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Failure To Carry Out Post-Grenfell Work Leaves Residents In "Perpetual Anxiety"

01 May Social affairs

Labour’s shadow minister responsible for building safety and homelessness Mike Amesbury has said people in homes built with potentially dangerous materials are caught in a “perpetual state of anxiety and frustration”, and accused developers and insurers of playing “ping pong” with remediation work.

30 Apr Social affairs

What Are Labour's Plans For Leasehold?

23 Apr Culture

Government Seeks To Reassure Over Football Regulator's Potential "Mission Creep"

19 Apr Communities

Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area

15 Apr Social affairs

Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments

01 Apr Social affairs

Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families

31 Mar Social affairs

Parents Could Be Left "Disappointed" By Free Childcare Expansion

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23 Apr Health

Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect

22 Apr Social affairs

Women are being prosecuted for terminating pregnancies – it's time to reform cruel abortion law

22 Apr Communities

Retail politics: The battle to ‘save the high street’

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What Are Labour's Plans For Leasehold?

30 Apr Social affairs

London And Dublin Insist Rwanda Row Is A "Storm In A Teacup"

29 Apr Foreign affairs

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01 May Communities

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13 Mar Social affairs

“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics

The Gaza conflict is the latest issue to increase the noise around politics and ethnicity, but Sunder Katwala calls for a more sophisticated understanding of how they interact

12 Mar Defence

Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'

Patrick Sanders infuriated Rishi Sunak by calling for a ‘citizen army’ in a speech dismissed as ‘alarmist’. But, as Sophie Church and Tali Fraser report, the debate on how to expand troop numbers has started and looks set to intensify after the election. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

28 Feb Communities

Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust

The National Trust has become the unlikely battleground for an increasingly vitriolic row over how the past should be presented. Tali Fraser meets the participants in the culture war to end them all. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

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UK advertising – the business of creativity

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06 Dec 2023 Economy

UK advertising – the business of creativity

Aisling Conlon, Director of International Trade at the Advertising Association, tells PoliticsHome about the vital role the advertising sector plays in contributing to the nation's economic prosperity and how she believes that with enhanced support, the impact of UK advertising services can resonate even more powerfully worldwide.

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06 Dec 2023 Social affairs

BVA & BSAVA call on Government to license unregulated canine breeding services to help clamp down on irresponsible dog breeding

Vet organisations unveil joint policy position on canine breeding services.

05 Dec 2023 Economy

Britain should be a hostile environment for serious organised crime

Five years on since the government published the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, our country has been shaken by a pandemic, war in Europe, and political volatility at home and overseas. While successive governments have focused on navigating these major challenges, the criminal underworld has increasingly tried to crawl out of the gutter and onto Britain’s streets.

Inclusive by design: how fintech innovation is supporting financial inclusion

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04 Dec 2023 Economy

Inclusive by design: how fintech innovation is supporting financial inclusion

UK fintech companies are blazing a trail for a more diverse and inclusive financial sector. PoliticsHome explores how Mastercard is supporting a new generation of fintech companies to open up access to financial services and close the financial inclusion gap.

03 Dec 2023 Social affairs

Survivors of domestic abuse are being failed – we need reform

Survivors of domestic abuse are being failed by the criminal justice system. The downward spiral in domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions is alarming – especially when we know that incidents of domestic abuse offences are being reported at soaring rates.

02 Dec 2023 Political parties

Labour Risks Being "Hostage To Fortune" By Attacking Tories On Immigration

As the government struggles to meet its pledge to significantly reduce immigration, Labour has found a new confidence in attacking the Conservatives on an issue where they wouldn't always hope to have the upper hand with voters.

30 Nov 2023 Home affairs

Tory MPs Back Sir Elton John's Call For Ban On Conversion Therapy

Tory MPs have backed Sir Elton John's call for a ban on conversion therapy after he expressed his disappointment that the Government had failed to outlaw the practice.

29 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Labour Calls For Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting As Discrepancy Remains

Labour has renewed its calls for a Race Equality Act after new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Black people in the UK have consistently earned less than their White counterparts since 2012.

Half a billion reasons to ban unjust broadband and mobile price increases

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29 Nov 2023 Economy

Half a billion reasons to ban unjust broadband and mobile price increases

This Easter, chocolate eggs might not be the only thing consumers are waking up to. For those with a broadband connection or a mobile phone contract - which is of course the majority - many will find that the price of their bill will have increased, to significantly more than they signed up to paying.

Thousands urge national parks to protect vital rural life

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28 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Thousands urge national parks to protect vital rural life

Today a letter signed by thousands of wildlife and nature lovers has been handed to the associations of national park authorities in England and Wales urging them to protect their vital countryside.

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28 Nov 2023 Communities

Bolton Lads and Girls Club awarded British Safety Council funding to help support its workplace wellbeing

British Safety Council has announced that youth charity, Bolton Lads and Girls Club (BLGC) has become the latest beneficiary of its Keep Thriving funding to support its employee wellbeing.

27 Nov 2023 Health

Parliament must vote to decriminalise abortion

When Roe v Wade was repealed in America last year, many voices in the UK were quick to dismiss concerns that restrictions on a woman’s basic right to choose could ever happen here, and assumed that our right to access abortion services was secure and reflected the settled will of the people.

27 Nov 2023 Health

MPs Could Vote On Decriminalising Abortion In England And Wales

MPs will get the chance to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales, with a Labour MP expected to table an amendment this week.

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL WARN AGAINST NEW TREASURY MEASURE BECOMING ‘TROJAN HORSE’ TO RAISE TAXES

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27 Nov 2023 Social affairs

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL WARN AGAINST NEW TREASURY MEASURE BECOMING ‘TROJAN HORSE’ TO RAISE TAXES

STANDARDS body the Betting and Gaming Council has urged the Chancellor against using a proposed new gambling tax simplification measure to further raise taxes which will threaten sports including horse racing.

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24 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Vets fear they could lose ability to treat infections due to antibiotic resistance, survey shows

Almost 90 percent of UK vets are concerned about losing the ability to treat infections in animals as a result of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The new figures, released during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November), are from the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey.

23 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Jeremy Hunt Accused Of Being "Untruthful" About Cost Of Living Support

Work and pensions committee chair Stephen Timms has accused Jeremy Hunt of providing him with an "untruthful" answer in parliament on the future of the Household Support Fund and has called on the Chancellor to formally correct the record.

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23 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Sharp increase in vets reporting AMR concerns about the cascade, survey shows

Figures from the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, published during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November), show a sharp increase in vets reporting concerns over antimicrobial resistance (AMR) when following the cascade to make prescribing decisions.

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22 Nov 2023 Social affairs

European Court decision renders ban on animal testing for cosmetics meaningless

Symrise AG lose appeal against ECHA decision requiring animal testing on cosmetics ingredients

21 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Labour MP Says "Catastrophic" Housing Benefit Freeze Must Be Dropped In Autumn Statement

Labour MP and chair of the work and pensions committee Stephen Timms has joined calls for increases in benefits, including ending a freeze on Local Housing Allowance in the Autumn Statement this week.

Tobacco and vape consultation: Will a new law prevent young people taking up smoking or vaping?

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21 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Tobacco and vape consultation: Will a new law prevent young people taking up smoking or vaping?

Sales of cigarettes and vapes to under 18s are already banned. Young people are likely to continue procuring them on the booming black market, unless there is thorough enforcement of legislation stemming from the consultation ‘Creating a smoke-free generation and tackling your vaping’, says Shahid Razzaq, National Vice President, The Federation of Independent Retailers

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17 Nov 2023 Social affairs

British Veterinary Association’s Young Vet of the Year 2023 unveiled

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17 Nov 2023 Social affairs

First BVA Wellbeing Awards winners unveiled

Awards highlight workplaces which ‘go above and beyond’ to support their teams

13 Nov 2023 Communities

Haven, have not: Jersey's inequalities awakened

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13 Nov 2023 Social affairs

London Vet Show: Experts to unpick complexities of ‘dangerous dogs’ debate

With the Government having announced the details of the XL Bully ban following several tragic incidents of dog aggression, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is inviting the veterinary profession to discuss the issue of ‘dangerous dogs’ and the likely long-term effectiveness of breed specific legislation at a BVA Congress session during this week’s London Vet Show.

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