A week is a long time in politics, as every column dealing with Westminster will attest. This summer, the weeks and even the days have felt like eons. Cometh the hour, cometh the (wo)man, another old saw which needs to be wheeled out, because the next few weeks could well be pivotal to the next decade of British politics.
As interest rates rise to 1.75 percent, households across the UK are faced with an increasingly bleak economic picture.
Can levelling up unleash the potential of coastal communities? Chief Executive of policy institute Curia talks levelling up with the Chair of the Coastal Communities All Party Parliamentary Group.
Even before Liz Truss’s policy announcement yesterday floating regional pay boards for civil servants yesterday. Levelling Up as a policy, if not a slogan was on shaky ground. Her hasty backtracking today may represent a stay of execution rather than a re-embracing of the Johnsonian mission statement.
Millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales will receive non-repayable discounts on their energy bills this winter, as the UK Government sets out Energy Bills Support Scheme details.
As the face of Levelling Up fades into the shadows of Conservative Party grandee-ism, we look at what is next for his signature policy programme
In an apparent attempt to reclaim “wrongful payments”, DWP have launched a controversial scheme to reclaim £500m that was handed out in pandemic benefit payments.
Hustings, speeches, and supporters. The British public have been inundated with updates on the leadership campaign by the now four potential candidates for the top job. Throughout the race to No.10, we have heard many topics debated amongst the candidates: trans discussions, fuel tax, the cost-of-living crisis and who said what to Boris Johnson. With Today’s news indicating, Rishi Sunak’s clear lead above the other candidates, a crucial discussion has yet to touched upon by the candidates. The Housing crisis.
The Government announced in July of 2021 an educational proposal to scrap BTEC qualifications with an alternative technical alternative T Levels. This announcement came after a government funding review.
One in four families today receive the first Government cost of living payment today as inflationary pressures continue to impact household budgets.
A Liberal Democrat amendment to the Schools Bill was defeated by Conservative peers yesterday in the House of Lords. Somewhat surprisingly, Labour peers abstained from the amendment which resulted in a certain defeat yesterday evening.
Think back for a moment, to the Conservatives leadership campaign trail in 2016 when Theresa May warned of the infamous ‘magic money tree’ politicians are
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