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Whitehall Staff Are Scrambling For Treasury Cash With Green Spending Review On The Horizon

Whitehall Staff Are Scrambling For Treasury Cash With Green Spending Review On The Horizon

31 Jul Economy

Whitehall staff are scrambling to bid for Treasury cash ahead of a Spending Review expected to be held this Autumn.

Online Platforms Are In An “Arms Race” With Scammers Against Harmful Content, Says Advertising Regulator

29 Jul Economy

Online Platforms Are In An “Arms Race” With Scammers Against Harmful Content, Says Advertising Regulator

Lex Greensill Had 'Extraordinarily Privileged' Relationship With Government, New Report Concludes

22 Jul Economy

Lex Greensill Had "Extraordinarily Privileged" Relationship With Government, New Report Concludes

Minister Admits He Is 'Very Concerned' About Food Shortages Caused By Self-Isolation 'Pingdemic'

22 Jul Coronavirus

Minister Admits He Is "Very Concerned" About Food Shortages Caused By Self-Isolation "Pingdemic"

Minister Plays Down National Insurance Hike Reports As Government Braces For Tory Backlash

20 Jul Health

Minister Plays Down National Insurance Hike Reports As Government Braces For Tory Backlash

Rishi Sunak Accused Of Having 'Hoodwinked' Tory MPs Over Foreign Aid Vote

13 Jul Economy

Rishi Sunak Accused Of Having "Hoodwinked" Tory MPs Over Foreign Aid Vote

Rishi Sunak Hints Pension Triple Lock Could Be Scrapped To Ensure “Fairness For Taxpayers”

08 Jul Economy

Rishi Sunak Hints Pension Triple Lock Could Be Scrapped To Ensure “Fairness For Taxpayers”

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We now have an unprecedented chance to benefit building societies – let’s seize the opportunity

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02 Aug Economy

We now have an unprecedented chance to benefit building societies – let’s seize the opportunity

Cutting Universal Credit will undermine the government’s levelling up agenda

30 Jul Economy

Cutting Universal Credit will undermine the government’s levelling up agenda

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

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29 Jul Environment

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

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In conversation: Alexander Stafford, Alan Brown and Baroness Worthington debate energy

19 Jul Environment

In conversation: Alexander Stafford, Alan Brown and Baroness Worthington debate energy

Three parliamentarians with strongly-held views on energy, Conservative BEIS committee member Alexander Stafford, the SNP’s energy and climate change spokesperson Alan Brown, and life peer Baroness Worthington discuss what more the government should be doing to meet its green targets — and have a fierce debate about the energy topic of the day: hydrogen. Chaired by Adam Payne

Government must take responsibility for mask guidance, not pass the buck to businesses

16 Jul Coronavirus

Government must take responsibility for mask guidance, not pass the buck to businesses

New workplace safety guidance has been branded chaotic and confusing, replacing legal guidance with vague exhortations to do the right thing.

Chi Onwurah MP: 'There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet'

15 Jul Coronavirus

Chi Onwurah MP: "There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet"

As one of the few MPs with a background in science and engineering, Chi Onwurah has plenty of ideas for how the government could build back better and save the planet. She tells Radhika Sanghani greater urgency is needed to drive change.

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Levelling up must mean more than just sharing the benefits of economic growth

15 Jun Economy

Levelling up must mean more than just sharing the benefits of economic growth

How can we get levelling up right when we have struggled to do so in the past?

Plans to drop steel safeguards are a kick in the teeth to steel making communities

15 Jun Brexit

Plans to drop steel safeguards are a kick in the teeth to steel making communities

In a global steel market that is characterised by overcapacity, Britain will become one of the least protected of the major steel markets. The steel sector deserves better.

Pub Trade Outraged As Roadmap Delayed By Four Weeks With No Extra Financial Support

14 Jun Coronavirus

Pub Trade Outraged As Roadmap Delayed By Four Weeks With No Extra Financial Support

Pub and nightclub owners are warning that businesses will fail and cost the sector millions after the government extended coronavirus restrictions for another four weeks.

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11 Jun Economy

Chartered builders and chartered construction managers receive official recognition in Northern Ireland public procurement

The Permanent Secretary of the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland has written to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) confirming that MCIOB will be recognised in public procurement going forward.

Calls for a gambling advertising ban are not backed up by the evidence

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11 Jun Communities

Calls for a gambling advertising ban are not backed up by the evidence

A year ago, anti-gambling campaigners were making dire warnings that the Covid lockdown would lead to a surge in gambling as a premise for their long-standing calls for a ban on all betting adverts.

UK wedding industry faces a death spiral unless government lifts restrictions later this month

11 Jun Economy

UK wedding industry faces a death spiral unless government lifts restrictions later this month

A scroll through Instagram will see couples’ hopes and dreams crushed in a barrage of conflicting advice, inconsistent communications, radio silence and changes to restrictions.

We must learn lessons from Covid-19 - and work together to tackle all epidemics

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10 Jun Health

We must learn lessons from Covid-19 - and work together to tackle all epidemics

Covid-19 has demonstrated that health crises do not pop up overnight, and they do not respect borders. If we are to truly improve health security, we cannot abandon a collective global approach

Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty? What is the Future for Britain’s Glass and Glazing Industry?

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10 Jun Environment

Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty? What is the Future for Britain’s Glass and Glazing Industry?

As the nation opens up after the pandemic, Tony Smith, newly elected President of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), sat down with The House, to talk about the critical role that his industry can play in Building Back Better, and helping the nation meet its targets around net zero.

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09 Jun Economy

CIOB responds to CITB construction output forecast

Government must step in to prevent a Covid induced mass homelessness crisis

08 Jun Communities

Government must step in to prevent a Covid induced mass homelessness crisis

The enormous amount of prospective homeless people and families dwarfs any other emergency that homeless advocates like me have ever seen before. Government must reinstate the eviction ban.

Funding Net Zero: how investment can unleash a green revolution

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04 Jun Environment

Funding Net Zero: how investment can unleash a green revolution

As COP26 approaches, the world will be talking more and more about how we meet the challenges of climate change. But John Godfrey, L&G’s Corporate Affairs Director, is more interested in actions than words. He tells us why “inclusive capitalism” is the key to the UK’s future economic and environmental success.

The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery

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04 Jun Environment

The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery

Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector

03 Jun Coronavirus

Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector

The government has now launched part of its plan for education catch-up in England. Widely anticipated by the education sector, the scheme did not made the headlines education secretary Gavin Williamson would have been hoping for.

Catapults are making UK innovation happen – the future of UK R&D and innovation capability

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03 Jun Economy

Catapults are making UK innovation happen – the future of UK R&D and innovation capability

From enabling the consortia that produced thousands of ventilators for the National Health Service, setting up the Lighthouse testing labs network, scaling up vaccine manufacturing, to playing an integral role in creating the first compound semiconductor cluster, the UK’s Catapult Network is proving to be invaluable in achieving the country’s innovation ambition.

STEM will make the future, so let’s open its doors to all

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02 Jun Environment

STEM will make the future, so let’s open its doors to all

Expanding accessibility within engineering and technology is essential for the UK as the world undergoes the biggest wave of technological change since the Industrial Revolution.

Struggling to pay the mortgage? An effective SMI scheme could make the difference

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02 Jun Economy

Struggling to pay the mortgage? An effective SMI scheme could make the difference

With COVID-19 causing many people to feel the strain when it comes to paying their mortgage, an improved Support for Mortgage Interest scheme could help those who need it most.

Government must use white paper to ensure levelling up is more than a slogan

01 Jun Economy

Government must use white paper to ensure levelling up is more than a slogan

The government's levelling up strategy needs to move beyond a focus on physical infrastructure in so-called ‘left behind’ areas and invest in social infrastructure to unlock the potential of communities.

Government shielded the arts during the pandemic – now we must help them recover and thrive

01 Jun Coronavirus

Government shielded the arts during the pandemic – now we must help them recover and thrive

This time last year, our cultural institutions were staring into the abyss. Covid had forced all of their doors closed; my officials had given me the chilling warning that up to 75 per cent of our theatres, galleries, museums and other cultural institutions were at risk of being lost to the pandemic.

Tourism and hospitality industries are still facing a perilous future – more government support is needed to turbo-charge recovery

01 Jun Economy

Tourism and hospitality industries are still facing a perilous future – more government support is needed to turbo-charge recovery

As we emerge from the Covid crisis, the regional importance of the hospitality and tourism sectors should make them a significant part of the government’s levelling up agenda.

More than just the green option: Offshore wind is a £9bn-per-year opportunity for the UK

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01 Jun Economy

More than just the green option: Offshore wind is a £9bn-per-year opportunity for the UK

The UK’s experience in the oil and gas industry should make capitalising on offshore wind growth a breeze – given investment now and a fair wind from Government.

Embodying the case for wood

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01 Jun Environment

Embodying the case for wood

Using wood in construction not only has the power to make a significant contribution towards net zero, but to enhance public health and wellbeing in the process.

Labour's Jo Stevens: 'Culture is culture, there shouldn’t be a war element to it'

29 May Coronavirus

Labour's Jo Stevens: "Culture is culture, there shouldn’t be a war element to it"

Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens has her dream brief as shadow culture secretary. She takes Georgina Bailey around the city’s cultural landmarks to talk about what Wales is getting right in supporting the creative industries, and the personal and professional impacts of Covid.

Shining a light on public spending is more important than ever

28 May Economy

Shining a light on public spending is more important than ever

The long recovery from Covid-19 will require more strategic decisions, and it remains to be seen if Whitehall is up to the challenge.

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27 May Environment

BPF supports cross-sector Flexible Plastic Fund

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