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The Rundown Podcast: Last Orders For Britain's Pubs?
The Rundown Podcast: Last Orders For Britain's Pubs?
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.
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day
Economy
Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day
Inside The Controversial Decision To Rid The UK Of Its Plutonium Stores
Economy
Inside The Controversial Decision To Rid The UK Of Its Plutonium Stores
How Trump's Tariffs Could Affect Personal Finances In The UK
Economy
How Trump's Tariffs Could Affect Personal Finances In The UK
Trump’s Tariffs Are A “Profound” Challenge And “Not A Passing Phase”, Says PM
Economy
Trump’s Tariffs Are A “Profound” Challenge And “Not A Passing Phase”, Says PM
Government To Consult On Potential UK Retaliation To Trump's Tariffs
Economy
Government To Consult On Potential UK Retaliation To Trump's Tariffs
Opinion
Defra has lost its way
Environment
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Defra has lost its way
Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive
Communities
By Joe Fortune
Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive
I cannot support welfare reform on the backs of the most vulnerable
Economy
By Cat Eccles MP
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
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Political parties
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Foreign affairs
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
By Mike Tapp MP
Political parties
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
By Paul Foster MP
Foreign affairs
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Why Britain Can't Build
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
Ben Houchen: 'I Don’t Have A Bad Word To Say About How No 10 Have Engaged With Me”
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
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
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’
Economy news
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
GMB London Uber Driver Member Paid £1.47 Per Hour Below Minimum Wage For 234 Hours In August As Union Seeks Tribunal Ruling On Underpayment
Union plans to recover underpayment on the national minimum wage as part of the Tribunal claim that Uber drivers are directed workers says GMB Professional Drivers.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Survey reveals Britain’s shocking attitude towards pensions – 51-60-year-olds and young are worst planners
Great Britain is heading towards a pensions ticking time bomb according to the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) annual survey. The shocking results have revealed the nations lack of planning for retirement.
Online summer sales fuels consumer spending growth Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Online summer sales fuels consumer spending growth
Consumer spending grew by 1.9% in the year to August, according to the latest Visa Europe UK Expenditure Index.
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Household spending continues to rise solidly, with online expenditure a key driver of growth in August
- Household spending rises +1.9% on the year in August, up from +1.8% in July - Hotels, Restaurants Bars (+8.9%) and Recreation Culture (+6.1%) both see marked increases in spend - Online retailers see sharpest rise in expenditure for four years (+10.7%)
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Pensions, payroll and software industry voices concerns and gives guidance for auto enrolment 2016
Delegates from across the country gathered yesterday for the Capacity Crunch Conference in London.
Partner content
Economy
By Law Society
Law Society comments on proposal for Small Business Commissioner
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has consulted on proposals to help smaller businesses facing contractual disputes with larger companies.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
GMB suspends strike action at Doncaster to enable talks at ACAS on dispute over changes to terms and conditions of employment
Under the auspices of ACAS an agreement was reached to suspend the proposed industrial action from 4th September to 14th September to enable further discussion to take place says GMB.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Equity fund net retail sales hit fifteen year peak
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds forJuly 2015:
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
GMB motion to TUC in Brighton calls for Congress to give notice of recommending 'No' vote if Cameron waters down EU employment rights
Latest announcement to crack down on employers not paying national minimum wage is more window dressingby the Tories ahead of the EU referendum says GMB
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Payments made to savers since the pension reforms reach nearly £2.5 billion, ABI stats show
Almost 2.5billion worth of payments has been made to customers in the first three months since the new pension freedoms came in, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today. Thats equivalent to 27million a day.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
The investment Association comments on lifting
The Investment Association comments on the announcement yesterday by the Government of India confirming that it accepts the recommendation of the Shah Committee on the application of Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) to foreign investors.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
Numbers on Zero Hours Contracts in UK grows by 47,323 to 744,442 in six months
The deal employers are offering workers is seriously decreased while workers often have little alternative but to accept what is on offer but workers are fighting back says GMB.
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Mortality Statistics: What you need to know
Turn2us explains the DWP mortality statistics for people on Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Central and local government must increase SME spend, says FMB
All local authorities and housing associations should set targets to increase their spend with small businesses, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
UK recovery ‘in danger of stalling’ Partner content
Economy
By Law Society
UK recovery ‘in danger of stalling’
A fall in the number of business deals facilitated by the top 50 UK law firms may indicate a slowdown in the UK’s economic recovery, according to new figures released by the Law Society.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
GMB security scanners strike at Stansted to go ahead on Monday 31st August in pay dispute as Mitie refuses talks at ACAS
Maybe Ruby McGregor-Smith, CEO of Mitie Group PLC, who is on the list of peers announced today, has been too busy getting close to the Tory Party to tell her managers to get around the table to avoid disruption at Stansted says GMB
Chartered Insurance Institute launches new flexible working guide Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurance Institute launches new flexible working guide
The Chartered Insurance Institute has today launched a new guide for firms looking to introduce flexible working to their employees. 
Partner content
Environment
By British Gas
British Gas hires 200 smart meter apprentices
British Gas will hire up to 200 apprentices in smart metering, taking the total recruited to approximately 1,000 this year.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
GMB to seek meeting with Prime Minister as Tata Steel announce 250 job losses and mothballing of Llanwern Steel Mills
Local communities will be destroyed with mass unemployment and the balance of payment deficit will increase further if we don't get government support and action says GMB.
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
The ill and disabled to face further welfare reform
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has announced radical reform for sickness benefits that the government hopes will encourage up to 1 million people into work.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Investors and brokers agree landmark share-dealing code
The investment industry has taken a major step to improve client returns by agreeing a new code of conduct with brokers to help large share deals complete at the best possible price.
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appoints Karl Johnson as project director
Mott MacDonald has appointed Karl Johnson as a project director in its management, development and consultancy business in the United Kingdom. Karl will strengthen the consultancys commercial and project management capabilities in the energy and utilities market.
AELP responds to David Cameron’s apprenticeship announcement Partner content
Education
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP responds to David Cameron’s apprenticeship announcement
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has welcomed Government plans to ask employers for their views on the introduction of an apprenticeship levy, which would apply from 2017.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Cameron's apprenticeship plan must reverse drop-out trend
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)comments on the Government'snew apprenticeship levy.
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
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Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
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