Presentation of Bill: Members of Parliament (Oil and Gas Companies) Bill - Jul 19
Labour MP Richard Burgon will introduce the Members of Parliament (Oil and Gas Companies) Bill in the Chamber on July 19...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 07:10
TUC: 7 in 10 disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour
Around seven in 10 (69%) disabled employees earn less than £15 an hour, according to new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC today...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
BRC: June sunshine brightens retail sales
Helen Dickinson OBE, Chief Executive | British Retail Consortium said “Retail sales growth ticked up slightly in June as hot weather prompted purchases of summer essentials...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
IFS: Removing tax exemptions from private schools likely to have little effect on numbers in the private sector, raising £1.3–1.5 billion in net terms
Labour have committed to remove tax exemptions from private schools, including exemptions from VAT and relief on business rates...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
Which? reveals products to avoid at all costs this Amazon Prime Day
A dire air fryer, feeble fridge and one of the worst TVs ever tested by Which? are among the flawed products being sold at discount prices this Amazon Prime Day, according to new research from the consumer champion...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
Police forces are effective in the deployment of firearms, new HMICFRS report finds
Police forces are effective in deploying firearms, and officers discharged weapons at only 0.02 per cent of armed operations in 2021-22, a new report has found...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
Bridget Phillipson comments new IFS research on tax exemptions for private schools
Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which shows removing tax exemptions from private schools is likely to have little effect on private pupil numbers and could raise up to £1.5 billion, said...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
Which? responds to the news that over 80 per cent of shoppers are worried about supermarket shrinkflation
Sue Davies, Which? Head of Food Policy, said...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
Despite some huge changes, the last 20 years of higher education policy have left some big questions unresolved, says HEPI
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) is publishing a major collection of contributions by leading figures in higher education...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 00:01
Labour: Embrace AI to reform welfare services and help more people into work
A Labour DWP will be a ‘trailblazer’ in the use of AI, data, digital and tech to help people find jobs, tackle fraud and improve welfare services...
Monday, 10 July 2023 22:30