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24 Mar Economy

Ben Houchen survived against the odds last May. Now the last Tory mayor standing tells Tali Fraser of his determination to make Tees Valley great again. Photography by Christopher Owens

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Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn

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Labour MPs Raise Alarm Over Benefit Cuts

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Ben Houchen: "I Don’t Have A Bad Word To Say About How No 10 Have Engaged With Me”

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24 Mar Economy

Ben Houchen: "I Don’t Have A Bad Word To Say About How No 10 Have Engaged With Me”

Ben Houchen survived against the odds last May. Now the last Tory mayor standing tells Tali Fraser of his determination to make Tees Valley great again. Photography by Christopher Owens

12 Mar Health

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’

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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

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30 Mar 2015 Economy

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'

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30 Mar 2015 Economy

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.

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27 Mar 2015 Economy

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.

27 Mar 2015 Health

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.

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27 Mar 2015 Economy

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.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

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:

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

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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26 Mar 2015 Economy

Optimism returns to the UK housing market

The future for property purchase is looking bright, with over one third (36%) of people saying that now is a good time to buy, the BSAs MarchProperty Trackersurvey has identified.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

Whole of Government Accounts 2013-14

The Treasury is continuing to improve the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA), which shows in a single document the overall financial position of the UK public sector.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

A whole new way of retirement planning

A pensions dashboard showing customers' collective savings introduces a whole new way of retirement planning.

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26 Mar 2015 Economy

Breakthrough Aerospace technologies to receive Innovate UK funding

Game-changing technologies that will help maintain the UK's position as having the second largest aerospace industry in the world are to be supported by a new 10m competition announced by the Government's innovation experts today.

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25 Mar 2015 Economy

Unite seeks urgent meeting on UK jobs as Heinz and Kraft merge

Reassurances about future UK job security are being sought by Unite, the countrys largest union, following todays (Wednesday 25 March) announcement that US food giant Heinz is to merge with Kraft Foods Group.

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25 Mar 2015 Economy

EY comment on today's PSR’s policy statement

EY responded to the Payment Systems Regulator's announcementthat it will regulate the industry from 1 April 2015.

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25 Mar 2015 Environment

Opportunities for red meat exports to China in spotlight

Future exports of beef and lamb to China could mirror the successful blueprint of pork and benefit the entire supply chain, according to EBLEX.

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25 Mar 2015 Economy

HSBC joins Dumfries and Galloway Council to obtain prestigious CIPP PQP accreditation

HSBC and Dumfries and Galloway Council have obtained the prestigious Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

25 Mar 2015 Economy

It’s Time for the Government to Talk to the British People About TTIP

Labour backbencher Ann McKechin is a member of the BIS Committee and argues that the PM and the Government 'have a duty to let the public know about what TTIP will really mean for public services and the economy as a whole

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24 Mar 2015 Economy

Save the Date for Innovate UK 2015 – 9th 10th November

The global spotlight on UK innovation is back and will take place at Old Billingsgate, London on 9th and 10th November.

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24 Mar 2015 Economy

Big opportunities for UK Catapults from EU engagement

A new report published today by the Big Innovation Centre shows the huge benefits that can be achieved for the UK through the Catapult centres engaging in EU programmes.

Will the EFA freeze SMEs out of £6 billion of schools work?

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24 Mar 2015 Economy

Will the EFA freeze SMEs out of £6 billion of schools work?

A highly critical report has found that the process used by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to tender school building and maintenance work is unacceptably skewed, to the disadvantage of SMEs.

23 Mar 2015 Health

Time to introduce a tobacco manufacturers levy

Former Health Minister Paul Burstow says that the Government should finally in a levy on tobacco manufacturers and direct the funds on research into cutting smoking rates in the areas where tobacco sales are highest.

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23 Mar 2015 Economy

British entrepreneurs invited on space mission

Entrepreneurs in the UKs space industry are being given the chance to win a place on a trade mission to the USA thanks to the UKs innovation experts,Innovate UK.

Coca-Cola Enterprises - 'supporting students on developing their enterprise skills'

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20 Mar 2015 Education

Coca-Cola Enterprises - 'supporting students on developing their enterprise skills'

Bill Muirhead, Senior Manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Education Programme, discusses the growing success of the Real Business Challenge.

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20 Mar 2015 Economy

The Investment Association responds to the farnish review on mas

Responding to publication of the Farnish Review of the Money Advice Service (MAS), Daniel Godfrey Chief Executive of The Investment Association, said:

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20 Mar 2015 Economy

The Investment Association responds to the Farnish Review on MAS

Responding to publication of the Farnish Review of the Money Advice Service (MAS), Daniel Godfrey Chief Executive of The Investment Association, said:

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