Landlords: Government fund falls short for renters struggling with Covid debts October 24, 2021 Fresh government funding to help vulnerable renters struggling with Covid debts has been described as falling short. A £65m support package for those battling Covid rent debts was revealed this weekend by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. English councils will be able to help low-income households at risk of eviction or homelessness [...]
Government borrows £18.8bn in October as debt to GDP remains elevated November 19, 2021 The government borrowed the second highest amount of money on record in October as the pandemic continues to hit the public finances. The government borrowed £18.8bn in October, the second highest monthly figure since record began in 1993. The borrowing figure was much higher than expected. Experts had expected public sector borrowing to fall to [...]
London Tory MP to call for government to block £100m expansion of Wimbledon’s All England club February 3, 2022 A senior London Tory MP is set to call on the government to block a £100m expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), which would see a new 8,000-person stadium built for the Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond told City A.M. that the proposed development would come “at the expense [...]
Water suppliers will face unlimited fines for sewage dumping, Coffey confirms April 3, 2023 Water suppliers are set to face unlimited fines for sewage dumping in the government's latest action plan to crack down on poor performance.
Government in talks to build new nuclear power plant in Wales September 24, 2021 The UK is reportedly in talks with a US company over plans to build a nuclear power plant in Wales which will ease reliance on electricity as the country moves to net zero. Under the proposals the US nuclear reactor company Westinghouse would build a new plant in Angelsea the Times first reported. The project [...]
UK government expands post-Brexit loan programme for exporters to overseas firms November 15, 2021 Overseas firms looking to set up shop and export from the UK will now be eligible to take out government-backed loans potentially worth billions of pounds, after an expansion of a post-Brexit lending programme. International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the new policy, done through the UK government’s credit agency UK Export Finance, will help [...]
Chinese authorities warn local governments to brace for Evergrande collapse September 23, 2021 Chinese authorities have told local governments to brace for the ripple effects if heavily indebted property developer Evergrande collapses. According to the Wall Street Journal, local governments in China have been tasked with stemming the damage inflicted on homeowners and preventing civil unrest if Evergrande folds. The property developer was scheduled to make an interest [...]
Electric intercity flights: Vertical Aerospace calls on the government to deliver by 2025 October 19, 2021 Global aerospace and technology company Vertical Aerospace is calling on the UK Government to deliver electric intercity flights by 2025. In a white paper by the name of The Future of Advanced Aerial Mobility that was published today, Vertical Aerospace has highlighted how opening up electric passenger flights would bring economic and environmental benefits to [...]
UK MPs simply don’t care enough to ban conversion therapy November 20, 2023 Gay conversion therapy has been banned in multiple countries around the world and is rightly called abuse by medical experts - but the government's refusal to ban the practice shows they don't care about LGBTQ people enough
Big Four lobbying may dilute Government’s audit reform, says ex-accounting watchdog June 14, 2021 Big Four lobbying will dilute Government's audit reform, says ex-accounting watchdog