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Reform UK Warned It Needs To Get Serious About The Economy
Reform UK Warned It Needs To Get Serious About The Economy
Economy
Reform UK remains comfortably ahead of Labour and the Conservatives in the polls, and the party's leading figures often spoke at its conference with full confidence that Nigel Farage is set to become the next prime minister.
Union Boss Tells Labour There Is Clear Public Support For Wealth Taxes
Economy
Union Boss Tells Labour There Is Clear Public Support For Wealth Taxes
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
The Rundown Podcast: IFS Boss Helen Miller On Labour's Economic Record
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: IFS Boss Helen Miller On Labour's Economic Record
Union Leader Dave Penman: 'It's A Complete Mystery To Me Why Labour Won't Go Further On Standards'
Economy
Union Leader Dave Penman: "It's A Complete Mystery To Me Why Labour Won't Go Further On Standards"
The Rundown Podcast: TUC Boss Paul Nowak On Labour's Workers' Rights Record
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: TUC Boss Paul Nowak On Labour's Workers' Rights Record
Planning Reform Climbdown Could Harm Economic Growth, Housing Experts Warn
Economy
Planning Reform Climbdown Could Harm Economic Growth, Housing Experts Warn
Opinion
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
Parliament must act now to end the debt crisis undermining global aid
Economy
By Noah Law MP
Parliament must act now to end the debt crisis undermining global aid
The little-known tax tweak proposal that could bury the government’s housebuilding dream Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
The little-known tax tweak proposal that could bury the government’s housebuilding dream
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Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: "End This Horrible Power Struggle"
Communities
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Political parties
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Political parties
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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
Jonathan Ashworth MP: Osborne 'has failed his party, failed the economy and failed our country'
Economy
By Jon Ashworth MP
Jonathan Ashworth MP: Osborne 'has failed his party, failed the economy and failed our country'
Shadow Minister without portfolio, Jonathan Ashworth MP writes for PoliticsHome following last week's Budget and the subsequent resignation of DWP Secretary Iain Duncan Smith.
Budget 2016 will bolster Britain’s saving culture Partner content
Economy
By Saga
Budget 2016 will bolster Britain’s saving culture
Saga Investment Services applauds the Chancellor’s plans to increase the ISA allowance, cut capital gains tax and create a Lifetime ISA for the under 40s. 
Investment in skills and employability more important than making schools into academies Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Investment in skills and employability more important than making schools into academies
The Government’s announcement that all schools will be required to become academies must not be at the expense of investing in vital skills so crucially needed by industry, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
GMB: Budget 2016 does nothing for NHS and care sector members Partner content
Economy
By GMB
GMB: Budget 2016 does nothing for NHS and care sector members
In a swift response to the chancellor’s 2016 Budget, the trade union GMB has condemned the package for failing to support those in the health sector.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Passengers to be able to use low-cost mobile broadband on planes

Passengers will soon be able to use low-cost mobile broadband on planes thanks to £300,000 prize
Construction industry reacts positively to business friendly Budget Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction industry reacts positively to business friendly Budget
As the Chancellor George Osborne delivers his 2016 Budget, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) provides its reaction to today’s headline commitments and announcements affecting the built environment.
City analysts at EY break down the Budget Partner content
Economy
By EY
City analysts at EY break down the Budget
Top professional services firm, EY, offers its analysis of the most significant developments in the 2016 Budget.
Apprenticeships still have an image problem – report Partner content
Education
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Apprenticeships still have an image problem – report
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy, due to be introduced in April, and in line with National Apprenticeships Week, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is publishing a report into how young people perceive non-academic education. ACCA's chief executive Helen Brand tells PoliticsHome about the findings. 
Chancellor’s weak productivity plan is failing UK
Economy
By Shabana Mahmood MP
Chancellor’s weak productivity plan is failing UK
The former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury argues that a more humble Chancellor would accept his efforts to boost UK productivity aren’t working and make some changes.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Budget 2016: New Lifetime ISA welcomed
Responding to the Chancellors Budget, Robin Fieth, Chief Executive of the Building Societies Association, said:
The big macroeconomic question – do the sums add up? Partner content
Economy
By University of Exeter
The big macroeconomic question – do the sums add up?
Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter Business School, Professor John Maloney blogs for PoliticsHome on today's Budget.
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
Impact of PIP changes on those living with an illness or disability

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed reductions to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in today's Budget; however no additional cuts have been announced to welfare and support.
Partner content
Economy
By National Federation of Builders
What did the Budget do for the next generation?
The chancellor called this a Budget for the next generation. However, a look through the detail suggests to the exact opposite being true.
Partner content
Economy
By Age UK
New life time ISAs could herald the long term demise of private pensions
Responding to the BudgetCarolineAbrahams, Charity Director for Age UK, said:
Investment Association praises Chancellor's savings, productivity and investment reforms Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Investment Association praises Chancellor's savings, productivity and investment reforms
Commenting on the Budget, trade group The Investment Association welcomes the boost given to millennial savers and productivity, and a simplification of tax paid by fund investors.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Boost for Millennial savers as productivity and investment underpin Budget 2016
Guy Sears, Interim CEO of the Investment Association, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI: Full Budget reaction on IPT, Lifetime ISAs and CMC regulation
Responding to today's Budget, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) made the following comments.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Budget a ‘missed opportunity’ in race to meet housing targets, warns FMB
This Budget may prove to be a missed opportunity in the Governments race against time to meet its own housing targets, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned in response to the Budget Statement.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Budget 2016: Government has failed to support unpaid carers
Responding to todays Budget, GailScott-Spicer, CEO ofCarersTrust, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
The Chancellor is finally thinking small first
ACCA gives its view on the Chancellors eighth budget
Partner content
Economy
By Scope
Chancellor's benefit changes 'will make many disabled people’s lives harder' - Scope
Disability charity Scope responds to todays budget in which the Chancellor confirmed changes to disability benefits.
The deficit Osborne doesn’t like to talk about – solving the healthcare crisis Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
The deficit Osborne doesn’t like to talk about – solving the healthcare crisis
An ageing population combined with diminishing funds for social care has led the charity Independent Age to appeal for a health and care budget that looks beyond short-term efficiency. To avoid further crisis in the NHS, it calls on the Government to create an independent Care Commission tasked with securing the long-term future of social care.
Budget must be about the national interest, not Osborne’s leadership ambitions
Economy
By Rachel Reeves MP
Budget must be about the national interest, not Osborne’s leadership ambitions
Rachel Reeves MP accuses the Chancellor of using the Budget as a 'job application' for next Tory leader.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Dare to be boring, accountancy body tells Chancellor
ACCA offers advice to Chancellor ahead of Budget
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Parliament's People Awards
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The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards