging ahead of the high street Partner content
Economy
By Visa
New Black Friday spending figures show e-commerce surging ahead of the high street
While shopping online continues to grow in popularity, the high street is still taking a hit, according to new figures from Visa Europe.
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
E-commerce grows strongly despite modest overall spending in November
- Modest increase in consumer spending in November (+1.1% on the year) - Expenditure continues to rise solidly in e-commerce (+4.1%), but declines on the high street (-1.5%) - Hotels, Restaurants Bars, Recreation Culture and Clothing Footwear see strongest increases in spending during November
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Shared Ownership must be recognised as a specific tenure in its own right - BSA
Ahead of the Prime Minister's speech on Shared Ownership Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy at the Building Societies Associationsays it is time to recognise the scheme as a specific tenure in its own right.
Chancellor’s digital boost ‘ignores local government’ Partner content
Economy
By Society of Information Technology Management
Chancellor’s digital boost ‘ignores local government’
Increased funding for digital transformation in central government and NHS services, ignores the pressing need to join up public services locally, the Society of Information Technology Management has said.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
FCA proposal on renewal information follows call from the ABI
Responding to theannouncement by the Financial Conduct Authorityto consult on proposals to require the publication of the previous years premium on insurance renewal notices,Association of British Insurers Director General, Huw Evans, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Deputy Skills Minister launches construction Higher Apprenticeship in Wales
A new construction higher apprenticeship was officially launched this week by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology Julie James AM.
Partner content
Economy
By Airbus
Business Secretary and Airbus CEO announce research investment
President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, Fabrice Bregier today joined the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid MP at the Airbus site in Filton to announce 14 million investment into aerospace research and technology.
Skills Minister addresses construction industry over ongoing skills crisis Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Skills Minister addresses construction industry over ongoing skills crisis
At a Parliamentary roundtable to launch a new report by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the Skills Minister and Shadow Small Business Minister discussed with industry experts how apprenticeships could address the ongoing skills shortage in UK construction.     
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH welcomes UK Government's workplace health pledges
The UK Governments pledge to invest extra funds into workplace health issues has been welcomed by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Economy
By David Burrowes
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Annual reporting and specialist employment support is needed to halve the disability employment gap, says David Burrowes MP.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building societies perform strongly in mortgage and savings markets
Building societies approved over 103,000 mortgages between July and September 2015, data released today by the Building Societies Association shows. These approvals accounted for 27% of the total market well above societies natural market share of 21%.
Punitive sanctions regime 'is clearly not working'
Economy
By Neil Gray MP
Punitive sanctions regime 'is clearly not working'
SNP Spokesperson for Fair Work and Employment, Neil Gray MP, calls for the sanctions regime to be fully and independently reviewed. 
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Fixed income sales bounce back in October
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds forOctober 2015 which show:
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Autumn Statement 2015: Improving energy efficiency low priority
The Glass and Glazing Federation takes positives from Chancellors Spending Review and assesses theannouncements that will impact on the construction industry.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
A third of construction firms are turned off by taking on apprentices, warns FMB
A third of small construction firms are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report Defusing the skills time bomb published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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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