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Treasury And Downing Street At War Over Who Is To Blame For Failing To Tackle Pandemic Fraud

Treasury And Downing Street At War Over Who Is To Blame For Failing To Tackle Pandemic Fraud

26 Jan Economy

Rishi Sunak mounted a fightback in the row over who is to blame for billions in taxpayer cash being wasted after fraudulent claims by businesses during the pandemic.

Treasury Minister Dramatically Resigns At Despatch Box Over Government's Failure To Tackle Covid Fraud

24 Jan Economy

Treasury Minister Dramatically Resigns At Despatch Box Over Government's Failure To Tackle Covid Fraud

Rishi Sunak Could Intervene On Soaring Energy Bills Next Month To Ease Cost Of Living Crisis

11 Jan Economy

Rishi Sunak Could Intervene On Soaring Energy Bills Next Month To Ease Cost Of Living Crisis

Soaring Gas Prices Could Close Chemical And Paper Factories, Sending Supply Chains Into Chaos

06 Jan Economy

Soaring Gas Prices Could Close Chemical And Paper Factories, Sending Supply Chains Into Chaos

Labour Says Households Face An 'Iceberg' Of Rising Bills In PMQs Attack On Cost Of Living Crisis

05 Jan Coronavirus

Labour Says Households Face An "Iceberg" Of Rising Bills In PMQs Attack On Cost Of Living Crisis

Wales Will Re-Introduce Rule-Of-Six In New Covid Restrictions From Boxing Day

22 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Wales Will Re-Introduce Rule-Of-Six In New Covid Restrictions From Boxing Day

Rishi Sunak Announces Grants Of Up To £6,000 For Businesses Affected By Omicron Variant

21 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Announces Grants Of Up To £6,000 For Businesses Affected By Omicron Variant

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We must devolve more powers to local government to level up across the country

3 hr Economy

We must devolve more powers to local government to level up across the country

How can Levelling Up work for the whole country?

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28 Jan Communities

How can Levelling Up work for the whole country?

There is no case for a National Insurance hike

26 Jan Economy

There is no case for a National Insurance hike

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There is no case for a National Insurance hike

26 Jan Economy

There is no case for a National Insurance hike

The Treasury employs plenty of intelligent people, but their collective views and decisions are often wrong.

The BBC is one of our shining assets – we must support it

19 Jan Culture

The BBC is one of our shining assets – we must support it

If it were not serious, we could be amused at the suggestion that freezing the BBC fee for two years will make a significant difference to household budgets.

Conservatives must remember why they won in 2019 if they want to triumph again

21 Dec 2021 Economy

Conservatives must remember why they won in 2019 if they want to triumph again

The last general election is now sufficiently long ago, or perhaps so much has happened since, that people are starting to forget its significance. That the result was historic hardly needs to be noted: the Conservatives became the first party in history to increase vote-share at four subsequent elections and reduced Labour to their worst defeat since the 1930s.

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The disability employment rate - a shift in the right direction

21 Jan 2015 Economy

The disability employment rate - a shift in the right direction

Minister of State for Disabled People, Mark Harper, reveals the ‘whole story’ behind today’s employment figures.

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21 Jan 2015 Economy

Unemployment continues to fall while financial sector leads increases in pay

Commenting on today's labour market statistics, Geraint Johnes, director at Lancaster Universitys Work Foundation, said:

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15 Jan 2015 Economy

CIPP response to the DWP consultation on technical changes to Automatic Enrolment

The CIPP has submitted its formal response to the DWP consultation about technical changes to Automatic Enrolment.

How to end homelessness by 2020

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14 Jan 2015 Health

How to end homelessness by 2020

The next government has the chance to end homelessness for good, and save billions of pounds in crisis services in the process.

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14 Jan 2015 Economy

UK equity income best-selling investment association sector for sixth consecutive month

The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds for November 2014:

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14 Jan 2015 Economy

UK Companies struggle to keep up with a new customer environment

Customer Satisfaction has dropped to its lowest level since 2010

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14 Jan 2015 Economy

Companies across the UK join the push for sustainable shale

A new 2 million fund to ensure safety and sustainability are at the forefront of any drilling for shale gas and oil in the UK has been announced today.

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13 Jan 2015 Economy

Training providers pleased with government move towards giving employers ‘purchasing power’ over the Apprenticeship programme

The government has today confirmed that the Apprenticeship funding consultation (The Future of Apprenticeships in England: Funding Reform Technical Consultation, March 2014), shows strong evidence that employers do not support the methodology of funding employers directly.

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13 Jan 2015 Economy

Victims of fraud increase as vulnerable people put trust ahead of truth, says KPMG

- Potential whistle-blower turns blackmailer - Number of victims up, as fraud cases rise - Improving economy sees corporates rise up victim list

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13 Jan 2015 Economy

Chairman appointed to Energy Systems Catapult

Energy industry professional Nick Winser has been appointed as Chairman of the Energy Systems Catapult, one of the latest technology and innovation centres set to open this year.

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12 Jan 2015 Economy

Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill threatens access to courts and independence from government

The Law Society has raised concerns regarding the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 2014-2015 ahead of its second reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday 13th January.

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09 Jan 2015 Economy

Bedroom tax's 'perverse' effect on carers

Responding to an article by Labour MP Barbara Keeley on why her bill exempting carers from the scope of the Governments spare room subsidy is needed, Moira Fraser, Interim Chief Executive of the Carers Trust said:

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09 Jan 2015 Economy

UK's best Cleantech companies selected

Sixteen of the UKs most promising clean technology companies have been selected to join the prestigious Clean and Cool Mission 2015 to San Francisco later this month.

Stop the transfer tax rip-off

17 Dec 2014 Economy

Stop the transfer tax rip-off

Labour MP and former Cabinet Minister Tessa Jowell writes about the topic of her Westminster Hall debate today: International money transfer charges.

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16 Dec 2014 Economy

‘Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards’: why promoting gender equality in engineering careers matters

Three female engineers have been recognised by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) for their professional achievements and the work they do encouraging other young people into engineering careers at the prestigious Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards.

Under-18s 'accessing payday loans'

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11 Dec 2014 Economy

Under-18s 'accessing payday loans'

Young people are risking a lifetime of debt by borrowing money from payday loans companies, according to new research.

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11 Dec 2014 Economy

Fighting to eliminate digital hiding places for child abusers

David Cameron will place GCHQ and the National Crime Agency (NCA) at the centre of a fight to eliminate digital hiding places for child abusers.

Black Friday boosts consumer spend

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09 Dec 2014 Economy

Black Friday boosts consumer spend

Consumer spending was up in November, with Black Friday rounding off another positive month for retailers.

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08 Dec 2014 Economy

N-Visage – the camera that ‘sees’ radiation

Createc was spun out of REACT Engineerings research and development group in 2010. A computing and electronics engineering business, it specialises in technical consultancy and RD in imaging and sensing. The company has applied imaging and sensing technologies in the civil nuclear, medical, aerospace, defence and security industries.

Dirty Money? Anti-Money laundering legislation needs to be clean

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05 Dec 2014 Economy

Dirty Money? Anti-Money laundering legislation needs to be clean

Ewan Willars, Director of Policy at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, responds to Stephen Barclay MP's article on the Government's new anti corruption plans.

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03 Dec 2014 Economy

Driverless cars head to the streets

Four cities have been chosen by Innovate UK to run formal trials to see how driverless cars could be integrated into everyday life across the country.

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03 Dec 2014 Economy

Iain Gray welcomes support for innovation in the Autumn Statement

Todays Autumn Statement included new support for the Innovation landscape in the UK which included:

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03 Dec 2014 Economy

Autumn Statement: long-term support for innovation needed

Todays Autumn Statement included measures to support innovation but a long term package of support is needed according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

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03 Dec 2014 Economy

Building societies back ‘fairer’ stamp duty

The Chancellors announcement of reform to stamp duty will create a fairer system, the Building Societies Association (BSA) has said.

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