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Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
The social care system is “basically at a standstill” following the Budget, the new chair of the Health and Social Care Committee Layla Moran has said.
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
Anti-Poverty Groups Say Failure To Increase Private Renter Benefit Is 'Disappointing'
Economy
Anti-Poverty Groups Say Failure To Increase Private Renter Benefit Is "Disappointing"
Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget
Economy
Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Keir Starmer Says Austerity Is 'No Solution' For Fixing The Economy
Economy
Keir Starmer Says Austerity Is "No Solution" For Fixing The Economy
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Research must be part of the mix if NISTA and the 10-year infrastructure strategy are to be successful Partner content
Economy
By UKCRIC
Research must be part of the mix if NISTA and the 10-year infrastructure strategy are to be successful
Sir Stephen Bubb: The economic impact charities can make is 'vast'
Economy
By Sophie Church
Sir Stephen Bubb: The economic impact charities can make is "vast"
Business needs to wake up to the age of insecurity
Economy
By Praful Nargund
Business needs to wake up to the age of insecurity
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Mel Stride And Priti Patel Get Top Jobs In Kemi Badenoch's New Shadow Cabinet
Mel Stride And Priti Patel Get Top Jobs In Kemi Badenoch's New Shadow Cabinet
Political parties
Kemi Badenoch Wins Conservative Party Leader Election
Kemi Badenoch Wins Conservative Party Leader Election
Political parties
Labour MP Says 'Unneighbourly' Use Of Fireworks Is 'Hugely Detrimental' To Vulnerable People And Pets
Labour MP Says "Unneighbourly" Use Of Fireworks Is "Hugely Detrimental" To Vulnerable People And Pets
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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
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Research must be part of the mix if NISTA and the 10-year infrastructure strategy are to be successful Partner content
Economy
By UKCRIC
Research must be part of the mix if NISTA and the 10-year infrastructure strategy are to be successful
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves affirmed in Labour’s 2024 budget commitments to producing a 10-year Infrastructure Strategy and to the formation of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). The Infrastructure Strategy is cross-government and aligns with spending cycles. NISTA combines the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) to “fix the foundations of our infrastructure system by bringing infrastructure strategy and delivery together addressing the systemic delivery challenges that have stunted growth for decades”1.
Sir Stephen Bubb: The economic impact charities can make is 'vast'
Economy
By Sophie Church
Sir Stephen Bubb: The economic impact charities can make is "vast"
A straitened state is in retreat and banking on economic growth to fend off a return to austerity. But Sir Stephen Bubb tells Sophie Church it needs charities as much as businesses to mend the breach
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
The social care system is “basically at a standstill” following the Budget, the new chair of the Health and Social Care Committee Layla Moran has said.
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
A Labour MP has called spending plans set out by the previous Tory government before the General Election as “complete rubbish” after criticism of Rachel Reeves for raising £40bn in 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 Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said while many of the measures taken in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget are "welcome", the public spending plans for the next few years amount to "silly games".
Business needs to wake up to the age of insecurity
Economy
By Praful Nargund
Business needs to wake up to the age of insecurity
Rachel Reeves is right to prioritise tackling insecurity in the Budget. But for this new vision of growth to work, people must feel the difference sooner rather than the later.
UK advertising reports £10bn spend in Q2 2024 Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK advertising reports £10bn spend in Q2 2024
Adspend reached £19.6bn in first half of 2024, ahead of expectations
Anti-Poverty Groups Say Failure To Increase Private Renter Benefit Is 'Disappointing'
Economy
Anti-Poverty Groups Say Failure To Increase Private Renter Benefit Is "Disappointing"
Anti-poverty groups have lamented the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in Wednesday's Budget, warning it will leave private tenants facing financial hardship.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB reacts to Government's latest Budget announcement
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has today reacted to the Government’s latest Budget announcement.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
British Safety Council comments on new Labour government's budget
Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget
Economy
Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will end the threshold freeze on income tax and national insurance, but raised a number of other taxes and increased spending by billions of pounds in her first Budget.
There are good economic reasons for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes
Economy
By Tim Leunig
There are good economic reasons for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes
Nobody likes paying more, but there are good economic as well as political reasons for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes in the Budget, argues Tim Leunig
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
The UK's largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services has described the Budget as a "critical moment" for the sector with any reduction in funding risking an "unravelling" of rehabilitation provision.
Labour’s first budget should consider civic capitalism
Economy
By Liam Byrne MP
Labour’s first budget should consider civic capitalism
As we approach Labour’s first budget in over 14 years, it’s crucial that the party sets out an economic agenda that works in the interests of all.
Tax rises must not sacrifice growth
Economy
By John Glen MP
Tax rises must not sacrifice growth
There has been much speculation about Rachel Reeves’ Budget. The new government is attempting to land its £22bn black hole narrative and “fix the foundations”, while maintaining some pretence of not increasing taxes on working people – a cohort few ministers are keen to define.
Keir Starmer Says Austerity Is 'No Solution' For Fixing The Economy
Economy
Keir Starmer Says Austerity Is "No Solution" For Fixing The Economy
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that austerity is "no solution" to sluggish economic growth and struggling public services ahead of the Budget.
New Labour MP Urges Rachel Reeves To Protect Spirits Industry In Budget
Economy
New Labour MP Urges Rachel Reeves To Protect Spirits Industry In Budget
A Labour MP has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to protect the spirits industry in this week's Budget, warning that the hospitality sector is already “struggling to cope” with the alcohol duty increase brought in under the previous Tory government.
We must not repeat the Tory mistake of hurting our beloved spirits industry
Economy
By Adam Jogee
We must not repeat the Tory mistake of hurting our beloved spirits industry
The spirits sector is a great British industry with huge potential. As a pro-growth government, we must help it flourish.
West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being 'Resistant' To Greater Devolution
Communities
West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being "Resistant" To Greater Devolution
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker believes civil servants in Whitehall are “resistant” to supporting government plans for more regional devolution, and hopes the Budget will allow mayors greater flexibility over their own finances and projects.
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Health
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Voters want Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to prioritise spending on the National Health Service above all government departments in the Budget next week, new polling shows.
How the government can deliver a rural warm homes plan Partner content
Economy
By Calor Gas
How the government can deliver a rural warm homes plan
The new government is due to deliver a warm homes plan in 2025. Current government supported energy efficiency and low-carbon heating incentives don’t offer the taxpayer value for money, particularly for rural homes. Calor outlines what measures government can take at the Budget and Spending Review to rectify this.
The Professor Will See You Now: loadsamoney
Economy
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: loadsamoney
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: loadsamoney
Labour Voters Are Slightly Optimistic About The Economy, Poll Suggests
Economy
Labour Voters Are Slightly Optimistic About The Economy, Poll Suggests
There is fragile optimism among Labour voters that the economy will improve in the next year, according to new polling.
How Rachel Reeves Could Change The Fiscal Rules
Economy
How Rachel Reeves Could Change The Fiscal Rules
There is speculation Chancellor Rachel Reeves is exploring changing the fiscal rules to give the new Labour Government more space to borrow and spend money.
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