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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 Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP Statement on Apprenticeship Levy consultation
A spokesperson for the Association of Employment and Learning Providers said:
Partner content
Economy
By Road Haulage Association
RHA says apprenticeship levy looks like a tax on payroll
The Road Haulage Association considers that Governments planned changes to boost apprenticeship numbers and drive up the quality of courses risks being little more than a new tax on payroll in the road haulage sector and that the Association was already seeking an urgent meeting with skills minister Nick Boles after the levy was announced by Chancellor George Osborne.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Government right to use buying power to boost apprenticeships, says FMB
The Governments announcement that bids for public sector contracts worth more than 10 million must demonstrate a clear commitment to apprenticeship training will help boost apprenticeships numbers, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Partner content
Economy
By NCFE
Government’s approval of apprenticeship standard welcomed by Supply Chain Trailblazer group
Prime Minister David Cameron has today confirmed radical plans to increase the number of quality trailblazer apprenticeships across the country forming part of the governments pledge to support 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 placing ownership of the skills and knowledge required to perform key roles within industry firmly in the hands of the employers.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Confidence returns to economic outlook
A survey by the Chartered Insurance Institute sees an unprecedented two-thirds of their members expecting the UK economy to improve in the next twelve months - a 15% increase on 2014's results.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Two thirds of UK building companies turn down work
'Desperate need' for apprentices is key factor behind skills shortage
Partner content
Economy
By Airbus
First A350-1000 wing goes into production
Next generation of Airbus all-new wide-body airliner takes shape
Partner content
Economy
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Barbecue like a pro thanks to AHDB Beef Lamb
AHDB Beef Lamb has released a series of cooking demonstration videos to help butchers capitalise on the barbecue cooking trend and help families perfect their barbecuing skills.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Modern Slavery Act – shining a light
Disasters secure attention and rightly drive calls for prevention we need to ensure that they also drive action to tackle hidden everyday misery too. Last week saw the Government announce its turnover threshold for new anti-slavery disclosures and outline its next steps.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Offshore worker engagement - IOSH links Lord Cullen and Bob Egan
The role offshore workers have to play in keeping themselves and their colleagues safe was discussed during a meeting facilitated by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Consumer spending rises strongly in July as Brits spend more on holidays, dining out and entertainment
- Consumer spending rises +1.9% on the year in July, up from an annual increase of +1.4% in June - Growth led by Hotels Restaurants (+8.6%) and a near-record rise in Recreation Culture (+5.6%) - Online retailers continue to record marked rise in spending (+6.3%)
July sunshine sees consumer spending grow Partner content
Economy
By Visa
July sunshine sees consumer spending grow
Consumer spending grew by 1.9% in the year to July, according to the latest Visa Europe UK Expenditure Index.
Overloaded lorries and overworked drivers: Mineral Products Association warns of looming road safety crisis Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Overloaded lorries and overworked drivers: Mineral Products Association warns of looming road safety crisis
Director of Economic and Public Affairs at the Mineral Products Association, Jerry McLaughlin, urges the Government to take action on unregulated volumetric lorries that are growing in number on the UK’s roads.
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH: Promoting safety and health key after rise in British work-related deaths
IOSH has reaffirmed its commitment towards shaping a safe, healthy and sustainable world of work after a rise in workplace deaths in Britain.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Ofcom smartphone report highlights need for urgent overhaul of 999 services
As Ofcom's 2015 Communications Market Report reveals that smartphones have become the hub of our daily lives, technology experts are warning that there is a urgent need to make radical changes to the emergency 999 call service to reflect the digital age.
PSHE education and social mobility – an opportunity we can’t afford to miss Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
PSHE education and social mobility – an opportunity we can’t afford to miss
PSHE Association Chief Executive Joe Hayman responds to research by the Sutton Trust & upReach contrasting social mobility between state school and independent school leavers.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
Govenrment Threat To Public Sector Workers Subs
GMB Reaction To Government Threat To End Check-Off For Public Sector Workers Trade Union Subscriptions
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
UK businesses more confident and less reliant on government spending, says latest global survey of finance professionals
Finance professionals in the UK were more positive in the second quarter of 2015 with them reporting an upturn in recruitment, according to the Global Economic Conditions Survey organised by ACCA and IMA (the Institute of Management Accountants).
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on Technology Software Systems contract
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Highways England on the 2.5 million Technology Software Systems (TSS) contract TMT054.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI statement on financial advice review announced by Government
Responding to the Government's announcement of a review to improve consumers' access to financial advice, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said:
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Investment Association responds to HMT/FCA consultation on financial advice
The Investment Association, which represents the UK's investment industry, today responds to HM Treasury's announcement of the Financial Advice Market Review.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
25 investment firms with £1.8 trillion of assets sign statement of principles
Signatories to the Investment Association's Statement of Principles are making a public commitment always to put clients' interests first and ahead of their own -25 members with 34% (1.8 trillion) of industry assets under management have registered as signatories.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
Public Sector Redundancy Cap
GMB Warns That Government Plans To Cap Public Sector Redundancy Will Hit Low And Average Paid Employees And Will Break The Public Sector Pension Agreement.
Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Subdued Mineral Products Sales in Q2, But Prospects Remain Positive
Sales volumes of aggregates and ready mixed concrete were 4% higher and asphalt10% higher in the second quarter of 2015 than the same quarter of 2014.
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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
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025