Menu
Fri, 14 August 2026
Search

Follow us:

PoliticsHome
Featured
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
Most read
How to read the Clacton by-election result
How to read the Clacton by-election result
By Steve Akehurst
Political parties
Back Nuclear Energy 2026 ##sash##
Back Nuclear Energy 2026
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
Communities
Editor's choiceAll
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
Economy news
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Rochdale’s refurbished underpass opens to the public
A refurbished underpass at Rochdale Railway Station in Greater Manchester, UK, has reopened to the public.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
Enforcement powers with ‘teeth’ needed to tackle anti-money laundering
John Smart, Head of EYs UK Fraud Investigations and Disputes team, comments on todays anti-corruption speech by David Cameron in Singapore:
Partner content
Economy
By Carers Trust
Carers Trust says lack of funding will force services to close
Responding to claims that the Living Wage could harm the care sector:
Partner content
Health
By GMB
More Funding Needed In Care Sector
GMB Support Call By Care Employers For Adequate Funding To Pay Living Wage And Provide High Quality Care
The ‘hand of god’ plays with the principles of tax Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
The ‘hand of god’ plays with the principles of tax
ACCA Tax and Business Law Manager Jason Piper reviews the tax system and writes 'policymakers should be aiming for is a system that is simple, certain and stable'.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Enterprises brings recycling element to its ‘Happiness Pod’ summer tour
In a bid to boost recycling among consumers, Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has announced that this summers Coca-Cola Happiness Pod tour will be supported by an awareness initiative developed in partnership with Every Can Counts.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
BMAPA Publishes Regional Brochures on Geological Evolution of Local Coastlines
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association has been working in partnership to produce a series of regional brochures to describe the geological evolution of local coastlines.
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
The mining sector must prepare for CCS. Prem Mahi
Urgent action is needed in the mining sector to adopt carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Move to tackle noise induced hearing loss claims a positive step
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is welcoming a move by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to tackle the growing number and cost of claims for noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). The MoJ has asked the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to consider the issue and make recommendations.
Spending Review triggers ‘quantum change’ in public sector outsourcing landscape, says EY Partner content
Economy
By EY
Spending Review triggers ‘quantum change’ in public sector outsourcing landscape, says EY
Government spending cuts will 'almost certainly force public sector to outsource' its services, a process which will need to be 'carefully managed', warns EY.
Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
MPA Again Calls on Government to Regulate Volumetric Concrete Mixers as a Matter of Urgency
MPA has made renewed representations to Government and in particular Roads Minister, Andrew Jones MP, to introduce regulation for volumetric concrete mixers.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
New apprenticeship standards to reflect SME needs, says FMB
The Government has granted permission to members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to develop two new apprenticeship standards in bricklaying and plastering as part of the Trailblazer programme.
Partner content
Environment
By Innovate UK
British energy firms turning the tides with Canada
Five British companies are celebrating today after they have received grant funding from the Governments innovation experts at Innovate UK to develop tidal energy projects with Canadian businesses and universities.
CIOB shines a light on the dark side of construction Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB shines a light on the dark side of construction
Today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a report which shines a light on the prevalence of human rights abuses in construction in almost every corner of the globe.
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
91 Courts To Close
GMB Comments On Consultation To Close 91 Courts In England And Wales
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP statement on FE Area Reviews
'Area reviews need to take account of all types of providers involved in FE and skills delivery
Partner content
Economy
By Turn2us
Research finds majority of poor children live in working families
Nearly two-thirds of British children in poverty live in working families, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has revealed in its annual poverty and inequality report.
Union welcomes strike thresholds but questions Government's motives Partner content
Economy
By Prospect
Union welcomes strike thresholds but questions Government's motives
Reacting to today’s publication of the Trade Union Bill, professionals union Prospect has insisted that it always seeks the strongest possible mandate for strike action, and that walkouts are a last resort.
Partner content
Economy
By Unite
Trade union bill slams door on ‘One Nation’ Britain, says Unite
Ministers were urged to rethink the restrictive proposals in the Trade Union bill that threaten to cast unions as the enemy within, Unite, the countrys largest trade union, said today (Wednesday 15 July).
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Skin cancer risk faced by public service workers to be highlighted
The risk public service workers face of contracting skin cancer will be highlighted at an IOSH event.
An unnecessary attack on workers that will disrupt the balance in the workplace
Economy
By TUC
An unnecessary attack on workers that will disrupt the balance in the workplace
General Secretary of the TUC, Frances O’Grady, argues that the “unnecessary and antagonistic” Trade Union Bill being published today exposes Tory claims of being the workers’ party to be a sham
Partner content
Economy
By GMB
Trade Union Bill Will Seriously Damage Industrial Relations And Bankrupt The Labour Party Says GMB
Blatant one sided approach is guaranteed to poison the relationship between workers and their managers and will lead to even more trouble says GMB
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the Trade Union Bill
Responding to the Trade Union Bill, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Economy
By NASUWT
Chilling common theme to Government legislative agenda
Commenting on the Trade Union Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
EventsAll
Back Nuclear Energy 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
Back Nuclear Energy 2026