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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
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.
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
By Which?
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Economy
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Opinion
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
Economy
By Josh Simons MP
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
Health
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
Local council reorganisation: a genuine opportunity – if we get the details right Partner content
Local council reorganisation: a genuine opportunity – if we get the details right
By WSP
Home affairs
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Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
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
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would 'Legalise Theft'
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
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
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
Economy news
Embedding sustainability: How homegrown semiconductor technology can help realise the UK’s sustainability goals Partner content
Environment
By Pragmatic Semiconductor
Embedding sustainability: How homegrown semiconductor technology can help realise the UK’s sustainability goals
Homegrown technology and innovation can be vital catalysts when it comes to realising the UK’s sustainability goals. However, Government must set the conditions for these sectors to thrive.
Rishi Sunak To Be Investigated By Commons Watchdog Over Possible Failure To Declare An Interest
Economy
Rishi Sunak To Be Investigated By Commons Watchdog Over Possible Failure To Declare An Interest
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by the Commons Standards Commissioner over whether he failed to properly declare an interest.
Civil Service Unions Vow To Ramp Up Strikes After 'Insulting' 4.5% Pay Offer
Economy
Civil Service Unions Vow To Ramp Up Strikes After 'Insulting' 4.5% Pay Offer
Civil service unions have said they will take fresh strike action over "insulting" proposals to limit average pay rises for most civil servants to 4.5% for the coming year at a time when inflation is running at more than double that level.
Labour's Plan To Boost Homeownership May Not Solve 'Root Cause' Of Housing Crisis
Communities
Labour's Plan To Boost Homeownership May Not Solve "Root Cause" Of Housing Crisis
The Labour Party has set out a mini-plan to increase homeownership among first-time buyers, but experts have warned its proposals are not radical enough.
Partner content
Economy
2021 UK Exports of Advertising and Marketing Services Reach £15bn
Industry records highest year-on-year growth at 32.5%. Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, commends industry as driver of economic growth
Suffolk Chamber Survey: 5G Is Critical, Raises Questions About Business Awareness Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Suffolk Chamber Survey: 5G Is Critical, Raises Questions About Business Awareness
More needs to be done to help people eat healthily during the cost-of-living crisis according to fresh research Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
More needs to be done to help people eat healthily during the cost-of-living crisis according to fresh research
With a new survey revealing that half of UK adults (51%) are finding it harder to make healthy food choices amid spiralling costs, Slimming World outlines how it is helping people through the challenging circumstances.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK Welcomes The Publication Of The Government’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy
'Brexit And Political Uncertainty' May Have Left Britain With Worst Growth In G7
Economy
"Brexit And Political Uncertainty" May Have Left Britain With Worst Growth In G7
Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has told PoliticsHome Brexit and last year’s political turmoil may be among factors that have contributed to the IMF's gloomy economic forecasts for the UK.
Devolution is critical for securing a just transition to net zero for workers
Economy
By Andrew Phillips
Devolution is critical for securing a just transition to net zero for workers
In The Net Zero Growth Plan, the government states that “our transition to a green and sustainable future will provide new opportunities to grow and level up the United Kingdom’s economy” and will support up to 480,000 “green, high skilled jobs” by 2030.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
The Plastic Problem: moving from a linear to a circular economy
Plastics have enabled society to progress at an unprecedented pace and have facilitated momentous advances in technology. However, it is the inherent durability of plastic which largely accounts for both its success and the plastic waste problem we now face. Our behaviour and choices as consumers or producers of plastic waste are of great importance in resolving the problem. Governments have typically been slow or reluctant to respond to this issue. In this article Dr Thomas Franklin from The University of Manchester’s Royce Institute, outlines how proportionate legislation and policy initiatives will be crucial in the fight against plastic waste.
Why Government Faces Pressure To Raise The Pension Age
Economy
Why Government Faces Pressure To Raise The Pension Age
A new report has urged government to increase the state pension age from 66 to 67 by 2028 in order to face the country’s “very real economic challenges”.
Health Means Wealth: Exploring the business of health equity Partner content
Health
By Total Politics Impact
Health Means Wealth: Exploring the business of health equity
Health is a critical factor in driving social and economic wellbeing and has a vital role to play as we work to help the UK ’level up’. Much current policy focuses on how government and the NHS can reduce health inequity. But what is the role that UK business should be playing?
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber
The biggest offshore wind ‘living lab’ in the world will be created off the Grimsby coast through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm.
Real Regulatory Reform Requires Focus on How, Not What Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Real Regulatory Reform Requires Focus on How, Not What
With the British economy projected to barely avoid a technical recession this year, it comes as no surprise that the question of how to get the economy growing again has become more pressing. The Mineral Products Association's blueprint for smart regulation can help.
Rishi Sunak Warned UK Can't 'Recreate' Benefit Of EU Science Innovation Scheme Alone
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Warned UK Can't "Recreate" Benefit Of EU Science Innovation Scheme Alone
Business leaders across a range of sectors have called on Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon, the European Union's scientific research and innovation funding scheme, as part of his bid to build a post-Brexit relationship with the bloc.
Plan to tackle dirty money in UK lacks ambition and funding
Economy
By Margaret Hodge MP
Plan to tackle dirty money in UK lacks ambition and funding
The government’s new Economic Crime Plan, their blueprint for cracking down on dirty money, has finally been published and it deserves some credit.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
The Building Societies Association welcomes changes to the Support for Mortgage Interest loan, which comes into effect today
Homeowners who are in financial difficulties are now able to get support with their mortgage payments after 3 months, rather than the previous 9 months, a change which could prevent them getting into serious mortgage arrears.
Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the UK joining the CPTPP
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Economy
By Vicky Ford MP
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Societies around the world are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the fallout of the Ukraine war and address climate-related events. People across the United Kingdom are also dealing with the impact these global events have had on inflation.
Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
Graphene as a regional-global innovation model
A new national policy report has identified the graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester as a regional hub for international partnership and investment. In this article, James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester explores how this success demonstrates that research and development (R&D) investment into specialist regional clusters like Graphene@Manchester provides national government with an excellent return on investment as they create and capture significant new value in places beyond the UK’s South-East.
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination
Luton Rising’s application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the sustainable long-term growth of London Luton Airport has today (27 March) been accepted for detailed examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
Mission Zero: Why the Skidmore Review can kickstart the nation’s journey to net zero Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Mission Zero: Why the Skidmore Review can kickstart the nation’s journey to net zero
The publication of Mission Zero, the independent review into net zero by Chris Skidmore MP, provides a roadmap for the UK to deliver on its net zero ambition. But is it a roadmap that policymakers and others will follow? PoliticsHome sat down with academics from UKCRIC to find out why they believe the recently published Review is an opportunity the nation cannot afford to miss.
New guidance empowers construction clients to help drive up standards, collaboration, innovation and value Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
New guidance empowers construction clients to help drive up standards, collaboration, innovation and value
Being a construction client isn’t just about creating the right building for the right price within the right timeframe. It is also an opportunity to solve some of the biggest economic, ethical and ecological problems we face today.