LGA: Social care needs a ‘1948 moment’ to secure its future
Immediate action is needed on social care as part of a new long-term plan in the spirit of the post-war reforms, if we are to build back better from the pandemic...
Sunday, 28 March 2021 00:01
New projects across England to fund innovative ways to protect against flooding
Apps alerting residents to flooding, permeable road surfaces to improve drainage and schemes to protect vital sand dune beaches are among 25 new flooding and coastal resilience projects...
Sunday, 28 March 2021 00:01
Labour’s plan for tackling violence and supporting victims
The Shadow Home Secretary will tomorrow publish Labour’s plan for tackling violence and supporting victims, ahead of the May elections...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 22:30
Government boosts energy efficiency spending to £1.3 billion with extra funding for green homes
£300 million of extra funding is to be invested to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s homes through energy efficiency...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 21:07
UK rolling out green carpet for Global Investment Summit
The UK Government will roll out the green carpet for some of the world’s most powerful executives and heads of major institutions...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 11:22
Ireland repays £400 million UK loan
Statement by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP, on the bilateral loan to Ireland...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 10:01
LGA: Over half a million tonnes of recycling is rejected at point of sorting
Non-recyclable materials being placed in the recycling bin contributed to more than half a million tonnes of household recycling being rejected at the point of sorting in 2019/20, the Local Government Association reveals today...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 00:01
Cost of the Conservatives - £1,170 cost of Rishi Sunak’s quadruple hammer blow to family finances
Conservative attacks on household finances will leave British families as much as £1,170 worse off next year, new analysis from Labour reveals...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 00:01
Mental health recovery plan backed by £500 million
People with mental health difficulties, ranging from severe mental illnesses such as bipolar and schizophrenia, to those with more common mental health issues...
Saturday, 27 March 2021 00:01
Education Secretary statement for publication of assessment guidance
On the publication of JCQ’s summer 2021 assessment guidance today, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said...
Friday, 26 March 2021 13:31