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Labour To Cease Cooperation With Greens On 11 Councils Over Zionism Motion

02 Nov Communities

The Labour Party is ending power-sharing arrangements with the Green Party in 11 local authorities across England over the Greens’ ‘Zionism is racism’ policy.

01 Nov Environment

The Huge Challenges Facing Andy Burnham Between Now And Christmas

27 Oct Communities

Ministers In Budget Eve Row With Labour MPs Over Miner Pension Fund

22 Oct Communities

No 10 To Hold Pre-Budget Homelessness Summit

13 Oct Communities

Why Rent Controls Remain Controversial

03 Oct Health

Green Councils Fight For Drug Consumption Rooms

01 Oct Communities

Labour Council Rules Out Challenging Government Over London Funding Cuts

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Things have changed radically for veterans since Remembrance Day was inaugurated!

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06 Nov Communities

Things have changed radically for veterans since Remembrance Day was inaugurated!

06 Nov Communities

It's tough being a young person right now. We must do better at listening to them

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05 Nov Communities

The New Face of Britain's High Streets

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Former Miners To Receive Pension Fund Within Weeks, Says Chancellor

03 Nov Economy

Farage Worried Trump Will Keep Attacking Iran After Mid-Term "Wipe Out"

05 Nov Foreign affairs

Parliamentary Gossip From Guido Fawkes... In The House 50 Years Ago

03 Nov Parliament

Britain rejoining the EU is more plausible than you might think

08 Nov Brexit

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The agentic university: redesigning higher education from the inside out

02 Nov Education

World Has Opportunity To End Iran War After Heavy Republican Losses In US, Says PM

04 Nov Foreign affairs

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16 Jul Communities

Heathrow, HS2, Homes: How Britain's Infrastructure Projects Will Fare Under Burnham

Keir Starmer promised to ‘get Britain building again’ but leaves No 10 with many projects still on the drawing board. Noah Vickers reports on how Andy Burnham might pick up the pace

28 Apr Communities

James Cleverly: What £2m Will Really Get You in London

Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly speaks to Noah Vickers about Keir Starmer’s ‘blatant’ misogyny, scrapping Labour’s mansion tax, and considering a run for London mayor

23 Mar Communities

Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive

Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston

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02 Mar 2015 Communities

Conservative Housing Plans Need to Focus on Small Builders, says FMB

Conservative Party plans to deliver 200,000 new homes for first-time buyers is a welcome ambition but needs to be delivered by a range of builders to ensure good quality design and diversity, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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27 Feb 2015 Communities

Risky Business

Chief Executive of the Building Societies Association Robin Fieth warns that changes to credit risk rules, currently under consideration by the Basel Committee, would lead to higher lending costs and damage the UK housing market.

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24 Feb 2015 Communities

Santander to launch £100M scheme for SME housebuilders

Santander Corporate Commercial is to launch a new scheme worth 100m to support SME housebuilders. The scheme will contribute to addressing the challenges of the UK housing market, as well as creating jobs.

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23 Feb 2015 Environment

Electrical Safety First welcomes funding for product safety

Electrical Safety First is delighted that Jo Swinson, Minister for Consumer Affairs, has announced that an extra 400,000 is being made available to support Trading Standards stop dangerous goods being sold in the UK.

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22 Feb 2015 Communities

Daley enjoys golden return to Plymouth

Tom Daley returned to Plymouth and took back his British title on the final day of the British Gas Championships.

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20 Feb 2015 Communities

Protecting private tenants in Scotland

Margaret Burgess MSP, Minister for Housing and Welfare and Bob Doris MSP, joined Phil Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First, to highlight the new requirement for landlords in Scotland to carry out regular electrical safety checks of their rented accommodation.

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20 Feb 2015 Communities

‘Picking up the tab’ for Right to Buy

Moat responds to new analysis revealing that there is only one council house built for every 21 sold off, saying it is more evidence that Right to Buy gifts a lot of public money away without giving taxpayers much in return.

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18 Feb 2015 Communities

Building expectations

Dave Bentley, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) National President, reveals the side of the industry not seen on TV.

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17 Feb 2015 Communities

CDF to help more community groups take up the Community Rights

CDF is running the new First Steps programme, facilitating the networking of community groups and activists on Just Act and is part of a consortium to help communities create community economic development plans.

All you need is Glover: GGF appoints new Vice President

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16 Feb 2015 Communities

All you need is Glover: GGF appoints new Vice President

The Glass and Glazing Federation has a new Vice President who is committed to engaging the Government on issues that affect the industry.

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12 Feb 2015 Communities

How to avoid a ‘fatal blow’ to our town centres

Following Barry Sheerman MPs debate on the subject this week, the Community Development Foundation sets out some key steps to prevent the decline of the UKs town centres

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12 Feb 2015 Communities

New construction strategy will support SME firms to deliver local economic growth

The Local Government Associations (LGA) newly launched local government construction procurement strategy sets the framework for improving public procurement for small and micro firms, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

09 Feb 2015 Communities

John Mann MP: UK must unite against anti-Semitism

Chair of the APPG on Anti-Semitism, John Mann MP, introduces the latest 'Inquiry into Antisemitism' report and urges the non-jewish community to join the fight against anti-Semitism in the UK.

Tories' benefit cap plans ‘could curb housebuilding’

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06 Feb 2015 Communities

Tories' benefit cap plans ‘could curb housebuilding’

Cameron's electoral pledge to reduce the benefit cap will put off investors, raise borrowing costs, and limit types of homes built, argues Moat.

05 Feb 2015 Communities

The grass isn’t always greener in East Lancashire

Liberal Democrat peer and deputy leader of Pendle Borough Council calls on the Government to provide grants that would encourage housing developments on unprofitable brownfield sites in East Lancashire.

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04 Feb 2015 Communities

Brownfield Development - LDOs will overcome risks for SMEs

Responding to Lord Greaves' article on brownfield development, Brian Berry,Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders said:

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04 Feb 2015 Communities

Mott MacDonald appointed to support Thames Water’s new infrastructure alliance, UK

Mott MacDonald has been appointed to provide a major supporting role to the Agility Alliance joint venture (JV) between J. Murphy Sons Limited and Morrison Utility Services. The JV has been selected by Thames Water to work in collaboration with them on its new 1 billion infrastructure alliance contract.

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03 Feb 2015 Communities

Shadow Chancellor visits GGF member

TheGGFsstrategy to engage with MPs who haveGGFMembers in their constituencies gathered pace recently whenAnglianHome Improvements hosted a visit from theRt. Hon. Ed Balls MP, Shadow Chancellor on23rdJanuary.

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03 Feb 2015 Communities

GGF welcomes new vice president

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Glover, Managing Director of West Yorkshire Windows as theGGFsnew Vice President.

03 Feb 2015 Environment

Insulation industry practices ‘unacceptable’

John Denham MP calls for the government to protect people from faulty cavity wall insulation by ensuring an effective monitoring process.

MPs call to end 'muddy boots' reputation

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30 Jan 2015 Communities

MPs call to end 'muddy boots' reputation

Brandon Lewis MP, Emma Reynolds MP, and Stephen Williams MP debate on apprenticeships, ghost homes, and access to finance for SMEs.

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28 Jan 2015 Communities

One million over-75s live in ‘non-decent’ housing

Electrical Safety First is urging the Government to address poor quality housing after its new report concludes that one million people aged over 75 currently live in properties which fail to meet the Governments own Decent Homes Standard.

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21 Jan 2015 Communities

Westminster event raises awareness of competent electricians

Registered Competent Person Electrical (RCPE), the Government backed register of approved electricians, received significant cross-party support today at a drop-in session held for MPs and industry stakeholders at Portcullis House, Westminster.

The English language transforms the lives of migrants

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19 Jan 2015 Communities

The English language transforms the lives of migrants

Cambridge Assessment's Parliamentary Manager Andrew Williams argues that increasing support for non-English speaking migrants will produce a more united society and a stronger economy.

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