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By Professor Philip Cowley
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By Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
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By National Foundation for Educational Research
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By Tobias Ellwood
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September bounce in spending Partner content
By Visa
September bounce in spending
September saw a sharp rise in UK household spending, recording the highest level since May 2009.
Conference 2012: Where next for England's Forests? Partner content
By Woodland Trust
Conference 2012: Where next for England's Forests?
The widespread, emotional and well argued reaction to government proposals to dispose of the Public Forest Estate demonstrated just how passionately the people of England care about their country’s woodlands.
Conference 2012: Educating and training our way out of recession Partner content
By Institute for Learning
Conference 2012: Educating and training our way out of recession
It is a great pity that it took the economic downturn to raise the public profile and awareness of vocational education and training. For years, the further education and skills sector has been known as “the neglected middle child” of education policy – somewhere between schools and universities but with the media and political profile of neither.
Luciana Berger: Labour committed to the spirit of the Green Deal Partner content
By Dods Green Deal Dialogue
Luciana Berger: Labour committed to the spirit of the Green Deal
Shadow minister for energy and climate change, Luciana Berger MP has said the Labour Party is “wholly committed to the principle and spirit of the Green Deal”.
Conference 2012: What contribution can schools make to social mobility? Partner content
By NASUWT
Conference 2012: What contribution can schools make to social mobility?
The NASUWT hosted a fringe meeting at the Labour conference entitled ‘What contribution should schools make to social mobility’. The panel included Kevin Brennan MP, shadow Minister for Schools.
Jack Dromey: Housing statistics 'speak for themselves' Partner content
By National Federation of Builders
Jack Dromey: Housing statistics "speak for themselves"
Despite several announcements from the government on housing, shadow communities minister Jack Dromey has said "statistics speak for themselves" in regard to lack of progress made.
Conference 2012: Local politicians need to be empowered Partner content
By KPMG LLP
Conference 2012: Local politicians need to be empowered
Local politicians need to be empowered to ensure growth and prosperity in their region, the Mayor of Newham has said.
Conference 2012: Getting financial education onto the national curriculum Partner content
By Personal Finance Education Group
Conference 2012: Getting financial education onto the national curriculum
The Personal Financial Education Group pfeg hosted a fringe meeting at Labour conference to inform delegates about the success of the campaign to include financial education within the national curriculum.
Conference 2012: In praise of...honesty about mental health and illness Partner content
By UK Council for Psychotherapy
Conference 2012: In praise of...honesty about mental health and illness
In cash-strapped times political leaders can't throw money at solving problems, writes David Pink, chief executive of the UK Council for Psychotherapy.
Jack Straw: Whitehall resistant to law change on young drivers Partner content
By Association of British Insurers
Jack Straw: Whitehall resistant to law change on young drivers
Former home secretary Jack Straw has said it is “very clear what needs to be done”, to save the lives of young drivers, but the institutional resistance within the Department of Transport is “striking”.
Conference 2012: Government’s business bank falls short of what is needed Partner content
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Conference 2012: Government’s business bank falls short of what is needed
Chris Leslie the shadow financial secretary has said the government’s business bank initiative “falls short of what is needed”, to increase lending to small businesses.
Conference 2012: It's innovation stupid Partner content
By The Work Foundation
Conference 2012: It's innovation stupid
Will Hutton chaired a debate on innovation at the Labour party conference for the Big Innovation Centre. The event was entitled: Its innovation stupid: is the strategy for growth working? The panel included representatives from the Big Innovation Centre, GuildHE, Google and Andrew Miller MP. Mr Miller is MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston and chair of the Science and Technology select committee.
Conference 2012: Are we still a nation of animal lovers? Partner content
By Blue Cross
Conference 2012: Are we still a nation of animal lovers?
Blue Cross hosted a fringe meeting at Labour conference entitled ‘Throw away society, disposable pets: are we still a nation of animal lovers’.
Hilary Benn: Bedroom tax is a shameful policy Partner content
By Moat
Hilary Benn: Bedroom tax is a shameful policy
The government's so-called 'bedroom tax' is a "shameful policy", shadow secretary of state for communities and local government, Hilary Benn has said.
Age UK: Development goals must apply to all ages Partner content
By Age UK
Age UK: Development goals must apply to all ages
Population ageing is a major world-wide phenomenon that cannot be ignored, writes Age UK.
Conference 2012: Increasing employer investment in skills Partner content
By Skills for Justice
Conference 2012: Increasing employer investment in skills
Skills for Justice is not attending the party conferences this year, due to resource. We are working in four key areas to support our mission of increasing employer investment in skills, so that we are able to continue to support a creative and talented workforce, delivering safe and fair services to the public across the UK.
Conference 2012: Is the UK still a nation of animal lovers? Partner content
By Blue Cross
Conference 2012: Is the UK still a nation of animal lovers?
Is the UK still a nation of animal lovers? This is the question Blue Cross will be posing during this year’s party conference season. We will be holding fringe events to discuss the issues surrounding the increasing trend for ‘disposable pets’ and asking politicians what can be done to prevent a welfare crisis.
Conference 2012: Dickensian choices playing out in 2012 Partner content
By Home-Start
Conference 2012: Dickensian choices playing out in 2012
With 27 per cent of children in the UK now living in poverty, families are facing Dickensian choices, a Lib Dem fringe event has heard.
Conference 2012: Green Deal announcement envisaged ‘shortly’ Partner content
By Dods Green Deal Dialogue
Conference 2012: Green Deal announcement envisaged ‘shortly’
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said the Green Deal scheme will open in stages, but he envisages an announcement “relatively shortly”.
Conference 2012: Lib Dems asked to defend mental health services Partner content
By UK Council for Psychotherapy
Conference 2012: Lib Dems asked to defend mental health services
It’s great that politicians, pundits and the press are willing to speak up for investment in mental health services, but that does not mean that there is consensus and happiness amongst the professionals delivering NHS care. Far from it, writes David Pink, chief executive of the UK Council for Psychotherapy.
Conference 2012: Young people are banking on financial education Partner content
By Personal Finance Education Group
Conference 2012: Young people are banking on financial education
"The safe spending and financial education argument is very topical in the House of Commons and within the APPG on Financial Education for Young People, and we will see how successful our efforts have been at making financial education compulsory when the debate on the curriculum is rolled out" said Mark Williams MP, speaking at a fringe event titled 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' at the Lib Dem conference in Brighton.
Conference 2012: Tackling youth unemployment and the strategy for innovation Partner content
By The Work Foundation
Conference 2012: Tackling youth unemployment and the strategy for innovation
The UK faces an unprecedented youth unemployment crisis. One million young people are unemployed, 250,000 of whom have been out of work for over a year. While the UK’s youth employment challenge has been exacerbated by the recession, it is not the sole cause according to the Work Foundation.
Conference 2012: Coalition is stifling the education system Partner content
By NASUWT
Conference 2012: Coalition is stifling the education system
Rather than supporting children’s aspirations, the coalition government is “stifling the entitlement of many working class children and young people”, the general secretary of the NASUWT has said.
Conference 2012: 0.7 per cent in aid ‘will happen’ Partner content
By UNICEF UK
Conference 2012: 0.7 per cent in aid ‘will happen’
A government commitment to give 0.7 per cent of GDP in aid “will happen” a government spokesperson has said.
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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
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