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Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response
Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response
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.
Pubs Could Close This Winter Over A “Potent Cocktail” Of Cost Of Living Problems
Economy
Pubs Could Close This Winter Over A “Potent Cocktail” Of Cost Of Living Problems
Sajid Javid Says UK Has A 'Productivity Problem” After Liz Truss' Demands “More Graft”
Economy
Sajid Javid Says UK Has A "Productivity Problem” After Liz Truss' Demands “More Graft”
Chancellor Hails 'Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record
Economy
Chancellor Hails "Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record
Labour Pledges Energy Price Overhaul To Halt The Cost-Of-Living Crisis 'At Source'
Economy
Labour Pledges Energy Price Overhaul To Halt The Cost-Of-Living Crisis "At Source"
Liz Truss Doubles Down On Tax Cuts Plan To Ease Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Economy
Liz Truss Doubles Down On Tax Cuts Plan To Ease Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar
Environment
Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar
The House Live
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
Economy
By Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
Tax cuts alone won’t stop civil protest over rising energy bills
Economy
By Lord Howell
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 Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
Before ministers publish the Gambling White Paper, they need to consider a few home truths
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Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response
Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response
Economy
This year will be the toughest fight for university places in living memory
This year will be the toughest fight for university places in living memory
By Lord Knight of Weymouth
Education
Nurseries Hit By Cost Crisis Are Considering Raising Fees And Meal Prices
Nurseries Hit By Cost Crisis Are Considering Raising Fees And Meal Prices
Education
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Next PM should prioritise IMF reform or risk ceding the floor to rivals
Economy
By Lord Sarfraz
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.
Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas
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. 
Countering the cost-of-living crisis – some quick fixes
Economy
By Lord Allen of Kensington
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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Partner content
Economy
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP statement on legal protection of the term ‘Apprenticeship’
BIS has published a consultation paper on a proposed measure in the Enterprise Bill which will ban the misuse of the term Apprenticeship
Leading charity backs David Cameron’s pledge to tackle international corruption Partner content
Economy
By Save the Children
Leading charity backs David Cameron’s pledge to tackle international corruption

Save the Children has welcomed the Prime Minister’s call for a clampdown on corruption.
Partner content
Economy
By Independent Age
UN population report - Response from Independent Age, the older people's charity
In response to the United Nations report, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Cost of combined home insurance continues to fall compared to last year with an average cost of just £5.54 a week
The cost of home insurance continues to fall compared to a year ago, with an average combined building and contents policy costing 79 pence a day - less than a litre of milk the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Pension relief: Use it or lose it!
Following the governments announcement that pension relief is to be reduced from April next year, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding everyone that any unused relief from the past three years is still open to them.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Investors defer to Asset Managers' wisdom as uncertainty dominates
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds for June 2015:
Partner content
Economy
By Save the Children
Save the Children welcomes the Prime Minister’s focus on tackling corruption
Responding to Prime Minister David Cameronsannouncement in Singaporethat the UK Government will step up its efforts to tackle corruption and promote greater transparency,Brendan Cox, Director of Policy, Advocacy Campaigns at Save the Childrensaid:
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Rochdale’s refurbished underpass opens to the public
A refurbished underpass at Rochdale Railway Station in Greater Manchester, UK, has reopened to the public.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
Enforcement powers with ‘teeth’ needed to tackle anti-money laundering
John Smart, Head of EYs UK Fraud Investigations and Disputes team, comments on todays anti-corruption speech by David Cameron in Singapore:
Partner content
Economy
By Carers Trust
Carers Trust says lack of funding will force services to close
Responding to claims that the Living Wage could harm the care sector:
Partner content
Health
By GMB
More Funding Needed In Care Sector
GMB Support Call By Care Employers For Adequate Funding To Pay Living Wage And Provide High Quality Care
The ‘hand of god’ plays with the principles of tax Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
The ‘hand of god’ plays with the principles of tax
ACCA Tax and Business Law Manager Jason Piper reviews the tax system and writes 'policymakers should be aiming for is a system that is simple, certain and stable'.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Enterprises brings recycling element to its ‘Happiness Pod’ summer tour
In a bid to boost recycling among consumers, Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has announced that this summers Coca-Cola Happiness Pod tour will be supported by an awareness initiative developed in partnership with Every Can Counts.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
BMAPA Publishes Regional Brochures on Geological Evolution of Local Coastlines
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association has been working in partnership to produce a series of regional brochures to describe the geological evolution of local coastlines.
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
The mining sector must prepare for CCS. Prem Mahi
Urgent action is needed in the mining sector to adopt carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Move to tackle noise induced hearing loss claims a positive step
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is welcoming a move by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to tackle the growing number and cost of claims for noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). The MoJ has asked the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to consider the issue and make recommendations.
Spending Review triggers ‘quantum change’ in public sector outsourcing landscape, says EY Partner content
Economy
By EY
Spending Review triggers ‘quantum change’ in public sector outsourcing landscape, says EY
Government spending cuts will 'almost certainly force public sector to outsource' its services, a process which will need to be 'carefully managed', warns EY.
Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
MPA Again Calls on Government to Regulate Volumetric Concrete Mixers as a Matter of Urgency
MPA has made renewed representations to Government and in particular Roads Minister, Andrew Jones MP, to introduce regulation for volumetric concrete mixers.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
New apprenticeship standards to reflect SME needs, says FMB
The Government has granted permission to members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to develop two new apprenticeship standards in bricklaying and plastering as part of the Trailblazer programme.
Partner content
Environment
By Innovate UK
British energy firms turning the tides with Canada
Five British companies are celebrating today after they have received grant funding from the Governments innovation experts at Innovate UK to develop tidal energy projects with Canadian businesses and universities.
CIOB shines a light on the dark side of construction Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB shines a light on the dark side of construction
Today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a report which shines a light on the prevalence of human rights abuses in construction in almost every corner of the globe.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
91 Courts To Close
GMB Comments On Consultation To Close 91 Courts In England And Wales
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP statement on FE Area Reviews
'Area reviews need to take account of all types of providers involved in FE and skills delivery
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
Research finds majority of poor children live in working families
Nearly two-thirds of British children in poverty live in working families, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has revealed in its annual poverty and inequality report.
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