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Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn
Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn
Economy
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall has confirmed details of major reform to the welfare system, telling MPs that the changes will save £5bn by 2030.
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Economy
Labour MPs Remain Nervous About Welfare Cuts Despite No 10 Outreach
Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts
Economy
Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Economy
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
'Very Good Chance' Of A UK-US Trade Deal Removing Tariffs, Says Trump
Defence
"Very Good Chance" Of A UK-US Trade Deal Removing Tariffs, Says Trump
Reduce Foreign Aid To Fund The Military, Says Former Foreign Office Minister
Defence
Reduce Foreign Aid To Fund The Military, Says Former Foreign Office Minister
'Good Chance' There'll Be Tax Rises To Fund Defence Spending Rise, Says Leading Economist
Defence
"Good Chance" There'll Be Tax Rises To Fund Defence Spending Rise, Says Leading Economist
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Why Cash ISAs Matter: Supporting Home Buyers Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Why Cash ISAs Matter: Supporting Home Buyers
To cut overseas aid is a moral failing and a false economy
Defence
By Brian Leishman MP
To cut overseas aid is a moral failing and a false economy
It’s time for all sectors to step up and protect their customers from fraud Partner content
Communities
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It’s time for all sectors to step up and protect their customers from fraud
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'The Tories Can Have Him': Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
"The Tories Can Have Him": Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
Political parties
Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?
Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?
Health
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
Education
UK Would Struggle To Protect Itself From Attack, Say Defence Figures
UK Would Struggle To Protect Itself From Attack, Say Defence Figures
Defence
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How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government
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Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
CIPP welcomes Conservative proposal on Office for Tax Simplification
CIPP welcomes Conservative proposals to expand the role of the Office for Tax Simplification as it unveils election manifesto.
Partner content
Economy
By London First
Response to Conservative manifesto
Responding to the Conservative Party's publication of its general election manifesto today, John Dickie, Director of Director of Strategy and Policy at London First, said:
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineers call on future Government to make UK a global leader in next generation communications networks
As the Conservatives promise that Britain will seize the chance to be a world leader in the development of 5G, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has responded calling on the next Government to take steps to establish the UK as a global telecommunications leader and introduce legislation to make sure there is a reliable broadband service across all parts of the country.
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF urges companies 'be prepared' as Consumer Rights Bill becomes law
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has urged companies to be prepared ahead of the implementation of the Consumer Rights Act which was granted Royal Assent and became law on 26 March 2015.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP reacts to the Labour election manifesto
Stewart Segal, chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has commented on the Labour Party's manifesto launch
Partner content
Economy
By London First
London First response to Labour manifesto
Business membership organisation London First has responded to the manifesto released by the Labour Party today.
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Sub-Saharan Africa’s first CSP plant becomes operational, South Africa
The US$860 million KaXu Solar One concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Pofadder, South Africa has become the first in Sub-Saharan Africa to enter operation. MacDonald was lenders technical advisor during the projects financing and construction and is now monitoring operations in an ongoing role.
Boards’ effectiveness essential to long-term economic success Partner content
Economy
By EY
Investment Association
Boards’ effectiveness essential to long-term economic success
New report launch by the Investment Association and EY reveals key findings on improving board effectiveness. 
UK consumers have a spring in their step Partner content
Economy
By Visa
UK consumers have a spring in their step
As spring approaches indicators suggest that consumers are gaining in confidence, with household spending steadily increasing. 
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
Visa Europe: UK Expenditure Index
Spring starts early as consumers spend on social time.
The success of Labour's careers advice pledge Partner content
Education
By National Federation of Builders
The success of Labour's careers advice pledge
The National Federation of Builders welcomes Miliband's promise to guarantee personal careers advice for all teenagers, but warns the success of the plan depends on the advisors. 
Partner content
Economy
By Unite
Call for beefed-up trade minister to boost UK exports welcomed by Unite
A beefed up role for a trade minister with a seat in the cabinet to coordinate and boost UK exports a central plank of a new report on delivering an export-led recovery has been welcomed by Unite, the countrys largest union.
Mind the skills gap: from classroom to career Partner content
Education
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Mind the skills gap: from classroom to career
Improving the UK’s skills gap must be a priority for the next Government, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Tackling the skills gap: From classroom to workplace
The CII's pre-election skills manifesto identifies five key policy issues, an incoming government will need to address in order to tackle the UK's skills gap.
Partner content
Economy
By KPMG LLP
UK bank profits up 62%, but must urgently tackle low return on equity, says KPMG report
Report reveals divergent performance across the top five UK-based banks as the profitability at the two state-backed banks continued to rise, whereas it fell at the three global banks.Strengthening economic conditions sees loan impairment costs fall 72 per cent to 5.2bn.Encouragingly, four of the five banks have taken the significant step of including customer satisfaction information in their annual reports.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineers call on future Government to make UK a global leader in next generation communications networks
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has today launched its General Election Campaign, calling on the next Government to take steps to establish the UK as a global telecommunications leader and introduce legislation to make sure there is a reliable broadband service across all parts of the country.
Partner content
Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Hyder Mott MacDonald joint venture appointed on Davyhulme wastewater treatment works expansion, UK
A partnership between Hyder Consulting and Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the Laing ORouke Imtech joint venture to provide detailed design and project management services for a multimillion pound expansion of Davyhulme wastewater treatment works.
Gov.uk 'not fit for purpose' Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Gov.uk 'not fit for purpose'

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Associate Director Karen Thomson argues that making the new gov.uk website fit for purpose is an 'urgent job for the next government'
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Resource website for payroll professionals no longer “fit for purpose” according to the CIPP
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is today calling for an overhaul of a leading government website designed to help the UK customer find information they need from any government department. This includes payroll and accountancy professionals who solve complex tax problems.
Partner content
Economy
By Innovate UK
Electrospinning – using 19th century technology to aid modern drug discovery
A small Oxfordshire company has adapted a 19th century technique to achieve a more naturalistic environment for growing cell lines for nanotechnology laboratory research.
1.9 million new jobs created by this Government and progress removing the stigma of mental health
Health
By Mark Harper MP
1.9 million new jobs created by this Government and progress removing the stigma of mental health
The Minister of State for Disabled People at the Department for Work and Pensions writes about the progress this Government has made on reducing unemployment and improving mental health provision. He says the next Government must build on this progress.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Proposed additional tax relief would encourage CIPP members to save more for a pension, according to survey
Research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) has shown that proposals to double-tax relief on pension savings would encourage its members to save more for a pension.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
The Investment Association says property was the best-selling sector in February
The Investment Association today publishes its statistics for authorised investment fundsfor February 2015:
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI responds to FCA’s final report on Retirement Income Market Study
Commenting onFCAs final report on their Retirement income Market Study, Yvonne Braun, ABIs Director of Long-Term Savings Policy, said:
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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
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Net Zero Week 2025