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Senior Tory Defends Pension Tax Cut As A 'Basic Decent Principle'
Senior Tory Defends Pension Tax Cut As A "Basic Decent Principle"
Economy
Oliver Dowden has defended the government's decision to lift the £1m cap on pension pots, a move set to benefit around 1m wealthy pensioners, in the face of claims that it is a tax cut for the wealthy.
Boosted Tories Are Optimistic Of A Comeback, But An Election Win Remains 'A Long Way Away'
Economy
Boosted Tories Are Optimistic Of A Comeback, But An Election Win Remains "A Long Way Away"
What Economists Say About Key Spring Budget Announcements
Economy
What Economists Say About Key Spring Budget Announcements
What Is Really Happening With Inflation?
Economy
What Is Really Happening With Inflation?
Jeremy Hunt's Low Key Budget Keeps Tory MPs On Side
Economy
Jeremy Hunt's Low Key Budget Keeps Tory MPs On Side
What Does The Independent Budget Watchdog Say About Jeremy Hunt's Plans?
Economy
What Does The Independent Budget Watchdog Say About Jeremy Hunt's Plans?
Rishi Sunak Won't Promise He Will Reduce Net Migration To Tens Of Thousands
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Won't Promise He Will Reduce Net Migration To Tens Of Thousands
The House Live
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Economy
By Vicky Ford MP
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Mission Zero: Why the Skidmore Review can kickstart the nation’s journey to net zero Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Mission Zero: Why the Skidmore Review can kickstart the nation’s journey to net zero
New guidance empowers construction clients to help drive up standards, collaboration, innovation and value Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
New guidance empowers construction clients to help drive up standards, collaboration, innovation and value
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Ousted Labour MPs With “Unfinished Business” Are Set On A Return To Parliament
Ousted Labour MPs With “Unfinished Business” Are Set On A Return To Parliament
Political parties
Top Stories: UK Joins Asia Trade Deal, Economy Grew At End Of Last Year
Top Stories: UK Joins Asia Trade Deal, Economy Grew At End Of Last Year
Foreign affairs
Lords praise for top student Partner content
Lords praise for top student
By Sellafield Ltd
Education
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The Jonathan Reynolds interview: 'Vulnerability could and should be a universal standard'
Economy
By Tali Fraser
The Jonathan Reynolds interview: "Vulnerability could and should be a universal standard"
Jonathan Reynolds talks to Tali Fraser about a universal standard of vulnerability when it comes to energy policy – and his faith as a Christian where, he says, ‘questions of poverty and vulnerability are central’. Photography by Baldo Sciacca
What Economists Say About Key Spring Budget Announcements
Economy
What Economists Say About Key Spring Budget Announcements
One of the UK's leading independent economic research units, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has issued its verdict on key elements of Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget: tax, childcare, and health related benefits.
What Is Really Happening With Inflation?
Economy
What Is Really Happening With Inflation?
Inflation has been one of the central challenges facing the government as it attempts to improve the UK's gloomy economic outlook, and in Wednesday's Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was keen to stress that his "plan is working" to bring it down.
Economy news
Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the UK joining the CPTPP
Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
Graphene as a regional-global innovation model
A new national policy report has identified the graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester as a regional hub for international partnership and investment. In this article, James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester explores how this success demonstrates that research and development (R&D) investment into specialist regional clusters like Graphene@Manchester provides national government with an excellent return on investment as they create and capture significant new value in places beyond the UK’s South-East.
How can the UK turbocharge its ambition to be a science and technology superpower? Partner content
Economy
By Pragmatic Semiconductor
How can the UK turbocharge its ambition to be a science and technology superpower?
Pragmatic is a UK based manufacturer of innovative flexible semiconductors. As the only manufacturer globally of flexible chips, Pragmatic's technology provides the opportunity for the UK to become a world leader in a critical sector. Today, the company publishes a report into "How can the UK turbocharge its ambition to be a science and technology superpower?"
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on the increase in the Bank Rate to 4.25%
Commenting on the increase in the Bank Rate from 4.0% to 4.25%, Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage & Housing Policy at the BSA said:
We need a long-term plan to make our financial services world-leading once again
Economy
By Chris Hayward
We need a long-term plan to make our financial services world-leading once again
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse in recent weeks prompted unrest in the global banking sector. Such collapses show how quickly long-established financial institutions can be engulfed by crisis, and perhaps more importantly, the critical need for high regulatory standards.
Cash grants for struggling households can turn the tide on the growing use of food banks
Economy
By Wendy Chamberlain MP and Paul Maynard MP
Cash grants for struggling households can turn the tide on the growing use of food banks
As more and more people find themselves unable to afford the essentials, now is a critical time to assess the best ways to provide dignified support to people facing financial crisis.
Jeremy Hunt may be a safe pair of hands but Britain’s economic prospects remain bleak
Economy
By Lord O'Donnell
Jeremy Hunt may be a safe pair of hands but Britain’s economic prospects remain bleak
The backdrop to last week’s Budget was particularly difficult for the Chancellor. It is harder for him to deliver a falling debt to GDP ratio than for any of his successors since 2010, when the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was first set up.
We need to prepare young people for the jobs of tomorrow
Economy
By Lord Johnson of Marylebone
We need to prepare young people for the jobs of tomorrow
Recent reviews suggest that the secondary curriculum is not preparing our young people effectively for the jobs of tomorrow. Change is necessary.
One year on, has Essex begun to be levelled up? Partner content
Communities
By Essex County Council
One year on, has Essex begun to be levelled up?
On International Women’s Day, it was fitting that one of the most inspiring contributions at a reception to mark a year of progress in our work to level up Essex, came from an ordinary woman who had made an extraordinary contribution to her community.
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery
Following the release of Department for Transport figures showing passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, Darren Caplan, sets out why we need to expand the capacity of the UK rail network.
Britain's ‘green ports’: why decarbonising the maritime sector starts on dry land Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
SSE
Britain's ‘green ports’: why decarbonising the maritime sector starts on dry land
While electric vehicles (EV) and their infrastructure may win the lion’s share of attention when it comes to green transportation and logistics, the scale of the decarbonisation and sustainability challenges facing the UK means every step of the supply chain needs to be examined. Ferries and maritime transport - essential components of our supply and demand ecosystem - represent a crucial area of opportunity for decarbonisation.
Faced with the highest tax burden for 70 years, the Budget fails to put Britain on a path to prosperity
Economy
By Angela Eagle MP
Faced with the highest tax burden for 70 years, the Budget fails to put Britain on a path to prosperity
This budget took place against a bleak backdrop: The forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) showed a worsening cost of living crisis with real wages falling at the fastest rate since records began.
One year after the P&O Ferries scandal, rogue employers remain free to treat workers appallingly
Economy
By Paul Nowak
One year after the P&O Ferries scandal, rogue employers remain free to treat workers appallingly
One year ago today, almost 800 dedicated seafarers were sacked by P&O Ferries unlawfully over video call.
Scottish parliament hears Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Scottish parliament hears Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy
What Engineers and Policymakers Need to Know about the ChatGPT Revolution Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
What Engineers and Policymakers Need to Know about the ChatGPT Revolution
Is the engineering profession on the brink of a major disruption? With the rise of ChatGPT and other AI-powered technologies, engineers are set to benefit from unprecedented levels of productivity. AI-literacy and transparency are critical to getting it right.
Partner content
Economy
By Amey
Solving the energy dilemma in Scottish schools
Amey’s FM Scotland operations director, Diane Gillies, discusses how the business is helping to set out a sustainable vision for the country’s school estates.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Spring Budget 2023 Misses Opportunity To Address Investment Gap And Direct Funds To Digital Champions
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB response to today's budget
Eddie Tuttle, Director of policy, external affairs and research at CIOB said:
HTA reaction to Spring Budget Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
HTA reaction to Spring Budget
RIA responds to Spring Budget Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to Spring Budget
Responding to today’s Spring Budget, RIA Chief Executive, Darren Caplan, said:
New national rail passengers milestone reached in February 2023 – now over 100% of pre-Covid levels Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
New national rail passengers milestone reached in February 2023 – now over 100% of pre-Covid levels
The DfT has today published figures showing that national rail passenger numbers have reached over 100% of pre-Covid levels for the first time since March 2020. From Friday 10 February, passenger numbers on the national network hit or exceeded 100% five days in a row, and on Wednesday 22 February 103% was recorded. This means that passenger numbers have doubled in just over a year, with the DfT data showing that since the start of 2023 rail customers have been returning not just on weekends and the middle days of the working week, but also on Mondays and Fridays.
ORE Catapult enables clean maritime innovation to surge ahead in offshore wind sector Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
ORE Catapult enables clean maritime innovation to surge ahead in offshore wind sector
£2.7m funding success for offshore wind projects to drive forward maritime decarbonisation.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET responds to Spring Statement
Alex Taylor, Head of Policy at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, said: “The Chancellor has set out his ambition to drive economic growth, skills and jobs in the UK.
Jeremy Hunt Overhauls Childcare And Pensions In Spring Budget As UK Avoids Recession
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Overhauls Childcare And Pensions In Spring Budget As UK Avoids Recession
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the UK is not entering a "technical recession" as he delivered his Spring Budget to MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
EventsAll
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
2023
Edinburgh
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
Making an experimental approach to digital change work in government
2023
Online
Making an experimental approach to digital change work in government
Net Zero Week 2023
2023
Online
Net Zero Week 2023
Women into Leadership Online
2023
Online
Women into Leadership Online