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Vaughan Gething Hints Wales Wants Cash Boost Under Labour Government

14 Apr Economy

First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething has said that the biggest challenge he expects to face as the Labour leader of the devolved government will be how to increase the scale of budgets to boost public services.

11 Apr Economy

Trade Department Would Not “Hesitate” To Revoke Arms Licences To Israel

09 Apr Economy

Labour's Tax Crackdown Could Be Dampened By "Bigger Public Finance Challenge", Economists Warn

30 Mar Economy

Tory Voters Say The "Broken" Party Has Turned The UK Into A "Sinking Ship"

13 Mar Economy

Jeremy Hunt Says It Would Take "Many Parliaments" To Abolish National Insurance

09 Mar Economy

Experts Say Government Plans For Public Spending Cuts Are "Laughable"

08 Mar Economy

Spring Budget Leaves Labour Facing Squeeze On Manifesto Plans

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How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge?

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17 Apr Health

How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge?

15 Apr Communities

Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race

Mobile UK warns that the government’s ambitions for widespread adoption of 5G could be at risk

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11 Apr Economy

Mobile UK warns that the government’s ambitions for widespread adoption of 5G could be at risk

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Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image

17 Apr Communities

New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”

17 Apr Culture

Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church

18 Apr Communities

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15 Apr Communities

Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll speaks to Sienna Rodgers about quitting the Labour Party and why he is confident of winning the North East mayoral race as an independent

07 Mar Economy

What Does The Spring Budget Tell Us About When An Election Could Be Called?

Economists and political scientists have suggested the Spring Budget package was so "small scale" it did not indicate the government was about to go to the polls.

06 Mar Economy

Is Jeremy Hunt Actually Cutting Taxes?

Jeremy Hunt presented his much anticipated Spring Budget to the House of Commons on Wednesday, with its flagship policy of cutting a further two pence from National Insurance an apparent demonstration of his ability to cut taxes.

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Tory MP calls for relaxed Sunday trading laws after sharp rise in online Xmas shopping

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12 Jan 2016 Economy

Tory MP calls for relaxed Sunday trading laws after sharp rise in online Xmas shopping

Conservative MP Luke Hall has argued the rise in online spending over the Christmas period shows the need for the liberalisation of the Sunday trading laws.

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12 Jan 2016 Economy

Excess hours worked cancel out holiday entitlement

Managers are working longer than ever, and suffering rising levels of stress according to the latest Quality of Working Life study from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

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11 Jan 2016 Economy

Len McCluskey urges Peers to sling the Trade Union Bill 'where it belongs, in the bin'

UK's largest trade union Boss urges peers to blocks the Trade Union Bill and calls it 'mindless anti-worker legislation'.

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11 Jan 2016 Economy

Research aims to provide evidence of best ways to engage marginalised groups with digital skills training

There are currently 12.6 million people in the UK who dont possess basic digital skills - the know-how to use the internet, access services online, search for information, shop online and connect with others. Half of disabled people and 42% of people on an income of less than 12,500 a year do not use the internet. A lack of digital skills means that many people are unable to access public services which are now offered digitally, such as GP services and the NHS Choices website; as well as missing out on online learning and the ability to search and apply for jobs online.

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11 Jan 2016 Economy

Solid overall spending growth in December, but e-commerce the clear winner at Christmas

- Consumer spending increases solidly in December (+2.3% year-on-year), rounding off 2015 as the second strongest year since 2008 - Sharp rise in e-commerce spending (+7.4%), but face-to-face spending is broadly flat (-0.1%) - Growth led by Hotels, Restaurants Bars (+8.1%), Household Goods (+4.9%) and Recreation Culture (+4.8%)

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11 Jan 2016 Economy

ABI and BIBA launch industry Code of Good Practice to help vulnerable customers

The Association of British Insurers and the British Insurance Brokers Association today launch a joint Code of Good Practice to help insurers and insurance brokers recognise and help potentially vulnerable customers, who may need extra support when renewing motor and home insurance policies.

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08 Jan 2016 Economy

Rise in businesses recording health and safety data in reports on performance

Safety and health professionals must prepare for a growing number of organisations that include critical OSH data in integrated reports combining financial and non-financial information, according to a new report by the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS).

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08 Jan 2016 Economy

Cutting costs and saving resources is an issue now relevant to every link in the supply chain reports the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group

The APSRG is making 12 recommendations, most notably calling for the government to conduct a call for evidence on the state of play of resource efficiency in UK companies to determine barrier preventing them from being resource efficient.

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07 Jan 2016 Economy

Housing back-log will not be addressed without tackling skills crisis, says CIOB

Eddie Tuttle of theCIOB, commentedon research released today by the Local Government Association (LGA) on housing andcallsfor further investment in high quality training.

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07 Jan 2016 Economy

LGA report overlooks the real problem with planning

The House Builders Association (HBA) responds to a housing reportpublished by the Local Government Association today, saying it shows a lack of sensitivity to the wider house building industry.

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07 Jan 2016 Economy

Council Tax proposals could damage house building, warns FMB

In response to proposals made by the Local Government Association today, Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders, warns that charging Council Tax on unbuilt developments could decrease house building numbers by deterring SME house builders.

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07 Jan 2016 Economy

Retail sales highest since July as investors snap up equities

The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds for November 2015 which show:

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23 Dec 2015 Economy

Sea Gem disaster anniversary acts as safety and health reminder

The 50th anniversary of the Sea Gem disaster which killed 13 people should serve as a reminder of the importance of safety and health in the offshore industry.

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17 Dec 2015 Economy

Summit to tackle construction industry health problems

Industry leaders will come together at a summit to explore ways of eradicating ill health and disease in the construction sector.

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17 Dec 2015 Economy

Digital ideas for retail: apply for business funding

Businesses can win up to 35,000 and work with market leaders on innovative digital projects that could transform the future of shopping.

Utility companies ‘boost growth in the north,’ new reports finds

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16 Dec 2015 Economy

Utility companies ‘boost growth in the north,’ new reports finds

A new report has found that northern utility companies are boosting economic regeneration by £2 billion per year.

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15 Dec 2015 Economy

Annuity move builds on pension freedoms, but protection for consumers will be crucial

Responding to the Treasurys announcement that pensioners will be able to cash in their annuities for a lump sum payment from April 2017, Yvonne Braun, Director of Long-term Savings Policy at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said:

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14 Dec 2015 Economy

Investment Association announces restructure

The Investment Association today announces an organisational restructure into three clearly-defined core divisions focused on our member firms, their products and services and investments and capital markets.

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11 Dec 2015 Economy

Approval for HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship: “Our hard work has paid off” says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) (@RHANews) has welcomed the approval from the Business and Innovation Department (BIS) (@bisgovuk) for an LGV apprenticeship Trailblazer scheme but is pressing for confirmation that the scheme will cover the cost of licence acquisition.

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11 Dec 2015 Economy

Impact of Steel Closures Ripples out with Mothballing of Thrislington Lime Plant

The recent announcement to mothball the Lhoist Thrislington dolomitic lime production plant with 40 job losses as a direct result of recent UK steel manufacturing site closures highlights the similarity of issues faced by the lime and steel industry.

Celebrating Designated Drivers at Christmas

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10 Dec 2015 Economy

Celebrating Designated Drivers at Christmas

The Vice President and General Manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises GB, Leendert den Hollander highlights the importance of the recently launched Designated Driver campaign, reducing drink driving on Britain's roads over the festive season.

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10 Dec 2015 Economy

New Crisis report proves DWP's punitive approach is counterproductive, says Mind

Mind response to sanctions research from Crisis

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10 Dec 2015 Economy

Barriers to home ownership fall as housing market sentiment improves

UK consumers have reported that all the major barriers to property purchase have fallen, the BSAs final Property Tracker of 2015 reveals.

Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report

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09 Dec 2015 Economy

Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report

The construction industry’s skills gap could be filled by older workers but employers are failing to realise their potential, a new report has found.

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