Accounting body urges government to scrap tax reform plans September 1, 2021 The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has today called for the government to drop tax reform plans which, the accounting body says, “will likely to create as many problems as it might solve”. The ICAEW today published a response to the UK government’s consultation on basis period reform. It reiterated the [...]
The Notebook: How Labour can make the UK a tech superpower July 9, 2024 This Labour government has the power to make the UK a tech and science superpower if it takes these steps, writes Owen Thompson.
Ruchir Sharma on bailouts, inequality and making markets free again July 8, 2024 A new book by Ruchir Sharma argues that a bigger state is exactly the wrong diagnosis for a government looking to boost growth.
Starmer: Rwanda deportation scheme is ‘dead and buried’ July 6, 2024 The troubled Rwanda deportation policy introduced by the former Conservative government is “dead and buried”, Keir Starmer has said.
UK government shakes up Universal Credit in bid to tackle labour shortages, as vacancies hit record highs January 27, 2022 The UK government has said that unemployed people will be expected to look for any sort of work, within weeks of first claiming Universal Credit, if they are unable to find a job in their previous occupation. In an effort to move half a million people into employment by the end of June, the government [...]
House sales fall to lowest level since 2013 February 29, 2024 Residential property sales in January fell to their lowest level since 2013, according to the latest government figures.
Government to bin English votes for English laws July 8, 2021 The government today announced it plans to scrap English votes for English laws, a system that gives English MPs a veto over laws that only affect England. Speaking at Cabinet Office questions on today, Michael Gove said: “The procedure has been suspended since April 2020 and, having reflected, the government believes it has not served [...]
As the Tories continue to falter, all eyes are firmly on Labour June 24, 2024 It is hardly surprising that eyes have turned to Labour, and what they might be set to do in government if they were to win the election.
Government to scale up nuclear power production after ‘years of dithering’ September 26, 2021 The government will back a rapid expansion of the UK’s nuclear energy production after “years of dithering” as the energy crisis prompts it to strengthen the country’s electricity supply. Ministers are understood to have zeroed in on nuclear energy as a means to helping the government achieve its net zero target by 2050, according to [...]
Debanking: First Farage, now London sex workers in bid to end ‘Victorian age’ lending February 22, 2024 London campaigners are urging the government and mayoral candidates to help drag the capital out of a “Victorian age” of banking.