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The Rundown Podcast: Last Orders For Britain's Pubs?

18 Apr Economy

With the Commons in recess, the podcast has headed down to the pub again to discuss the UK’s hospitality industry and the struggles it continues to face. A host of global headwinds and domestic policy contribute to a bleak outlook for the sector in 2025.

16 Apr Environment

Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator

12 Apr Economy

Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day

11 Apr Economy

Inside The Controversial Decision To Rid The UK Of Its Plutonium Stores

10 Apr Economy

How Trump's Tariffs Could Affect Personal Finances In The UK

07 Apr Economy

Trump’s Tariffs Are A “Profound” Challenge And “Not A Passing Phase”, Says PM

03 Apr Economy

Government To Consult On Potential UK Retaliation To Trump's Tariffs

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17 Apr Environment

Defra has lost its way

17 Apr Communities

Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive

10 Apr Economy

I cannot support welfare reform on the backs of the most vulnerable

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Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform

15 Apr Political parties

How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line

19 Apr Political parties

Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts

17 Apr Political parties

Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform

15 Apr Foreign affairs

We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values

15 Apr Political parties

Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich

17 Apr Political parties

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26 Mar Economy

Why Britain Can't Build

We can’t start to clear away the blockers until we understand how we erected them in the first place; Michael Dnes details how thousands of sane decisions have led us to the current madness. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

24 Mar Economy

Ben Houchen: "I Don’t Have A Bad Word To Say About How No 10 Have Engaged With Me”

Ben Houchen survived against the odds last May. Now the last Tory mayor standing tells Tali Fraser of his determination to make Tees Valley great again. Photography by Christopher Owens

12 Mar Health

How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP

Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’

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Parliament's untapped resource - professional bodies drive UK growth

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24 Sep 2015 Economy

Parliament's untapped resource - professional bodies drive UK growth

Senior Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building, Paul Nash, explains how professional bodies can support the UK economy and drive change in some of the most challenging policy areas.

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22 Sep 2015 Economy

More than a quarter of the UK Government construction pipeline disappears, finds KPMG analysis

With more than a quarter of its projects disappearing since December 2014, more needs to be done to improve the consistency and accuracy of the UK Government construction pipeline, according to analysis published today by KPMG.

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18 Sep 2015 Economy

CIPP payslip survey results released

The CIPP have been undertaking the payslip survey each year since 2008 to try to understand the long-term trends affecting employee payslips.

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18 Sep 2015 Economy

KPMG welcomes establishment of All Party Parliamentary Group on Responsible Tax

Newly formed APPG should enable closer scrutiny of tax and build a more in-depth understanding before legislation is passed, says KPMG

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17 Sep 2015 Economy

Tightening the payout rules for business insurance

Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims. But under Law Commission reforms introduced into Parliament on 16 September, insurers would be obliged to make prompt payment or face a claim for damages.

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17 Sep 2015 Economy

'Glencore in serious breach of shareholder protection principles' says The Investment Association

Glencore's actions fell well short of the standards expected by institutional investors says the Investment Association and the NAPF

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17 Sep 2015 Economy

Ruth McKernan welcomes UK maintaining position on Global Innovation Index

The chief executive of the Governments innovation agency Innovate UK has welcomed news that the UK remained in second position in the Global Innovation index.

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17 Sep 2015 Economy

Government back-to-work scheme failing thousands with mental health problems

The latest statistics* from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that less than 9 per cent of people with mental health problems currently being supported by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) have been helped into a job by the Work Programme, the Governments flagship back-to-work scheme.

Work Programme’s ‘punitive approach’ makes mental health worse

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17 Sep 2015 Economy

Work Programme’s ‘punitive approach’ makes mental health worse

CEO of the charity Mind, Paul Farmer, says bold changes are needed to help people with mental health problems into work.

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16 Sep 2015 Economy

CIPP launch NPW 2015 with House of Commons event

National Payroll Week 2015 (NPW) opened this year with a launch event at the House of Commons on 7 September where Lindsay Melvin, CIPP CEO, announced the start of NPW.

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16 Sep 2015 Economy

Parliament has voted: must charities take up the slack?

Simon Hopkins, Chief Executive ofTurn2us, comments on yesterday'svote on tax credits means poor families 'are going to get poorer'.

Government urged to 'take more notice' of £60bn tourist industry

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16 Sep 2015 Economy

Government urged to 'take more notice' of £60bn tourist industry

Leading trade association UKinbound highlights the contribution made by the tourism industry to the UK economy and urges the Government to provide support that will drive further growth.

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15 Sep 2015 Economy

ACCA and IMA explore future challenges facing the accounting profession

Signature research agenda launches with new website and SoMoClo report

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15 Sep 2015 Economy

Manufacturing Commission issues strategic alerts as it begins to uncover fundamental sustainability issues facing the industrial sector today

The Manufacturing Commission has begun to uncover important barriers to sustainability in the industrial sector, and is issuing four timely strategic alerts to the industry ahead of the final inquiry report that is being issued on 27th October.

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15 Sep 2015 Economy

Investment Association calls for rethink as bond-trading plans threaten performance

The Investment Association is today calling for a rethink of proposed trading rules that would make it harder for investors to buy and sell bonds.

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14 Sep 2015 Economy

The State of the Investing Nation - Investment Association Releases 2014 Survey

The Investment Association today launches its 13th annual Asset Management Survey, which shows:

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14 Sep 2015 Economy

Wizz Air firms-up order for 110 A321neo aircraft

A320neo Family orders top 4,300 aircraft

14 Sep 2015 Communities

The role of the Charity Commission in the closure of Kids Company

Liberal Democrat House of Lords Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise, Baroness Barker, writes following her debate on: 'The closure of Kids Company'.

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11 Sep 2015 Economy

Construction SMEs can play crucial role in delivering PM’s vision, says FMB

Responding to the Prime Ministers speech today, the FMB has called on the Government to embrace the role small and medium-sized construction companies can play in driving a thriving economy and working in partnership with a smart public sector.

Richard Harrington MP: Our ambition for 3 million new apprenticeships in the next five years

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10 Sep 2015 Education

Richard Harrington MP: Our ambition for 3 million new apprenticeships in the next five years

The Prime Minister's Adviser on Apprenticeships Richard Harrington MP writes for Find a Future in support of Team UK who took part in WorldSkills São Paulo 2015 and how the UK will deliver 3 million new apprenticeships over the next five years.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin hails shipping industry as driver of UK growth

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09 Sep 2015 Economy

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin hails shipping industry as driver of UK growth

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill celebrated the start of the 2015 London International Shipping Week, at a major reception hosted by Associated British Ports earlier this week.

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08 Sep 2015 Economy

Unfair law fails to protect logbook loan consumers

Logbook loan borrowers have too little protection and those who unwittingly buy cars subject to logbook loans have none at all.

Britain is facing ‘pensions time bomb,’ new survey warns

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08 Sep 2015 Economy

Britain is facing ‘pensions time bomb,’ new survey warns

Britain is heading towards a ‘pensions time bomb,’ according to a new survey by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals.

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08 Sep 2015 Economy

Executive Remuneration Working Group

The Investment Association, which represents the UK's 5.5 trillion investment management industry, has announced the creation of a working group, the Executive Remuneration Working Group, to bring forward proposals for a radical simplification of executive pay.