UN Security Council holds special meeting on Middle East
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, is briefing the Security Council today...
Friday, 8 December 2017 17:38
IAIS publishes consultation on an activities-based approach to systemic insurance risk
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), a Basel-based standard setting body, today released an interim public consultation paper...
Friday, 8 December 2017 16:06
What should the government do about artificial intelligence?
The House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Committee will be meeting with Government Ministers on Tuesday 12 December to discuss the Government’s policy response to artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK...
Friday, 8 December 2017 15:44
Universities UK: Initial Brexit deal good news for universities
Universities UK has welcomed the initial Brexit agreement, but stressed that phase two of the negotiations will be hugely important for universities...
Friday, 8 December 2017 15:38
Peter Tatchell and Linda Bellos amongst witnesses to give evidence on free speech in universities to MPs and Peers
There have been many reports of speakers facing opposition from students in recent years for their views, including campaigners like Peter Tatchell and Linda Bellos...
Friday, 8 December 2017 14:59
First glimpse of updated road design manual in 2018
Highways England is set to release an updated set of road design standards in 2018 which will be used across the United Kingdom...
Friday, 8 December 2017 14:45
BEIS Committee launch inquiry on Industrial Strategy: Sector Deals and Productivity
The Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has today launched an inquiry into the role of sector deals in the Government’s Industrial Strategy...
Friday, 8 December 2017 12:31
John McDonnell launches ‘Financing Investment’ Interim Report
John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, will launch an interim report by economist Graham Turner of GFC Economics called ‘Financing Investment’...
Friday, 8 December 2017 11:03
Mayor commissions independent economic Brexit analysis for London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced that he has commissioned independent economic analysis of the impact of different Brexit scenarios on Londoners’ jobs and prosperity...
Friday, 8 December 2017 10:46
Damning report finds Conservatives' higher education reforms are failing on their own terms - Rayner
Angela Rayner MP, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education, commenting on the National Audit Office report on the higher education market, said...
Friday, 8 December 2017 09:29