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Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Defence
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that only the Conservatives can be trusted with the UK’s national, energy, and economic security in a new plea to keep his party in office.
Vaughan Gething Hints Wales Wants Cash Boost Under Labour Government
Economy
Vaughan Gething Hints Wales Wants Cash Boost Under Labour Government
Trade Department Would Not “Hesitate” To Revoke Arms Licences To Israel
Economy
Trade Department Would Not “Hesitate” To Revoke Arms Licences To Israel
Labour's Tax Crackdown Could Be Dampened By 'Bigger Public Finance Challenge', Economists Warn
Economy
Labour's Tax Crackdown Could Be Dampened By "Bigger Public Finance Challenge", Economists Warn
Tory Voters Say The 'Broken' Party Has Turned The UK Into A 'Sinking Ship'
Economy
Tory Voters Say The "Broken" Party Has Turned The UK Into A "Sinking Ship"
Jeremy Hunt Says It Would Take 'Many Parliaments' To Abolish National Insurance
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Says It Would Take "Many Parliaments" To Abolish National Insurance
Experts Say Government Plans For Public Spending Cuts Are 'Laughable'
Economy
Experts Say Government Plans For Public Spending Cuts Are "Laughable"
The House Live
'Papering over the cracks': How do locals really feel about tourism in Britain’s seaside towns?
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
'Papering over the cracks': How do locals really feel about tourism in Britain’s seaside towns?
Harnessing North East Devolution Partner content
Communities
By Port of Tyne
Harnessing North East Devolution
Construction sector could cut prison leaver unemployment with right support Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction sector could cut prison leaver unemployment with right support
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All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
All The MPs Standing Down At The Next General Election
Political parties
Lords Diary: Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Lords Diary: Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
By Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Communities
MP Admits Fellow Tories Have 'Checked Out'
MP Admits Fellow Tories Have "Checked Out"
Political parties
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Communities
By Jimmy McIntosh
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Few sectors of industry have taken more of a beating in the last few years than that of the British pub. Jimmy McIntosh has been documenting those in London that have died, and asks what it means for the communities they serve
Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
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
What Does The Spring Budget Tell Us About When An Election Could Be Called?
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.
Economy news
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
ISAs dominated retail fund sales in April
The Investment Association today publishes its monthlystatistics for authorised investment fundsfor April2015
UK is top in Europe for inward investment, but EU Referendum ‘threatens future performance’ Partner content
Economy
By EY
UK is top in Europe for inward investment, but EU Referendum ‘threatens future performance’
The UK is Europe’s number one destination for inward investment, according to new research by EY. 
Misused zero hours contracts ‘indefensible’
Economy
By Richard Bacon MP
Misused zero hours contracts ‘indefensible’
Ahead of his debate on the subject later today, Conservative MP Richard Bacon calls for the often ‘systematic exploitation’ of zero hours contracts to be addressed.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
UK increases lead in European inward investment race, but EU Referendum threatens its future performance
The UK is Europes number one destination for inward investment, according to EYs UK Attractiveness Report released today.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET highlights six steps to UK manufacturing success ahead of the Queen’s Speech
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is highlighting six steps to help UK manufacturing fulfils its potential to boost the UK economy, ahead of todays Queens Speech.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building societies approve 91,000 mortgages in Q1
Building societies lent 12.7 billion of gross new mortgages in the first three months of the year, new data released by the BSA has revealed.
Ideal Queen’s Speech: Recognise importance of good service Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Ideal Queen’s Speech: Recognise importance of good service
The Queen’s Speech should contain a Bill acknowledging the real economic impact of customer services, argues the CEO of the Institute of Customer Service.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Independent review of building society governance published
Management and governance at building societies must be every bit as rigorous as that at shareholder-owned banks.
Businesses call for Heathrow expansion Partner content
Economy
By Heathrow
Businesses call for Heathrow expansion
Small Businesses across the country have come out in support of Heathrow expansion, suggesting it will boost the UK economy.
Partner content
Economy
By KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP: Pace of digital innovation quickens; large companies struggle to keep up, says Harvey Nash CIO Survey in association with KPMG
Big data analytics jumps to No.1 in demand skill, big growth in CDO roles
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on G-Cloud framework
Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Lots 3 and 4 of the G-Cloud 6 framework. G-Cloud is part of a digital marketplace1, established by the UK government, for public sector bodies to procure commodity information technology services from suppliers.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals is backing Learning at Work Week with mentoring initiative
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is backing Learning at Work Week with a bespoke mentoring scheme aimed at helping its apprentices learn more about the organisation.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals to bid farewell to Associate director of policy, research, and strategic visibility Karen Thomson after 13 years of service
Karen Thomson, Associate director of policy, research, and strategic visibility at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is to bid farewell to the organisation after 13 years of continuous service.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Capital Markets Union can make investment better
The Investment Associations responses to the EU Commissions consultations on Capital Markets Union (CMU), securitisation and the Prospectus Directive focus on Europes need for increased investment capital to drive sustainable economic growth. The Association argues that this will only succeed if European citizens have the confidence to bring their hard-earned savings to the capital markets to secure their own financial futures as they get older.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
Pattern of sharp falls in unemployment and subdued wage growth is starting to change - EY ITEM Club comments on labour market figures
Labour marketreturns to more normal conditionswithunemploymentdown and pay growth up.Businesses focus should steadily shift from expanding headcount to boostingproductivity
Partner content
Economy
By KPMG LLP
BRC: Best three months average sales growth since June
UK retail sales decreased by 2.4% on a like-for-like basis from April 2014, when they had increased 4.2% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 1.3%, against a 5.7% rise in April 2014. Adjusted for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index deflation, total growth was 0.6%.
Partner content
Economy
By Airbus
Team from City University London shortlisted for Airbus “Fly Your Ideas” final
A student team from City University London is one of the five teams selected by Airbus to compete in the fourth edition of the Fly Your Ideas challenge.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Payroll professionals ‘losing patience’ with HMRC helpline, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals.
Payroll professionals are ending calls to Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before they have even been connected to an adviser according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
Partner content
Economy
By The Work Foundation
Latest positive labour market figures mask underlying structural problems for unemployed
Commenting on today's labour market statistics, Ian Brinkley, chief economist at Lancaster Universitys Work Foundation, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Institute of Customer Service
Customer complaints see 8-fold rise on social media
One in four social media users in the UK used platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google+ to make a complaint over the past 3 months, according to the latest report published by The Institute of Customer Service.
Partner content
Economy
By Unite
Plan for 50 per cent voting threshold for industrial action ballots is ‘a terrible mistake’, Unite warns
Plan for 50 per cent voting threshold for industrial action ballots is a terrible mistake, Unite warns.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
CIPP launches new recruitment tool to help companies find payroll stars of tomorrow
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is joining together with a leading payroll recruitment website in a bid to help companies find payroll professionals of tomorrow.
Easter break boosts consumer spending Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Easter break boosts consumer spending
Weeks of political uncertainly do not appear to have dampened consumer confidence, as the latest figures from Visa Europe’s Expenditure Index show a 2% year-on-year increase in spending in April.
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Visa Europe: UK Expenditure Index
Consumer spending rises at fastest rate since November;shoppers spend on dining out and making home improvements
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024