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Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response

18 Aug Economy

Exclusive: Former chancellor Ken Clarke has accused Tory candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, as well as Labour leader Keir Starmer, of offering “half-baked” ideas on the economy.

17 Aug Economy

Pubs Could Close This Winter Over A “Potent Cocktail” Of Cost Of Living Problems

17 Aug Economy

Sajid Javid Says UK Has A "Productivity Problem” After Liz Truss' Demands “More Graft”

16 Aug Economy

Chancellor Hails "Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record

15 Aug Economy

Labour Pledges Energy Price Overhaul To Halt The Cost-Of-Living Crisis "At Source"

14 Aug Economy

Liz Truss Doubles Down On Tax Cuts Plan To Ease Cost-Of-Living Crisis

13 Aug Environment

Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar

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17 Aug Economy

New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living

15 Aug Economy

Tax cuts alone won’t stop civil protest over rising energy bills

Before ministers publish the Gambling White Paper, they need to consider a few home truths

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12 Aug Education

Before ministers publish the Gambling White Paper, they need to consider a few home truths

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09 Aug Economy

Next PM should prioritise IMF reform or risk ceding the floor to rivals

Before the Conservative leadership election started in earnest, the United Kingdom government was busy setting out its foreign policy vision. Notable was a focus on challenging geopolitical efforts by ‘malign actors’ – i.e. China – and providing alternative sources of investment for low- and middle-income countries.

21 Jul Economy

Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas

Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss face a summer of scrutiny by Conservative party members on how they would run a government as they enter the final stage of the race to become prime minister.

29 Jun Economy

Countering the cost-of-living crisis – some quick fixes

The government needs to move fast to advert a catastrophic decline in the life chances and life expectancy of the poorest in our society. A decline that will take years to reverse and a decline that will see deep division and derision between the well-off and the poor.

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Work Programme’s ‘punitive approach’ makes mental health worse

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17 Sep 2015 Economy

Work Programme’s ‘punitive approach’ makes mental health worse

CEO of the charity Mind, Paul Farmer, says bold changes are needed to help people with mental health problems into work.

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16 Sep 2015 Economy

CIPP launch NPW 2015 with House of Commons event

National Payroll Week 2015 (NPW) opened this year with a launch event at the House of Commons on 7 September where Lindsay Melvin, CIPP CEO, announced the start of NPW.

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16 Sep 2015 Economy

Parliament has voted: must charities take up the slack?

Simon Hopkins, Chief Executive ofTurn2us, comments on yesterday'svote on tax credits means poor families 'are going to get poorer'.

Government urged to 'take more notice' of £60bn tourist industry

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16 Sep 2015 Economy

Government urged to 'take more notice' of £60bn tourist industry

Leading trade association UKinbound highlights the contribution made by the tourism industry to the UK economy and urges the Government to provide support that will drive further growth.

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15 Sep 2015 Economy

ACCA and IMA explore future challenges facing the accounting profession

Signature research agenda launches with new website and SoMoClo report

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15 Sep 2015 Economy

Manufacturing Commission issues strategic alerts as it begins to uncover fundamental sustainability issues facing the industrial sector today

The Manufacturing Commission has begun to uncover important barriers to sustainability in the industrial sector, and is issuing four timely strategic alerts to the industry ahead of the final inquiry report that is being issued on 27th October.

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15 Sep 2015 Economy

Investment Association calls for rethink as bond-trading plans threaten performance

The Investment Association is today calling for a rethink of proposed trading rules that would make it harder for investors to buy and sell bonds.

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14 Sep 2015 Economy

The State of the Investing Nation - Investment Association Releases 2014 Survey

The Investment Association today launches its 13th annual Asset Management Survey, which shows:

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14 Sep 2015 Economy

Wizz Air firms-up order for 110 A321neo aircraft

A320neo Family orders top 4,300 aircraft

14 Sep 2015 Communities

The role of the Charity Commission in the closure of Kids Company

Liberal Democrat House of Lords Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise, Baroness Barker, writes following her debate on: 'The closure of Kids Company'.

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11 Sep 2015 Economy

Construction SMEs can play crucial role in delivering PM’s vision, says FMB

Responding to the Prime Ministers speech today, the FMB has called on the Government to embrace the role small and medium-sized construction companies can play in driving a thriving economy and working in partnership with a smart public sector.

Richard Harrington MP: Our ambition for 3 million new apprenticeships in the next five years

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10 Sep 2015 Education

Richard Harrington MP: Our ambition for 3 million new apprenticeships in the next five years

The Prime Minister's Adviser on Apprenticeships Richard Harrington MP writes for Find a Future in support of Team UK who took part in WorldSkills São Paulo 2015 and how the UK will deliver 3 million new apprenticeships over the next five years.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin hails shipping industry as driver of UK growth

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09 Sep 2015 Economy

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin hails shipping industry as driver of UK growth

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill celebrated the start of the 2015 London International Shipping Week, at a major reception hosted by Associated British Ports earlier this week.

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08 Sep 2015 Economy

Unfair law fails to protect logbook loan consumers

Logbook loan borrowers have too little protection and those who unwittingly buy cars subject to logbook loans have none at all.

Britain is facing ‘pensions time bomb,’ new survey warns

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08 Sep 2015 Economy

Britain is facing ‘pensions time bomb,’ new survey warns

Britain is heading towards a ‘pensions time bomb,’ according to a new survey by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals.

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08 Sep 2015 Economy

Executive Remuneration Working Group

The Investment Association, which represents the UK's 5.5 trillion investment management industry, has announced the creation of a working group, the Executive Remuneration Working Group, to bring forward proposals for a radical simplification of executive pay.

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07 Sep 2015 Economy

GMB London Uber Driver Member Paid £1.47 Per Hour Below Minimum Wage For 234 Hours In August As Union Seeks Tribunal Ruling On Underpayment

Union plans to recover underpayment on the national minimum wage as part of the Tribunal claim that Uber drivers are directed workers says GMB Professional Drivers.

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07 Sep 2015 Economy

Survey reveals Britain’s shocking attitude towards pensions – 51-60-year-olds and young are worst planners

Great Britain is heading towards a pensions ticking time bomb according to the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) annual survey. The shocking results have revealed the nations lack of planning for retirement.