Government backs £217m Turkish solar power plant to meet COP26 climate goals November 15, 2021 The government is supporting the largest solar power station in Turkey to the tune of £217m, which will initially be assembled in the UK. The public money will go towards Turkish conglomerate Kalyon Group’s 1.35GW Karapinar solar project, as the UK aims to deliver on climate pledges made at COP26. Ministerial department UK Export Finance [...]
Zahawi: Government ‘on track’ to roll out mandatory vaccine passports for night clubs September 5, 2021 The government is “absolutely on track” to roll out mandatory vaccine passports for night clubs and mass events at the end of this month, according to vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi. Zahawi said today that the government wants to “work with the [nightlife] industry to make sure they can open safely…in the long term” and that [...]
UK tech diversity body to shutter as sector faces ‘going backwards’ June 18, 2024 A UK government-funded body working to increase diversity in the tech sector has decided to close despite saying there is a "real risk of going backward".
Fast growth tech firms won’t wait for the glacial pace of British politics September 22, 2023 Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget was a disaster, but he was right about the sluggish way government deals with tech.
Private equity bosses have avoided paying income tax on a trillion dollars of gains June 13, 2024 “All the governments are talking about taxing carried interests. So my role is to provide the best estimate of the number,” Phalippou told the Financial Times.
Renewables warning: ‘Race to the bottom’ on production prices risks destabilising entire wind industry July 4, 2023 The energy sector has urged the government not to pressure renewable producers into generating power at lower prices.
Work on £1.75bn Midlands Rail Hub to begin after extra funds injected February 29, 2024 Design work on the £1.75bn Midlands Rail Hub project is set to start after the government provided an extra £123m.
Drax given biomass boost but support comes with strings attached August 10, 2023 Drax has received a fresh boost for its biomass ambitions with the government committing to continued support for the industry.
Horizon campaigner Alan Bates says Britain should sell ‘dead duck’ Post Office to Amazon for £1 February 27, 2024 A campaigner at the centre of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has urged the government to sell the “dead duck” organisation to “someone like Amazon for £1”.
Cheers: Government spends £73,000 on English wines in a year July 15, 2021 The Government topped up its English wine cellar at a cost of more than £73,000 in a year, an official report showed today. Purchases in the last financial year saw an extra £26,185 splashed out on English wines – both sparkling and still, according to a document laid in Parliament earlier today. The cellar last [...]