Government ‘greenprint’ promises 2040 ban on polluting lorries July 14, 2021 Sales of new petrol and diesel lorries will be banned by 2040, the government said today as it revealed its new “greenprint” for decarbonising the UK’s transport network. In combination with plans to end the sales of polluting cars by 2030, that means that all UK road transport should be zero carbon by the end [...]
Government wrangles reserve fleet of military drivers to deliver fuel amid crisis September 29, 2021 The fuel crisis has pushed the government to call in military assistance, wrangling a reserve fleet of tanker drivers to deliver fuel as forecourt’s ran dry over the weekend. “I can confirm the government’s Reserve Tanker Fleet will be on the road this afternoon to boost deliveries of fuel to forecourts across Britain. The trucks [...]
Government ends Oxford Nanopore Covid testing contract early August 9, 2021 The UK government has ended a contract with Oxford Nanopore worth £113m as the vaccination rollout continues apace. Last August Oxford Nanopore signed a contract with the Department of Health, to provide rapid LamPORE tests to NHS laboratories. At the time, former then-health secretary Matt Hancock said the rapid testing kits would “benefit thousands of [...]
Labour faces £33bn blackhole if it maintains state spending, research suggests June 4, 2024 Maintaining per person funding in unprotected departments would leave the next government facing a £33bn blackhole, research suggests.
Brexit-backing Next boss calls for speedy government intervention in staff crisis September 29, 2021 Next, headed by Brexit-backing boss Lord Wolfson, has called on the government to relax immigration rules to ensure its operations run smoothly this Christmas. “It’s a question of availability, we need a system that’s geared up to give more visas,” Wolfson told CityAM. Wolfson hit back at critics who said the country had got what [...]
Government pours £270m into Humber offshore wind industry August 9, 2021 The government will put £266m into boosting its wind power manufacturing capacity in the Humber region, it was announced this morning. Turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will receive £186m of funding, which will allow it to hire a further 1,080 staff. And GRI Renewable Industries will be given £78m to go towards building a new offshore [...]
Ricardian Equivalence and why Britain’s really in a recession February 21, 2024 The intriguing factor governing low household spending isn't mortgages or energy prices, argues Paul Ormerod, but saving...
There isn’t really a war on motorists, but maybe there should be October 26, 2023 For thirteen years, the government has refused to scrap fuel duty. Now's the time, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
Scientific advisers urge government to add Covid protections now to avoid a ‘lockdown Christmas’ October 23, 2021 Two top scientific advisers have warned the UK is heading for another winter lockdown if the government does not reintroduce some Covid protection measures as soon as possible. Vaccines are “wonderful” but “not quite enough”, according to Professor Reicher, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), which works with SAGE. “I [...]
The City’s betting the Royal Mail bid gets lost in the post. But will it? May 29, 2024 While it is true the Royal Mail deal may face some regulatory resistance, the alternative situation may be worse for the next government.