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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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Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership

17 Jul Political parties

Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions

16 Jul Political parties

Could Labour Lose Its Grip On London?

19 Jul Political parties

Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning

18 Jul Political parties

Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: "The Woman Is The Priority"

14 Jul Health

Defence Secretary "Deeply Uncomfortable" With Super Injunction Over Afghan Data Leak

15 Jul Defence

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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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08 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Charities to share £750 million fund to help them survive coronavirus outbreak

An emergency £750 million fund has been set up by the Government to help charities survive the coronavirus crisis.

07 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

More support for GGF Members during crisis

As the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues across the world, the glass and glazing industry is witnessing and experiencing one of the most extraordinary periods in living memory.

07 Apr 2020 Economy

GGF Fund Ltd closes to new business

The Board of the GGF Fund Ltd has taken the decision to not accept any deposit payments into the GGF Deposit Indemnity Fund from 1st April 2020 due to the uncertain and unprecedented market conditions caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

07 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

I hope the election of Keir Starmer will bring infighting and factionalism in the Labour party to an end

Keir Starmer's election campaign showed he could bring together people from right across the party. I believe he has the vision to lead the country once this crisis is over.

07 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

NFB asks CITB to cancel 2020 levy

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has today written to the chief executive of the CITB, Sarah Beale, asking that CITB consider cancelling the 2020 levy, to help aid cash-flow in the construction industry.

07 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

The Government must reduce the growth dependency of our economy

Decades of economic growth have delivered us a deeply unequal, unstable, insecure society and increased carbon emissions when we need to be slashing them.

06 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Further Government action needed to protect construction, say NFB members

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and its members remember what happened the last time the economy crashed in 2008. A third of housebuilders ceased trading, 100,000 construction jobs were lost and industry has still not fully recovered.

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03 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE welcomes new business loan expansion, but warns more must be done for limited company self-employed

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed new loan support for small businesses, but warns more must be done for people working through limited companies.

Ensuring delivery systems to help keep the nation alive

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03 Apr 2020 Economy

Ensuring delivery systems to help keep the nation alive

Packaging is much more than that. It is essential for our continuing national food and drink security.

03 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak revamps business loan scheme amid claims banks were holding back funds

Rishi Sunak has been forced to revamp a scheme to provide emergency loans to help keep businesses afloat during the coronavirus outbreak.

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02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

NFB warns Government of cash-flow crisis amid continuing construction

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the construction industry as its members continue to wait to hear when the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will open and be available to make payments.

02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

History will judge Jeremy Corbyn as the worst leader ever

Corbyn failed by not ensuring the Party was run properly, preferring factionalism to functionalism. Had he bothered to listen to concerns about racism, bullying, antisemitism and intimidation, his disgrace might not be so deep.

02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Universal Basic Income would protect people in times of crisis like this

Nobody could have foreseen the far-reaching affect that COVID-19 would have, and foolish to think something similar could never happen again. We should be taking this opportunity to start building a safety net.

01 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Government warns banks not to withhold vital funds from businesses struggling due to coronavirus

A senior Cabinet minister has warned banks it would be "unacceptable" if they withheld cash from businesses struggling to survive during the coronavirus crisis.

01 Apr 2020 Economy

MPA welcomes Minister’s acknowledgement of industry’s essential contribution to construction and wider society

MPA has today (31/3) welcomed the statement from the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for BEIS which acknowledges the essential contribution that the mineral products industry is making by supporting the construction industry and wider society.

31 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Increase of £1.60 a week in statutory sick pay labelled a ‘joke’ by GMB amid coronavirus crisis

Union bosses have reacted with anger after the rate of Statutory Sick Pay went up by £1.60 a week.

31 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Number 10 distances itself from Grant Shapps' call for people to shop just once a week during lockdown

Downing Street has slapped down suggestions by Grant Shapps that people should only go shopping for food once a week during the coronavirus lockdown.

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31 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

A lack of clarity is shutting down construction

Members of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) have expressed concerns that the lack of clarity from the Government is causing the construction industry to close down.

31 Mar 2020 Brexit

The reality of ‘sovereignty’ post-Brexit is more complex than the Government lets on

Absolutist language masks whether negotiating true economic and political independence is even possible.

31 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

MEPs urge UK to extend Brexit transition period due to coronavirus outbreak

The UK has been urged by MEPs to extend the Brexit transition period because of the coronavirus crisis.

VentilatorChallengeUK consortium has the skills and tools to make a difference and save lives

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30 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

VentilatorChallengeUK consortium has the skills and tools to make a difference and save lives

A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK.

28 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Blow for Rishi Sunak as UK’s credit rating slashed amid coronavirus spending spree

Britain's credit ranking has been cut by a leading ratings agency after ministers turned on the public spending taps to try to soften the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

28 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Minimum wage increase should be delayed ‘to help firms through Covid-19 crisis' - think tank

The planned increase in the minimum wage should be delayed by six months to help firms in low-paying sectors during the Covid-19 outbreak, a leading think tank has urged.

27 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Lenders to give three month mortgage offer extension

To help home movers impacted by Covid-19, mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage offer for up to three months to enable them to move at a later date.