Millions of families to be squeezed by Government’s cost of living triple whammy
Labour has warned that millions of families are set to be squeezed by a triple whammy of rising energy prices...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 06:00
National Audit Office report on Investigation into the underpayment of State Pension
The Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) estimates that it underpaid 134,000 pensioners over £1 billion in State Pension...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
Government accepts MPs’ recommendation that a Wales Rail Board be established to drive improvements
n its response to the Welsh Affairs Committee’s report, Railway Infrastructure in Wales, the UK Government has partially accepted a recommendation to create a dedicated forum to deliver improvements for rail passengers in Wales...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
“No clear end in sight” to HS2 cost or delays with “many difficulties ahead” say MPs
Following criticism by the Public Accounts Committee over the lack of transparency from the Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 Ltd when the project’s delivery timeline and budget were hit with serious issues...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
Government must commit to new cross-departmental strategy to tackle child poverty, MPs say
A lack of clear leadership and focus has hindered efforts to reduce the number of children growing up in poverty in the UK and the Government must now commit to a cross-departmental strategy given the scale of the challenge, MPs say today...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
It’s not too late to reverse biodiversity decline by 2030, UK’s five leading nature bodies say
Greater action, investment and embracing natural solutions are crucial to reversing biodiversity decline by 2030, the five UK statutory nature agencies say in a new report published today...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
Tax bumper pandemic profits to kickstart a fairer and stronger post-crisis economy, says IPPR
In a major publication ahead of the party conferences of the two main parties, the IPPR think tank has set out a vision for the economic recovery that rebalances power and spreads prosperity across the country...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
UK university staff to ballot in October over pay and pensions
The University and College Union (UCU) has today (Wednesday) confirmed that strike ballots will open at UK universities on Monday 18 October in rows over USS pensions and pay, unsafe workloads, casualisation and equality failings...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
Government accepts key Committee recommendation to refer major music groups to Competition and Markets Authority
Ministers have referred the case for a market study on the economic impact of dominance by the major music groups to the CMA, a key recommendation of the DCMS Committee’s Report...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01
Universities UK (UUK) response on behalf of USS employers to UCU industrial action ballot announcement
Speaking following confirmation from the University and College Union (UCU) that they will ballot members for industrial action over the USS pension scheme, a UUK spokesperson on behalf of USS employers said...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:01