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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’
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Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
The Queen’s Speech: Apprenticeships need to contain customer service element
Jo Causon, CEO of The Institute of Customer Service, reacts to the announcement that 2 million jobs and 3 million apprenticeships will be created through the Full Employment and Welfare Benefits Bill.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Business will only benefit if focus is on Higher Level apprenticeships
Plans to help employers by creating more apprenticeships are at the heart of todays Queens Speech but the focus must be on Higher Level apprenticeships according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI comment on Queens Speech 2015
Director General at the Association of British Insurers, Huw Evans, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
ISAs dominated retail fund sales in April
The Investment Association today publishes its monthlystatistics for authorised investment fundsfor April2015
UK is top in Europe for inward investment, but EU Referendum ‘threatens future performance’ Partner content
Economy
By EY
UK is top in Europe for inward investment, but EU Referendum ‘threatens future performance’
The UK is Europe’s number one destination for inward investment, according to new research by EY. 
Misused zero hours contracts ‘indefensible’
Economy
By Richard Bacon MP
Misused zero hours contracts ‘indefensible’
Ahead of his debate on the subject later today, Conservative MP Richard Bacon calls for the often ‘systematic exploitation’ of zero hours contracts to be addressed.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
UK increases lead in European inward investment race, but EU Referendum threatens its future performance
The UK is Europes number one destination for inward investment, according to EYs UK Attractiveness Report released today.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET highlights six steps to UK manufacturing success ahead of the Queen’s Speech
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is highlighting six steps to help UK manufacturing fulfils its potential to boost the UK economy, ahead of todays Queens Speech.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building societies approve 91,000 mortgages in Q1
Building societies lent 12.7 billion of gross new mortgages in the first three months of the year, new data released by the BSA has revealed.
Ideal Queen’s Speech: Recognise importance of good service Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Ideal Queen’s Speech: Recognise importance of good service
The Queen’s Speech should contain a Bill acknowledging the real economic impact of customer services, argues the CEO of the Institute of Customer Service.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Independent review of building society governance published
Management and governance at building societies must be every bit as rigorous as that at shareholder-owned banks.
Businesses call for Heathrow expansion Partner content
Economy
By Heathrow
Businesses call for Heathrow expansion
Small Businesses across the country have come out in support of Heathrow expansion, suggesting it will boost the UK economy.
Partner content
Economy
By KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP: Pace of digital innovation quickens; large companies struggle to keep up, says Harvey Nash CIO Survey in association with KPMG
Big data analytics jumps to No.1 in demand skill, big growth in CDO roles
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on G-Cloud framework
Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Lots 3 and 4 of the G-Cloud 6 framework. G-Cloud is part of a digital marketplace1, established by the UK government, for public sector bodies to procure commodity information technology services from suppliers.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals is backing Learning at Work Week with mentoring initiative
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is backing Learning at Work Week with a bespoke mentoring scheme aimed at helping its apprentices learn more about the organisation.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals to bid farewell to Associate director of policy, research, and strategic visibility Karen Thomson after 13 years of service
Karen Thomson, Associate director of policy, research, and strategic visibility at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is to bid farewell to the organisation after 13 years of continuous service.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Capital Markets Union can make investment better
The Investment Associations responses to the EU Commissions consultations on Capital Markets Union (CMU), securitisation and the Prospectus Directive focus on Europes need for increased investment capital to drive sustainable economic growth. The Association argues that this will only succeed if European citizens have the confidence to bring their hard-earned savings to the capital markets to secure their own financial futures as they get older.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
Pattern of sharp falls in unemployment and subdued wage growth is starting to change - EY ITEM Club comments on labour market figures
Labour marketreturns to more normal conditionswithunemploymentdown and pay growth up.Businesses focus should steadily shift from expanding headcount to boostingproductivity
Partner content
Economy
By KPMG LLP
BRC: Best three months average sales growth since June
UK retail sales decreased by 2.4% on a like-for-like basis from April 2014, when they had increased 4.2% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 1.3%, against a 5.7% rise in April 2014. Adjusted for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index deflation, total growth was 0.6%.
Partner content
Economy
By Airbus
Team from City University London shortlisted for Airbus “Fly Your Ideas” final
A student team from City University London is one of the five teams selected by Airbus to compete in the fourth edition of the Fly Your Ideas challenge.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Payroll professionals ‘losing patience’ with HMRC helpline, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals.
Payroll professionals are ending calls to Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before they have even been connected to an adviser according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
Partner content
Economy
By The Work Foundation
Latest positive labour market figures mask underlying structural problems for unemployed
Commenting on today's labour market statistics, Ian Brinkley, chief economist at Lancaster Universitys Work Foundation, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Customer complaints see 8-fold rise on social media
One in four social media users in the UK used platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google+ to make a complaint over the past 3 months, according to the latest report published by The Institute of Customer Service.
Partner content
Economy
By Unite
Plan for 50 per cent voting threshold for industrial action ballots is ‘a terrible mistake’, Unite warns
Plan for 50 per cent voting threshold for industrial action ballots is a terrible mistake, Unite warns.
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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