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How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
Andy Burnham has set out some major ambitions for government since entering office. Experts look at how he could pay for them.
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Economy
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
The Rundown Podcast: Burnham's First Week, Plus Mel Stride On Reform UK
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: Burnham's First Week, Plus Mel Stride On Reform UK
Burnham's Cabinet: Healey Chancellor, Miliband To Foreign, Rayner Returns, Streeting To Defence
Economy
Burnham's Cabinet: Healey Chancellor, Miliband To Foreign, Rayner Returns, Streeting To Defence
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
'It Is Just Demoralising': Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
Education
"It Is Just Demoralising": Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
'Biggest Change Of Our Lifetimes': Andy Burnham Sets Out Plan To Move Power Away From Westminster
Economy
"Biggest Change Of Our Lifetimes": Andy Burnham Sets Out Plan To Move Power Away From Westminster
Opinion
Public procurement shapes our economy – we must put social value at its heart
Economy
By Baroness Alexander
Public procurement shapes our economy – we must put social value at its heart
Open Letter: Chancellor must deliver on reindustrialisation Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Open Letter: Chancellor must deliver on reindustrialisation
If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices
Economy
By Eleanor Shearer
If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices
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How to read the Clacton by-election result
How to read the Clacton by-election result
By Steve Akehurst
Political parties
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Environment
Public Concern About Climate Change Rises After Summer Of Extreme Heat
Public Concern About Climate Change Rises After Summer Of Extreme Heat
Environment
The Tories will not recover by working with Reform
The Tories will not recover by working with Reform
By David Lidington
Political parties
The Conservatives Should Scrap The Triple Lock And Build Houses, Says Senior Tory
The Conservatives Should Scrap The Triple Lock And Build Houses, Says Senior Tory
Political parties
Vape Shops Will Need Planning Permission In Push To Revive High Streets
Vape Shops Will Need Planning Permission In Push To Revive High Streets
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Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Andy Burnham has pledged to create a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester that would serve as the ‘nerve centre of a rewired Britain’. Will it work? How? Sienna Rodgers reports
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Communities
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK To Discuss The UK’s Digital Divide With Policy Leaders At Connected Britain 2023
Next week Connected Britain returns and will see 5,000 attendees from the private and public sectors gather for two days of networking, learning and discussions about a range of issues affecting Britain’s digital future.
New Research Shows UK Public's Advertising Experience Integral to Trust Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
New Research Shows UK Public's Advertising Experience Integral to Trust
Creative quality of advertising remains top trust driver, while ad bombardment is most damaging, according to Credos report
Anxious Tories Warn Tinkering With Pensions Risks Major Electoral Backlash
Economy
Anxious Tories Warn Tinkering With Pensions Risks Major Electoral Backlash
Senior Conservative MPs are anxious of calls to revise the government's pension policy and warned that any move to modify the pensions triple lock would further hinder their chances at the next general election.
Working together to support sustainable Scotch Partner content
Environment
By Chivas Brothers
Working together to support sustainable Scotch
Net zero is encouraging a traditional industry to collaborate.
What You Need To Know About A Bank Of England Digital Currency
Economy
What You Need To Know About A Bank Of England Digital Currency
Like many major economies including the EU, US and China, the UK government and the Bank of England have been formally exploring what a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would look like and how it would work.
New exhibition paints a worrying picture of life as a parent of young children in Great Britain Partner content
Economy
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
New exhibition paints a worrying picture of life as a parent of young children in Great Britain
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege
The aviation sector unfairly benefits from enormous tax breaks. And that has huge climate change implications.
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions
The Port of Dover is a gateway through which people, goods, and ideas have flowed in both directions for centuries. Now, as the UK recalibrates its trading relationship with Europe and the world, the Port is set to play an even more critical role. PoliticsHome sat down with Doug Bannister, CEO of the Port of Dover, to learn more about the Port’s past and its ambitions for the future.
Labour’s ‘securonomics’ needs a strong social economy to succeed
Economy
By Hazel Blears
Labour’s ‘securonomics’ needs a strong social economy to succeed
I was first elected to Parliament in 1997, representing my home seat of Salford. It’s still fresh in my mind. I was part of a new government with a big mandate that wanted to change Britain for the better.
New round of successful growth programme opens for North East Scotland businesses looking to break into offshore renewables Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
New round of successful growth programme opens for North East Scotland businesses looking to break into offshore renewables
Businesses in the North East of Scotland aiming to enter the rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy sector can apply to the highly successful Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) supply chain support programme from today (Thursday).
Talk Of A 'Digital Pound' Has Sparked Fear Among Privacy Campaigners
Economy
Talk Of A "Digital Pound" Has Sparked Fear Among Privacy Campaigners
MPs, privacy campaigners and think tanks have expressed concerns that a digital currency considered by the Bank of England could be vulnerable to being used to monitor and programme people’s spending.
Public Spending Watchdog To Investigate Delays To Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project
Economy
Public Spending Watchdog To Investigate Delays To Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project
Exclusive: The National Audit Office has agreed to investigate delays into the government’s long-awaited Pensions Dashboard project, which is now expected to be rolled out seven years late after costing the taxpayer millions of pounds.
Jaywick Sands' Sunspot Business Centre: A Beacon of Revival and Devolution in Essex Partner content
Communities
By Essex County Council
Jaywick Sands' Sunspot Business Centre: A Beacon of Revival and Devolution in Essex
The brand-new Sunspot Business Centre in Jaywick Sands heralds a new beginning for one of our Country’s most deprived wards.
Tory MPs Continue To Pressure Rishi Sunak For Tax Cuts As He Plans Big Reset
Economy
Tory MPs Continue To Pressure Rishi Sunak For Tax Cuts As He Plans Big Reset
Conservative MPs have accused the government of getting the “balance wrong” between aiming to slow inflation and holding back on tax cuts ahead of the Autumn Statement.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Live Better Connected Podcast With LiveU: How Mobile Is Revolutionising Broadcasting
Ministers Confident New Anti-Fraud Unit Saved Taxpayer 'Significant' Money
Economy
By Adam Payne
Ministers Confident New Anti-Fraud Unit Saved Taxpayer "Significant" Money
The government is confident that a unit set up twelve months ago to curb fraud in the public sector will be shown to have delivered major savings.
Millions of UK homes urgently need energy efficiency improvements – Time we “Help to Fix” says construction sector Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Millions of UK homes urgently need energy efficiency improvements – Time we “Help to Fix” says construction sector
Treasury Minister Vows To Simplify Taxes In A Bid To Boost Growth
Economy
Treasury Minister Vows To Simplify Taxes In A Bid To Boost Growth
Victoria Atkins, financial secretary to the Treasury, has issued a pledge to simplify taxes, underscoring government's efforts to boost the economy, insisting that doing so would "support growth" and make tax "fairer".
Figures Suggest Government Back-To-Work Programme Is Costing £40,000 Per Success
Economy
Figures Suggest Government Back-To-Work Programme Is Costing £40,000 Per Success
Exclusive: The Prime Minister’s flagship back-to-work programme is estimated to cost over £40,000 per successful participant, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Labour MP Demands Investigation Into Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project Running 7 Years Late
Economy
Labour MP Demands Investigation Into Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project Running 7 Years Late
A Labour MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate the delays to the government’s long-awaited Pensions Dashboard project, which has cost the taxpayer millions of pounds.
Economists Warn Inflation Target May Be Missed Despite Recent Fall
Economy
Economists Warn Inflation Target May Be Missed Despite Recent Fall
A high rate of core inflation has triggered warnings from economists of more interest rate hikes and of the government missing its inflation target, despite a recent overall consumer price index (CPI) inflation fall.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Industry Leader And Author, Ineke Botter, Joins The Live Better Connected Podcast
Mobile UK Launches New Educational Tool To Challenge Thinking Around The Role Of Mobile Connectivity In Our Daily Lives Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK Launches New Educational Tool To Challenge Thinking Around The Role Of Mobile Connectivity In Our Daily Lives
Try out Mobile UK’s interactive landscape challenge to see how connected you are.
GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and ORE Catapult sign major new research collaboration Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and ORE Catapult sign major new research collaboration
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business have announced the signing of a new research collaboration, building on the success of their previous ‘Stay Ashore’ programme.
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