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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms caused by betting firms to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
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The international fightback against dangerous products sold online
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Economy
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Opinion
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
Economy
By Josh Simons MP
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
Health
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
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Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would 'Legalise Theft'
Culture
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would "Legalise Theft"
Equity general secretary Paul W Fleming tells Sienna Rodgers about the threat of AI and his frustration with the government’s ‘very, very, very disappointing’ approach to the creative industries
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
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Coronavirus
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT critically questions the announcement of a new £100 million NHS Digital Weight Management Programme and subsequent snub of existing practitioners
BANT critically questions the strategy and merit of investing £100 million into the new NHS digital weight management program, launched 1st July 2021
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to 24-year construction output high for June
Security shortages may well be the final blow for the night-time industry
Economy
By Michael Kill
Security shortages may well be the final blow for the night-time industry
The government has wilfully ignored a ticking time-bomb that will compromise public safety and our sector’s ability to recover from the devastation of Covid.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB expands Academy to Middle East and North Africa
Since 2017, CIOB Academy has been successfully providing support to professionals mainly in the UK and across the globe in gaining valuable professional and technical skills to ensure they continue to provide the highest standards of service to those in the built environment.
Partner content
Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
Betting and Gaming Council calls on Government to establish a gambling ombudsman
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to establish a Gambling Ombudsman to deal with concerns raised by customers.
Our frontline shop workers are too important to treat this way
Coronavirus
By Nick Thomas-Symonds and Paddy Lillis
Our frontline shop workers are too important to treat this way
This pandemic has taught us all a great deal about what really matters in life. One of the key lessons has been that our society cannot function without the dedication and hard work of our frontline workers. Yet all too often they are undervalued and underpaid.
We face a significant task to tackle inequalities in Britain
Economy
By Afzal Khan MP
We face a significant task to tackle inequalities in Britain
The last eighteen months has exposed just now unequal we are in Britain. Investment in large vanity-led infrastructure projects to end regional inequalities is clearly not enough.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB’S Global Student Challenge winners announced in its eighth year
A New Zealand-based team has been announced as the winner of the eighth annual Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Global Student Challenge competition, after facing a fiercely competitive international field. 
Heat Pumps are vital to our Net Zero goal - but the time to act is now Partner content
Economy
By EDF
Heat Pumps are vital to our Net Zero goal - but the time to act is now
EDF’s Managing Director, Philippe Commaret, explains that heat pumps can help decarbonise heat in the UK but we must learn lessons in order to succeed
Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Complex Medicines: Targeted drug treatments can create a multi-billion-pound addition to the UK life sciences industry
A new report published by Medicines Discovery Catapult and CPI details the huge medical and market potential for complex medicines in the UK
Kwasi Kwarteng Defends Rolling Back Furlough Scheme Calling It 'An Exceptional Policy In Extreme Times'
Economy
Kwasi Kwarteng Defends Rolling Back Furlough Scheme Calling It "An Exceptional Policy In Extreme Times"
Kwasi Kwarteng has defended the decision to roll back the furlough scheme from 1 July despite fears the changes could hit businesses still unable to open under lockdown restrictions.
As this generation of nuclear technology concludes, what’s next to replace this essential source of low carbon power? Partner content
Environment
By EDF
As this generation of nuclear technology concludes, what’s next to replace this essential source of low carbon power?
For decades, the UK’s nuclear fleet has been safely generating zero carbon electricity to power millions of homes across the country, serving not only as a reliable low carbon power supply but as a major employer too.
It’s time to end the scandalous low-pay, low-rights culture that grips the hospitality sector
Economy
By Frances O'Grady
It’s time to end the scandalous low-pay, low-rights culture that grips the hospitality sector
It would be no surprise if many of the EU workers leaving the UK are doing so because of a toxic combination of post-Brexit insecurity, a volatile labour market and poor working terms and conditions.
A sea change is needed for government to fulfil shipbuilding promises
Economy
By Lord Beamish
A sea change is needed for government to fulfil shipbuilding promises
British shipbuilding does not have to be a story of the past, it can be a story for tomorrow. And it can be one of an exciting, high tech and high skilled future for our coastal communities.
We must unlock the potential of the timber industry with new APPG Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
We must unlock the potential of the timber industry with new APPG
The UK timber industry can help us reach net-zero and meet housing targets – which is why I’m relaunching the APPG for the Timber Industries.
UK And EU Confirm Sausage Truce But Future Clash Still Looms On Solution
Brexit
UK And EU Confirm Sausage Truce But Future Clash Still Looms On Solution
The government and European Union have confirmed they have agreed to extend the grace period allowing the trade of chilled meat from Great Britain to Northern Ireland by three months.
High Court Judge Throws Out Legal Challenge Against The Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
High Court Judge Throws Out Legal Challenge Against The Northern Ireland Protocol
The Belfast Hight Court has ruled that the Northern Ireland Protocol is not unconstitutional, shooting down a legal challenge spearheaded by pro-Brexit politicians. 
Government must seize the initiative on flexible working
Economy
By Olga Fitzroy
Government must seize the initiative on flexible working
The Flexible Working Bill would give workers a “day one right” to work flexibly, and compel employers to advertise how jobs could be done flexibly.
Celebrating 20 years of levelling up in South Yorkshire Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Celebrating 20 years of levelling up in South Yorkshire
If the past 20 years are anything to go by, the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has a vital role to play as the UK faces the challenges of today.
The anniversary of the Brexit referendum reminds us how much we have to look forward to
Brexit
By Andrea Leadsom MP
The anniversary of the Brexit referendum reminds us how much we have to look forward to
We must continue to build trading relationships with old friends and new, and to seize the fantastic opportunities that our new independent position in the world brings.
Home Office Accused Of Risking Another Windrush Scandal Unless They Delay EU Settled Status Deadline
Brexit
Home Office Accused Of Risking Another Windrush Scandal Unless They Delay EU Settled Status Deadline
Labour is urging the government to extend the deadline for EU citizens applying to remain in the UK, warning they risk creating "a Windrush-style scandal" with thousands of people falling through the cracks.
How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
How the billion pound horticulture industry can become a post-Brexit success story
Britain’s gardening industry is on the verge of a renaissance. So why are the Government restricting the trade of plants so much? James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications of the Horticultural Trades Association, explains why the Government should back the British horticulture industry and negotiate a plant health agreement with the EU to ‘Let Britain Grow’
Partner content
Communities
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising celebrates award haul at Cannes Lions 2021
UK Government & Industry Partner for Virtual Roadshow in Export Showcase to International Markets
No one foresaw that any government would make such a mess of Brexit
Brexit
By Bernard Jenkin MP
No one foresaw that any government would make such a mess of Brexit
The Northern Ireland Protocol, a forced inheritance from Mrs May’s backstop, is now destroying peace and political stability in Northern Ireland and will prove to be politically fraudulent.