LGA: Twelve million to be caught in skills gap crisis by 2024
Twelve million people – the combined population of London, Greater Manchester and Staffordshire - will be without a job or in work they are over-qualified for by 2024...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 00:01
Policy Exchange: It’s not just the size of your aid budget but what you do with it that counts
Policy Exchange today publishes ‘Global Britain, Global Challenges: How to make aid more effective’...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 00:01
HMIC: Victims of harassment and stalking left at risk by the police and Crown Prosecution Service
People who have suffered repeated harassment or stalking are frequently being let down by under-recording, inconsistent services and a lack of understanding by the criminal justice system...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 00:01
Transport Investment Strategy is major victory for Industry
Commenting on the Government Transport Investment Strategy published to be published on Wednesday, Chris Richards, Head of Business Environment Policy at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 00:01
IFS: The 2012 tuition fee reforms made the poorest graduates £1,500 better off, but reforms since have more than wiped out this gain
The major reforms to English higher education in 2012 increased university funding by around 25%, funded primarily by increased payments from richer graduates...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 00:01
This IFS report shows that any argument that the current fee system is progressive is absolute nonsense- Marsden
Gordon Marsden MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Minister, commenting on the IFS report on tuition fee reforms, said...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 00:01
Government launches transport investment plan for Britain
Local roads are set to benefit from a share in a multi-billion pound improvement fund as part of a landmark investment strategy unveiled by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling...
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 22:30
Sajid Javid’s speech to local councillors at the LGA conference took no responsibility for the Tory-made crisis that local government is currently facing- Gwynne
Andrew Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, commenting on Sajid Javid’s speech at the LGA Conference, said...
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 16:59
Business rates boost for broadband
Homes and businesses across England are set to benefit from better broadband thanks to new laws introduced by the Government today...
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 16:50
Oral answers to Questions: Health - July 4
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD): What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that the NHS has the workforce it needs after the UK leaves the EU...
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 16:39