IoD welcomes shift to business-led skills system in White Paper
Responding to the Government’s Skills for Jobs White Paper published today, Joe Fitzsimons, Senior Policy Advisor at the IoD, said
Thursday, 21 January 2021 07:40
Early sight of oral questions to the the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Jan 26
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) retail and (b) aviation industries on the VAT Retail Export Scheme and airside extra statutory concessions...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 07:15
New HEPI Debate Paper argues for the student loan scheme to be replaced by a graduate contribution scheme
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report on the student finance system in England, Student Finance in England from 2012 to 2020: From fiscal illusion to graduate contribution?
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
Which? responds to RAC's survey that reveals four in five believe electric cars are too expensive
Natalie Hitchins, Head of Home Products and Services at Which?, said: "While the comparatively higher cost of buying an electric car is expected to reduce in the coming years, the government should do what it can to support people in switching..."
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
"Poorer pupils struggling most in second period of schools closures" finds Sutton Trust research
The impact of the second period of school closures on the attainment gap between rich and poor pupils is likely to be significant, according to new research from the Sutton Trust...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
Education inequalities linked to increased cognitive ageing in women, finds new UCL study
Improvements in access to education for girls over the last century in the UK are likely to have reduced differences in cognitive ageing between men and women...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
Politicians must not be scared to take child poverty out of the ‘too difficult box’ and come up with a big, bold plan to fix it – Children’s Commissioner for England
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, is today (Thursday) publishing a call from a cross-party collection of politicians and campaigners calling for urgent action to tackle the blight of child poverty...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
Centre for Policy Studies: Net Zero target at risk without investment in new nuclear
Without investment in new nuclear capacity, Britain’s security of energy supply is at risk...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
More drivers than ever plan to ‘go electric’ when they next change their cars – but upfront costs remain a barrier, says RAC report
Nearly eight-in-10 drivers (78%) think that pure electric cars are still too expensive when compared to conventional vehicles of a similar size...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01
Pioneering reforms to boost skills and jobs, as Government publishes White Paper
Landmark reforms that will transform post-16 education and training, boost skills and get more people into work, have been published today by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson...
Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:01