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Sat, 31 July 2021

Articles tagged with: Economy

Cutting Universal Credit will undermine the government’s levelling up agenda

30 Jul Economy

Cutting Universal Credit will undermine the government’s levelling up agenda

Pushing benefit levels lower will hurt working families and take money out of local economies, not accelerate our recovery.

UK must lead in battery and fuel cell technology or risk losing its automotive industry

27 Jul Economy

UK must lead in battery and fuel cell technology or risk losing its automotive industry

The UK is at risk of losing its existing automotive industry, falling further behind global competitors in battery manufacture and failing to meet our net-zero commitment.

Government must take responsibility for mask guidance, not pass the buck to businesses

16 Jul Coronavirus

Government must take responsibility for mask guidance, not pass the buck to businesses

New workplace safety guidance has been branded chaotic and confusing, replacing legal guidance with vague exhortations to do the right thing.

The North deserves to play for England

15 Jul Economy

The North deserves to play for England

It is time for the North to take its rightful seat at the table as an economic powerhouse. It is incumbent on local leaders to seize this opportunity of radical devolution and go full steam ahead to turbo charge their regions.

We need a plan for a green transition rooted in fairness that creates opportunities right across the UK

14 Jul Environment

We need a plan for a green transition rooted in fairness that creates opportunities right across the UK

The public have a veto over the net zero transition and will stop it in its tracks if it isn't fair and they see no benefits. So it must be rooted in social and economic justice, otherwise it won’t succeed.

Scrapping the triple lock this year would be a mistake – we need a long-term review of pension support

12 Jul Economy

Scrapping the triple lock this year would be a mistake – we need a long-term review of pension support

The complexity of pensioner support has hidden the shortcomings of the triple lock being an imperfect policy.

Cutting the Universal Credit uplift will create hardship for families both in and out of work

12 Jul Economy

Cutting the Universal Credit uplift will create hardship for families both in and out of work

Let's reduce the welfare bill by supporting people to progress and improve their lives, not by cutting support that should be there when it’s needed most.

Government must support the excluded so they can help us all rebuild from the pandemic

07 Jul Economy

Government must support the excluded so they can help us all rebuild from the pandemic

Calling for support for the excluded may sound like a broken record, but Britain is what will end up broken if the government doesn’t start to listen.

Security shortages may well be the final blow for the night-time industry

06 Jul Economy

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.

A sea change is needed for government to fulfil shipbuilding promises

01 Jul Economy

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.

Government must seize the initiative on flexible working

30 Jun Economy

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.

Government must do more to support nightlife with a long-term strategy for recovery

24 Jun Economy

Government must do more to support nightlife with a long-term strategy for recovery

With just seven days’ notice, the nightlife sector faced an eleventh-hour shifting of the goalposts and thousands of pounds wasted. This was an expense few could afford to lose.

The beauty industry needs help now to support its future workforce

23 Jun Economy

The beauty industry needs help now to support its future workforce

Closures of training schools during the pandemic and limited opportunities to gain workplace experience means that the number of newly qualified professionals entering jobs in the beauty industry is significantly lower than normal.

Levelling up must mean more than just sharing the benefits of economic growth

15 Jun Economy

Levelling up must mean more than just sharing the benefits of economic growth

How can we get levelling up right when we have struggled to do so in the past?

UK wedding industry faces a death spiral unless government lifts restrictions later this month

11 Jun Economy

UK wedding industry faces a death spiral unless government lifts restrictions later this month

A scroll through Instagram will see couples’ hopes and dreams crushed in a barrage of conflicting advice, inconsistent communications, radio silence and changes to restrictions.

Government must step in to prevent a Covid induced mass homelessness crisis

08 Jun Communities

Government must step in to prevent a Covid induced mass homelessness crisis

The enormous amount of prospective homeless people and families dwarfs any other emergency that homeless advocates like me have ever seen before. Government must reinstate the eviction ban.

Government’s failure to provide festivals with Covid insurance is paradoxical and disappointing

04 Jun Culture

Government’s failure to provide festivals with Covid insurance is paradoxical and disappointing

It is not too late for the government to step in with an insurance scheme for festivals. It would allow events to run without organisers shouldering the risk if we suffer another wave and they are forced to cancel again.

Catapults are making UK innovation happen – the future of UK R&D and innovation capability

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03 Jun Economy

Catapults are making UK innovation happen – the future of UK R&D and innovation capability

From enabling the consortia that produced thousands of ventilators for the National Health Service, setting up the Lighthouse testing labs network, scaling up vaccine manufacturing, to playing an integral role in creating the first compound semiconductor cluster, the UK’s Catapult Network is proving to be invaluable in achieving the country’s innovation ambition.

Government shielded the arts during the pandemic – now we must help them recover and thrive

01 Jun Coronavirus

Government shielded the arts during the pandemic – now we must help them recover and thrive

This time last year, our cultural institutions were staring into the abyss. Covid had forced all of their doors closed; my officials had given me the chilling warning that up to 75 per cent of our theatres, galleries, museums and other cultural institutions were at risk of being lost to the pandemic.

Tourism and hospitality industries are still facing a perilous future – more government support is needed to turbo-charge recovery

01 Jun Economy

Tourism and hospitality industries are still facing a perilous future – more government support is needed to turbo-charge recovery

As we emerge from the Covid crisis, the regional importance of the hospitality and tourism sectors should make them a significant part of the government’s levelling up agenda.

Shining a light on public spending is more important than ever

28 May Economy

Shining a light on public spending is more important than ever

The long recovery from Covid-19 will require more strategic decisions, and it remains to be seen if Whitehall is up to the challenge.

It will be a huge challenge for all new cars to be electric by 2035

20 May Economy

It will be a huge challenge for all new cars to be electric by 2035

Taking a bold decision to set these deadlines needs to be followed up with a plan to deliver this complex transition away from the internal combustion engine.

The sports making an Olympic contribution to the UK economy

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18 May Health

The sports making an Olympic contribution to the UK economy

Olympic and Paralympic sports are generating increasing value for the economy – and UK Sport believes they have an important part to play in helping the country Build Back Better from Covid.

Now is the time to realise the potential of open banking

06 May Economy

Now is the time to realise the potential of open banking

We should roll out open banking to open everything, setting the new global standards for simple, safe data sharing in future and establishing a strong digital image of a new post-Brexit global Britain.

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