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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"

13 Jul Communities

Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms caused by betting firms to some of the most vulnerable people in society.

07 Jul Communities

London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms

The international fightback against dangerous products sold online

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04 Jul Communities

The international fightback against dangerous products sold online

26 Jun Economy

Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels

25 Jun Health

Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster

21 Jun Economy

Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party

20 Jun Economy

Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump

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17 Jul Education

Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children

UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth

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16 Jul Education

UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth

14 Jul Economy

Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax

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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings

14 Jul Parliament

Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership

17 Jul Political parties

UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space

13 Jul Defence

"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules

12 Jul Health

Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions

16 Jul Political parties

Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"

13 Jul Communities

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15 Jun Communities

Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers

Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully

01 Jun Culture

Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would "Legalise Theft"

Equity general secretary Paul W Fleming tells Sienna Rodgers about the threat of AI and his frustration with the government’s ‘very, very, very disappointing’ approach to the creative industries

18 May Environment

Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust

Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

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For the sake of British Business we must maintain our aid budget - here's why

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23 Nov 2020 Economy

For the sake of British Business we must maintain our aid budget - here's why

With COP, the G7 and a new White House administration there are plenty of opportunities for Britain to continue its world leading role in protecting freedom and prosperity.

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20 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Casinos and betting shops offer to introduce further Covid restrictions so they can re-open in Tier 3 areas after lockdown

Casinos and betting shops have offered to voluntarily introduce fresh Covid restrictions in order to be allowed to re-open in Tier 3 areas after the latest English lockdown.

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20 Nov 2020 Economy

APM responds to the National Audit Office (NAO) report

72% of UK managers name wellbeing as top priority for 2021

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20 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

72% of UK managers name wellbeing as top priority for 2021

At a pivotal moment for the UK workforce, when good management and leadership is more important than ever, a new report shows sizable shifts in attitudes to remote working and a desire to continue with some form of hybrid working when the pandemic recedes.

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20 Nov 2020 Environment

The hydrogen economy starts today

Ignoring the role of the gas network in reaching net zero would hinder the UK reaching its zero carbon targets.

19 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Brexit Talks Have Been Suspended After A Member Of The EU Negotiating Team Tested Positive For Covid-19

Talks on the UK’s future relationship with the EU are to be halted for a “short period” after one of the EU’s negotiating team tested positive for coronavirus.

19 Nov 2020 Brexit

With the rush for a deal on, the government should consider a Brexit implementation period so businesses aren’t left in the lurch

After a tumultuous year for business, if a trade deal with the EU is agreed, an implementation period may be needed to help both government and business adjust with minimum impact

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19 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Safer Gambling Week is a “commitment not for one week but for every week of the year” Betting and Gaming boss Michael Dugher declares.

Michael Dugher, CEO of the standards body the Betting and Gaming Council, has marked the beginning of ‘Safer Gambling Week’ by saying that the industry is committed to safer gambling “not for one week but for all year round”. And Covid-19 restrictions which have led to the closure of betting shops and casinos across the UK will not prevent the week from being a success, he said.

The Prime Minister’s 10 point plan must focus on delivery

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19 Nov 2020 Environment

The Prime Minister’s 10 point plan must focus on delivery

The Mineral Products Association cautiously welcomes the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for the environment but as is too often the case, we are left asking about delivery.

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18 Nov 2020 Environment

MIMA's comment on The Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan on a Green Industrial Revolution

Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director of the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) comments on The Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan on a Green Industrial Revolution;

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18 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

CIOB responds to Government's Ten Point Plan

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to the government’s ‘Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’. The plan seeks to create and support up to 250,000 jobs covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies across the UK.

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18 Nov 2020 Environment

UK advertising launches Ad Net Zero

The Advertising Association (AA), in partnership with the IPA and ISBA, has launched Ad Net Zero, an industry-wide initiative to help UK advertising respond to the climate crisis caused by CO2 emissions.

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18 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Cadent welcomes the Prime Minister’s ambition for a Green Industrial Revolution

We will continue to work with the government and partners to support the plan and delivery of our country’s green ambitions.

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18 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

For engineers to deliver this ‘Green Industrial Revolution’, Government must invest intelligently and coherently in infrastructure

We implore this Government and subsequent Governments to ensure they take a long-term approach and put engineering knowledge and skills at the heart of their decision-making

16 Nov 2020 Environment

The Sheep Farming Industry Says There Will Be A Total Price Collapse In January Without A Brexit Deal

British sheep farmers are just weeks away from a total price collapse unless a post-Brexit trade deal is reached with the EU, the industry has warned.

16 Nov 2020 Economy

Review: The Powerful and the Damned, by Lionel Barber

Though pacey, entertaining and readable, Lionel Barber’s misleadingly styled – and frequently anodyne – diaries lack any sense of immediacy or candour

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15 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Lenders commit to ongoing support for mortgage customers

FCA publishes final guidance

15 Nov 2020 Brexit

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Says There’ll Be No EU Deal If The UK Doesn't Back Down On The Internal Market Bill

Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that a deal with the EU “won’t be ratified” if the UK brings back parts of the Internal Market Bill removed by the House of Lords.

Small manufacturers to get digital boost with launch of innovation hub

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13 Nov 2020 Economy

Small manufacturers to get digital boost with launch of innovation hub

The High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Make Smarter team up to launch a new project to help businesses test drive new technologies.

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12 Nov 2020 Economy

Thinking outside the box: Exploring innovations in affordable homeownership

Independent report from the LSE finds affordable homes initiatives have been 'ill-defined and poorly targeted'

12 Nov 2020 Brexit

The Internal Market Bill is at odds with our nation’s duty to uphold the rule of law

Whilst we must deliver Brexit, the process of delivering it should uphold the rule of law and honour our treaty obligations.

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11 Nov 2020 Economy

BPF Launches New E-learning Platform And Offers First Course For Free

To celebrate the launch of the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) new e-learning platform, PolymerCourses.com, the trade association is offering the first course featured on the platform for free (normally £120) for the first 200 people to register.

11 Nov 2020 Communities

Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A "Crisis Of Faith"

The north is experiencing a “crisis of faith” in the government’s election-winning promise to level up, according to metro mayor Dan Jarvis, as Tory and Labour MPs unite today to discuss the region’s economic needs.

11 Nov 2020 Brexit

Joe Biden's Election Means Boris Johnson Is Running Out of Options On Northern Ireland And The Internal Market BIll

The UK government insists its Internal Market Bill does not imperil the Good Friday Agreement. But can it convince the incoming US president and the Irish American lobby? Georgina Bailey reports on the dilemma facing No. 10