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Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
The Government is holding firm on changes to agricultural relief despite backlash from farmers facing inheritance tax for the first time.
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Communities
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Environment
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Rachel Reeves Says It's 'Too Early' To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Economy
Rachel Reeves Says It's "Too Early" To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Tory Spending Plans Were 'Like Five-Year-Old' Writing Their 'Favourite Numbers', Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises
Economy
Tory Spending Plans Were "Like Five-Year-Old" Writing Their "Favourite Numbers", Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises
Government's Public Spending Plans Are 'Silly Games', Warns Top Economist
Economy
Government's Public Spending Plans Are "Silly Games", Warns Top Economist
The House Live
A highly skilled workforce that delivers economic growth and regional prosperity demands a local approach Partner content
Economy
By Instep UK
A highly skilled workforce that delivers economic growth and regional prosperity demands a local approach
UK Advertising: The Creative Powerhouse Fuelling Global Growth Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising: The Creative Powerhouse Fuelling Global Growth
Trusted to deliver Britain’s green growth Partner content
Economy
By Trust Ports Partnership
Trusted to deliver Britain’s green growth
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain Partner content
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain
By Nuclear Industry Association
Environment
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Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government
Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds talks to Sienna Rodgers about how ‘nice things’ require fiscal discipline, finding the ‘balance’ on workers’ rights, and his opposition to assisted dying
Economy news
Ignoring students amid a cost of living crisis will push more to the brink
Education
By Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
Ignoring students amid a cost of living crisis will push more to the brink
When students come together, we can push the powerful to change legislation, policies and agenda. This government has an 80-seat majority, yet even they didn’t dare follow through with plans to cut the student loan repayment threshold.
Back UK Spirits Exports to Back Global Britain Partner content
Brexit
By Chivas Brothers
Back UK Spirits Exports to Back Global Britain
Britain can fulfil its trade potential by supporting industries which are competitive on the world stage.
Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
World-first new UKCRIC facility will change the way we design and construct major infrastructure
High performance shaking tables and deep soil pit will cut financial and environmental costs whilst ensuring resilience of high-value infrastructure.
If the Government’s levelling up agenda is to be realised - we must develop, deliver and promote world-class skills Partner content
Economy
By World Skills UK
If the Government’s levelling up agenda is to be realised - we must develop, deliver and promote world-class skills

The UK is respected for our world-beating knowledge economy: our top-ranking universities, reputation as a scientific powerhouse and that we punch above our weight in research are all things we are rightly proud of. However, to secure our seat at the global top table and realise the Government’s ambitious levelling up plans, we need to bring to life the world-class skills economy that Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi spoke about in November.

Partner content
Economy
By Betting And Gaming Council
New research reveals shocking size of Black Market gambling across Europe as industry warns Government the UK is “at a dangerous crossroads” and urges ministers to “learn lessons from abroad” in its new Gambling White Paper
Research for the Betting and Gaming Council has uncovered the shocking scale of black market gambling in European countries following the introduction of strict new measures on regulated operators.
Place and culture are key to levelling up the north
Communities
By Lord Inglewood
Place and culture are key to levelling up the north
Even before Constantine was acclaimed Roman Emperor in York, the capital of lower Britain in 306AD, the north of England was an integral and important part, albeit a distinct one, of what is now the UK.
For levelling up to succeed we must fix the crisis of opportunity
Communities
By Justine Greening
For levelling up to succeed we must fix the crisis of opportunity
We face a crisis of opportunity which is preventing so many people and places from reaching their true potential. Highlighted by Covid, it is clear that opportunity is not spread evenly across the UK.
Levelling-up can turn the UK’s life sciences sector in to a ‘superpower’ Partner content
Health
By Future Health
Levelling-up can turn the UK’s life sciences sector in to a ‘superpower’
The urgency of the pandemic showed the potential of a supercharged life sciences sector. As the government begins to move forward with its 'levelling up' programme, it is crucial that we build on that momentum for other conditions.
Growing more food in Britain is good for jobs, nature, carbon and national security
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
Growing more food in Britain is good for jobs, nature, carbon and national security
Britain needs to grow, rear and catch more of its own food. In an era of globalisation, this can seem like rose-tinted, “Dig for Victory nostalgia”.  But in reality, this is a question of hard-nosed national security.
Scotch on the rocks: our distilleries need government support to mitigate the damage caused by tariffs and Covid
Economy
By Lord Bruce
Scotch on the rocks: our distilleries need government support to mitigate the damage caused by tariffs and Covid
Who hasn’t been seduced by the romance of Scotch whisky, the industry which captures the essence of Scotland in a bottle? The ingredients are simple: barley, water and yeast.
Treasury Urged To Act Now To Stop Soaring Gas Prices Bringing Factories To A Standstill
Economy
Treasury Urged To Act Now To Stop Soaring Gas Prices Bringing Factories To A Standstill
Industry groups have issued a warning to government that it is potentially sleepwalking into disaster with soaring gas prices putting factories at risk of being shut down.
Scottish Tories Defend “Principled Position” Against Boris Johnson, But Say He's Welcome North Of The Border
Economy
Scottish Tories Defend “Principled Position” Against Boris Johnson, But Say He's Welcome North Of The Border
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives will not change his “principled position” on Boris Johnson, but the Prime Minister will “always be welcome” north of the border, close allies of Douglas Ross have said.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
A Strong Investment Environment must be at the Core of Ofcom’s Future Approach to the Mobile Market
Shelf preservation society: major challenges await UK supply chains this year
Environment
By Adam Payne
Shelf preservation society: major challenges await UK supply chains this year
If Britain’s supermarkets are to remain well-stocked, the government must address the long-term challenges facing the supply chain. From labour shortages to Brexit bureaucracy, there are gaps in the system that puts food on the table, writes Adam Payne.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Surge in new work drives continued growth in construction
How Low Can You Go: MPs Start A Race To The Bottom Over Their Pay
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
How Low Can You Go: MPs Start A Race To The Bottom Over Their Pay
Ahead of Ipsa announcing its decision on whether it will recommend a pay increase for MPs after a year-long freeze, Kate Proctor looks at the thorny issue of MPs’ salaries and asks whether leaders are engaged in “mutual destruction” on pay rises to keep the public onside.
A dirty profits tax will bill energy giants for rising energy costs
Economy
By Amelia Womack
A dirty profits tax will bill energy giants for rising energy costs
While millions of people are facing crisis as their energy bills soar, oil and gas companies are making record-breaking profits.
Openreach creates 4,000 new jobs after a record year for hiring women engineers Partner content
Communities
By Openreach
Openreach creates 4,000 new jobs after a record year for hiring women engineers
Openreach today announced it will create and fill more than 4,000 jobs during 2022 – including around 3,000 apprenticeships – as it continues to invest billions of pounds into its broadband network, people and training.
UK Is Hopeful DUP Walkout Will Lead To Northern Ireland Protocol Deal In Coming Weeks
Brexit
UK Is Hopeful DUP Walkout Will Lead To Northern Ireland Protocol Deal In Coming Weeks
The government is hopeful that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) move to bring Stormont to a halt will prompt the European Union to make a compromise big enough to reach an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol in the coming weeks.
How the apprenticeships levy has helped deliver new drivers for London’s buses Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
How the apprenticeships levy has helped deliver new drivers for London’s buses
A lot of people assume driving a bus is straightforward. But in London, one of the world’s busiest and most crowded cities, it takes skill, determination, patience and concentration to keep a double-decker bus on the move.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK And Purplefish PR Shortlisted for The Tech Digital PR Campaign Of The Year
UK advertising export group marks Export Month following a £21m bumper year for global trade missions Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK advertising export group marks Export Month following a £21m bumper year for global trade missions
UK advertising will celebrate Export Month in March with a series of hybrid events aimed at boosting global opportunities for advertising trade from the UK. The month builds upon a year of highly successful trade missions generating £21million worth of new business for members, in events reaching over half a million delegates.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB welcomes new Housing Minister in reshuffle
Government must seize this golden opportunity to level up opportunity for all children across Britain
Education
By Mark Russell
Government must seize this golden opportunity to level up opportunity for all children across Britain
Through working directly with children and young people and seeing the inequalities and hardships they endure; we have been eagerly awaiting the white paper on levelling up.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference