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Keir Starmer Warns Autumn Budget Will Be "Painful"

27 Aug Economy

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the Autumn Budget will be "painful" as the country will have to "accept short term pain for long term good".

14 Aug Communities

Pro-Building Group Urges Labour To Keep Bigger London Housing Target

02 Aug Economy

Who Is The Labour Growth Group?

29 Jul Economy

What Is Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cutting To Deal With The "Black Hole" She Inherited?

29 Jul Economy

Rachel Reeves Scales Back Universal Winter Fuel Payments To Plug "Black Hole" In Public Finances

29 Jul Health

Teachers And NHS Staff To Get Above Inflation Pay Rise

28 Jul Communities

"Reset" Needed Between Local And National Government, Says New LGA Chair

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For UK casinos to thrive, reforms must come soon

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29 Aug Communities

For UK casinos to thrive, reforms must come soon

22 Aug Communities

To move forward from the riots, the government must invest in BAME social enterprise

02 Aug Economy

Inflation is back on target, but the economy is far from secure

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The New Lib Dem MP Who Got A "Well Done" Text From Sue Gray

31 Aug Political parties

Labour MP Told Democrat Advisers Don't Be Afraid Of Talking About Immigration

29 Aug Political parties

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For UK casinos to thrive, reforms must come soon

29 Aug Communities

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17 Jul Environment

Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.

23 Apr Communities

Closing time: what next for London's pubs?

Few sectors of industry have taken more of a beating in the last few years than that of the British pub. Jimmy McIntosh has been documenting those in London that have died, and asks what it means for the communities they serve

15 Apr Communities

Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll speaks to Sienna Rodgers about quitting the Labour Party and why he is confident of winning the North East mayoral race as an independent

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13 Apr 2015 Economy

Visa Europe: UK Expenditure Index

Spring starts early as consumers spend on social time.

The success of Labour's careers advice pledge

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09 Apr 2015 Education

The success of Labour's careers advice pledge

The National Federation of Builders welcomes Miliband's promise to guarantee personal careers advice for all teenagers, but warns the success of the plan depends on the advisors.

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08 Apr 2015 Economy

Call for beefed-up trade minister to boost UK exports welcomed by Unite

A beefed up role for a trade minister with a seat in the cabinet to coordinate and boost UK exports a central plank of a new report on delivering an export-led recovery has been welcomed by Unite, the countrys largest union.

Mind the skills gap: from classroom to career

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08 Apr 2015 Education

Mind the skills gap: from classroom to career

Improving the UK’s skills gap must be a priority for the next Government, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute.

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08 Apr 2015 Economy

Tackling the skills gap: From classroom to workplace

The CII's pre-election skills manifesto identifies five key policy issues, an incoming government will need to address in order to tackle the UK's skills gap.

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06 Apr 2015 Economy

UK bank profits up 62%, but must urgently tackle low return on equity, says KPMG report

Report reveals divergent performance across the top five UK-based banks as the profitability at the two state-backed banks continued to rise, whereas it fell at the three global banks.Strengthening economic conditions sees loan impairment costs fall 72 per cent to 5.2bn.Encouragingly, four of the five banks have taken the significant step of including customer satisfaction information in their annual reports.

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01 Apr 2015 Economy

Engineers call on future Government to make UK a global leader in next generation communications networks

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has today launched its General Election Campaign, calling on the next Government to take steps to establish the UK as a global telecommunications leader and introduce legislation to make sure there is a reliable broadband service across all parts of the country.

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31 Mar 2015 Economy

Hyder Mott MacDonald joint venture appointed on Davyhulme wastewater treatment works expansion, UK

A partnership between Hyder Consulting and Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the Laing ORouke Imtech joint venture to provide detailed design and project management services for a multimillion pound expansion of Davyhulme wastewater treatment works.

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30 Mar 2015 Economy

Gov.uk 'not fit for purpose'

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Associate Director Karen Thomson argues that making the new gov.uk website fit for purpose is an 'urgent job for the next government'

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30 Mar 2015 Economy

Resource website for payroll professionals no longer “fit for purpose” according to the CIPP

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is today calling for an overhaul of a leading government website designed to help the UK customer find information they need from any government department. This includes payroll and accountancy professionals who solve complex tax problems.

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27 Mar 2015 Economy

Electrospinning – using 19th century technology to aid modern drug discovery

A small Oxfordshire company has adapted a 19th century technique to achieve a more naturalistic environment for growing cell lines for nanotechnology laboratory research.

27 Mar 2015 Health

1.9 million new jobs created by this Government and progress removing the stigma of mental health

The Minister of State for Disabled People at the Department for Work and Pensions writes about the progress this Government has made on reducing unemployment and improving mental health provision. He says the next Government must build on this progress.

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27 Mar 2015 Economy

Proposed additional tax relief would encourage CIPP members to save more for a pension, according to survey

Research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) has shown that proposals to double-tax relief on pension savings would encourage its members to save more for a pension.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

The Investment Association says property was the best-selling sector in February

The Investment Association today publishes its statistics for authorised investment fundsfor February 2015:

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

ABI responds to FCA’s final report on Retirement Income Market Study

Commenting onFCAs final report on their Retirement income Market Study, Yvonne Braun, ABIs Director of Long-Term Savings Policy, said:

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

Optimism returns to the UK housing market

The future for property purchase is looking bright, with over one third (36%) of people saying that now is a good time to buy, the BSAs MarchProperty Trackersurvey has identified.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

Whole of Government Accounts 2013-14

The Treasury is continuing to improve the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA), which shows in a single document the overall financial position of the UK public sector.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

A whole new way of retirement planning

A pensions dashboard showing customers' collective savings introduces a whole new way of retirement planning.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

Breakthrough Aerospace technologies to receive Innovate UK funding

Game-changing technologies that will help maintain the UK's position as having the second largest aerospace industry in the world are to be supported by a new 10m competition announced by the Government's innovation experts today.

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25 Mar 2015 Economy

Unite seeks urgent meeting on UK jobs as Heinz and Kraft merge

Reassurances about future UK job security are being sought by Unite, the countrys largest union, following todays (Wednesday 25 March) announcement that US food giant Heinz is to merge with Kraft Foods Group.

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25 Mar 2015 Economy

EY comment on today's PSR’s policy statement

EY responded to the Payment Systems Regulator's announcementthat it will regulate the industry from 1 April 2015.

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25 Mar 2015 Environment

Opportunities for red meat exports to China in spotlight

Future exports of beef and lamb to China could mirror the successful blueprint of pork and benefit the entire supply chain, according to EBLEX.

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25 Mar 2015 Economy

HSBC joins Dumfries and Galloway Council to obtain prestigious CIPP PQP accreditation

HSBC and Dumfries and Galloway Council have obtained the prestigious Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

25 Mar 2015 Economy

It’s Time for the Government to Talk to the British People About TTIP

Labour backbencher Ann McKechin is a member of the BIS Committee and argues that the PM and the Government 'have a duty to let the public know about what TTIP will really mean for public services and the economy as a whole

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