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Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform
Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform
Social affairs
The UK's leading food bank charity is calling for benefit debt repayment reform as people claiming Universal Credit and facing benefit deductions are over three times more likely to say that they are facing real financial problems than their peers.
People Think Disability Benefits Are Too Low, New Polling Shows
Social affairs
People Think Disability Benefits Are Too Low, New Polling Shows
Labour’s Richard Parker Wins West Midlands Mayor Race Ousting Tory Andy Street
Political parties
Labour’s Richard Parker Wins West Midlands Mayor Race Ousting Tory Andy Street
Failure To Carry Out Post-Grenfell Work Leaves Residents In 'Perpetual Anxiety'
Social affairs
Failure To Carry Out Post-Grenfell Work Leaves Residents In "Perpetual Anxiety"
What Are Labour's Plans For Leasehold?
Social affairs
What Are Labour's Plans For Leasehold?
Government Seeks To Reassure Over Football Regulator's Potential 'Mission Creep'
Culture
Government Seeks To Reassure Over Football Regulator's Potential "Mission Creep"
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
Communities
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
The House Live
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Gordon and Suella united on child poverty? Something’s shifting
Social affairs
By Becca Lyon
Gordon and Suella united on child poverty? Something’s shifting
Addressing the veterinary workforce shortage Partner content
Social affairs
By British Veterinary Association
Addressing the veterinary workforce shortage
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Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
By Derek Guy
Culture
I am all too familiar with how harsh media attention can be
I am all too familiar with how harsh media attention can be
By Caroline Nokes MP
Parliament
Lord Sandwich reviews: 'I Seek a Kind Person'
Lord Sandwich reviews: 'I Seek a Kind Person'
By Earl of Sandwich
Books & culture
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How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
As Westminster gets ready for its close-up with a general election approaching, Tali Fraser finds out who is doing what to get their ‘glow up’
“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics
Social affairs
By Sunder Katwala
“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
Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'
Defence
By Sophie Church and Tali Fraser
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
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Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families
Social affairs
Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families
Chair of the Education Select Committee Robin Walker has said Government childcare measures must go further to support families and the early years sector, urging the government to expand provisions to graduate students and disadvantaged groups.
Parents Could Be Left 'Disappointed' By Free Childcare Expansion
Social affairs
Parents Could Be Left "Disappointed" By Free Childcare Expansion
The founder of an influential parenting charity has said that the free childcare expansion promised by Government could leave parents “really disappointed” if they do not see a significant fall in their childcare costs.
Can other countries show us how to solve Britain’s housing crisis?
Communities
By Alex Daniel
Can other countries show us how to solve Britain’s housing crisis?
Britain’s chronic housing shortage is among the biggest challenges facing the country as it heads into this year’s general election.
Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive
Social affairs
Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has been criticised for his claims there is a "danger" that openness around mental health has gone "too far".
Research shows awareness of the ASA boosts public trust in advertising Partner content
Social affairs
By Advertising Association
Research shows awareness of the ASA boosts public trust in advertising
Advertising Standards Authority campaign increased trust in the regulator and positively impacted public trust in UK advertising
Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt
Social affairs
Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt
The future of the government's much-delayed Renters Reform Bill remains in doubt, with uncertainty about its path after the next parliamentary recess.
Partner content
Social affairs
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association responds to Government’s new food labelling proposals
New Government proposals for fairer food labelling to provide greater transparency around the origin and methods of production of food have been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association.
Government Set To Push Through Football Regulator Within Weeks
Culture
Government Set To Push Through Football Regulator Within Weeks
The Government is expected to introduce the Football Governance Bill to parliament within weeks, which will bring forward a regulator despite the Premier League having failed to come to a financial deal.
Michael Gove Urged To Firm Up Protections For Tenants Falling Into Rent Arrears
Social affairs
Michael Gove Urged To Firm Up Protections For Tenants Falling Into Rent Arrears
A coalition of charities including StepChange and Citizens Advice have written to housing secretary Michael Gove calling for stronger protections in the Renters' Reform Bill for tenants who fall into arrears.
Gamblers need more control of their data, not less
Social affairs
By Lord Foster
Gamblers need more control of their data, not less
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill mustn’t remove existing protections for the public before they’ve even been deployed.
Partner content
Social affairs
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association responds to Competition and Markets Authority’s review of the veterinary sector
Following an initial review of the veterinary services market for pets, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has outlined its main concerns and its provisional decision to launch a formal ‘market investigation’.
This government cannot keep treating British Muslims with contempt
Social affairs
By Naz Shah MP
This government cannot keep treating British Muslims with contempt
When the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson, made outright Islamophobic comments about the Mayor of London, people were shocked and couldn’t believe he would say something so openly and blatantly racist.
Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'
Defence
By Sophie Church and Tali Fraser
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
Without all-women shortlists, can Labour maintain gender balance among its MPs?
Political parties
By Morgan Jones
Without all-women shortlists, can Labour maintain gender balance among its MPs?
Without formal positive action, can Labour maintain an equal gender balance among its MPs? Morgan Jones reports
Partner content
Social affairs
By British Veterinary Association
New legislation regulating primate pets is ‘a step in the right direction’
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) have said new regulations, which mean all primates in England will need to be kept in zoo-level standards - in effect banning the practice of keeping them as pets – are a ‘step in the right direction’.
Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support 'Thin On The Ground'
Social affairs
Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support "Thin On The Ground"
Campaigners have said the cost of living support measures announced in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget fall short of what is needed to help households struggling with the cost of living.
BASF launches CONNECT.SHARE.INSPIRE Women’s Leadership Conference with partners Partner content
Social affairs
By BASF
BASF launches CONNECT.SHARE.INSPIRE Women’s Leadership Conference with partners
Urgent action is needed to fix failing children’s social care
Social affairs
By Katharine Sacks-Jones
Urgent action is needed to fix failing children’s social care
On 27 February, MPs on the Education Select Committee began hearing oral evidence as part of their enquiry into children’s social care.
Partner content
Social affairs
By British Veterinary Association
Crufts 2024: Vets reveal top questions to ask when buying a puppy to avoid unwanted health issues
Ahead of international dog show Crufts, the British Veterinary Association issues advice to prospective dog owners on how to buy a healthy puppy.
Partner content
Social affairs
By British Veterinary Association
BVA calls for vet practice regulation to ensure animal welfare
BVA President presses for urgent reform of ‘not fit for purpose’ Veterinary Surgeons Act at the organisation’s annual Westminster dinner.
Workplace culture must change to help autistic people succeed in work
Economy
By Mel Stride MP and Robert Buckland MP
Workplace culture must change to help autistic people succeed in work
Autistic people have told us loud and clear that while they might have very different needs, they share a common aspiration: equality of dignity and opportunity in society.
Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust
Communities
By Tali Fraser
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
Conservative MPs Demand VAT Cut For Struggling Pubs And Restaurants
Economy
Conservative MPs Demand VAT Cut For Struggling Pubs And Restaurants
A letter signed by 45 Conservative MPs has called for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to reform VAT and Business Rates for hospitality businesses in the Spring Budget.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association launches new strategic plan with a theme of People, Animals and Planet
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has unveiled its latest three-year strategic plan setting out how it will deliver on its long-term goals and support the profession. It includes three new over-arching themes – People, Animals, Planet; a One Health approach, which has never been more pressing than in this time of climate emergency.
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024