IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) is hosting a debate in Glasgow on 4th December on what the main parties in Scotland will do for the self-employed. It will also feature a talk from Professor John Curtice.

Both Labour and the Conservatives are on track to break their newly-set fiscal rules thanks to a raft of big-ticket election spending pledges, a think tank has warned.

As OFTEC launches its strategy outlining how low carbon liquid fuels offer the best decarbonisation solution for oil heated homes, the trade association says it’s time for government to back this practical, cost-effective solution.

The British Safety Council presented the prestigious Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour Awards for the highest standards in management of health, safety and environmental risks to businesses from around the world at an awards ceremony held on Friday 22 November at Merchant Taylors' Hall in the City of London. 

Parliament’s new bullying and harassment helpline received nearly four times the number of calls expected in its first year in operation.

The National Chair of the Police Federation has called for a review of what he has called a ‘growing mental health crisis’ as new figures revealed police officers dealt with 28% more cases in the last four years.

Today the Bar Council has launched their 2019 Manifesto. 

Richard Atkins QC gave the keynote speech at this year’s Bar Conference: The Modern Bar; our work and role.  

Athena Markides, Chair of the Bar Council’s Young Barristers’ Committee gave a speech to the Bar and Young Bar Conference 2019 on the 23 November. Find her full speech here.

A Tory pledge not to increase income tax, VAT or National Insurance contributions has been criticised by a leading think tank.

The first in our General Election series, Conservative Chairman James Cleverly writes that as the party of homeownership, the Conservatives are determined to help as many people onto the property ladder as possible. 

Responsible Finance, the voice of the responsible finance industry, sets out their Manifesto for the 2019 General Election. 

Public sector workers will receive a 5% boost to their pay packets from next year if Labour wins the general election.

Dods Monitoring explains what a hung Parliament means, how government formation works and what the possible options parties will have - as well as assessing their likelihood.

The National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales has welcomed an announcement by Home Secretary Priti Patel which could hand two-year jail sentences to violent offenders who attack police officers.

The British Safety Council has cautiously welcomed a comment on workers’ rights made in a letter from the Chairman of the Conservative Party James Cleverley.

The Conservatives have pledged to look at once again doubling the amount of time a person can spend in prison for assaulting emergency workers from one to two years.

Victims of crime and the media would be able to attend parole board hearings under a raft of pre-election promises made by the Conservatives to overhaul the justice system.

Adults who murder children face being locked up for the rest of their lives under Conservative plans to shake up the criminal justice system.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

A Labour government would not bow to the SNP's demand for a second Scottish independence referendum until at least 2021, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Immigrants arriving in Britain will be asked to contribute to the cost of running the NHS on "day one" under a crackdown being unveiled by Boris Johnson.

Asylum seekers will be able to work in the UK after three months under a Liberal Democrat government.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) is the single authoritative body for Emergency Medicine in the UK. They outline their key asks for the General Election Manifestos.