Thames Water crisis: Government looks to allay fears of potential collapse with nationalisation mooted June 29, 2023 Ministers have looked to allay fears around the impact of Thames Water potentially going under as the regulator vowed to work with the sector to deal with its debt levels. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said there were “contingency plans in place for any eventuality” as Thames Water battles to finance the £14 billion [...]
Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ over decarbonisation goals, warns climate body March 9, 2023 The government is "asleep at the wheel" when it comes to decarbonisation, warned the Climate Change Committee.
Axe the £4bn-a-year share tax holding back stock markets, government told August 29, 2023 CALLS are increasing for the UK’s £4 billion-a-year share trading tax to be reduced or scrapped in an effort to reinvigorate our capital markets.
‘Deranged’: Government blocks data centre build next to M25 – in case it ruins the green belt November 6, 2023 Plans for a data centre on "scrubland" next to the M25 have been rejected due to concern over changing the character of the green belt
As a government, we need to bring tech success to ordinary Brits’ lives March 6, 2023 In my new role as Technology Secretary, it won’t surprise you to hear that I get hundreds of emails, and many of them end with that familiar automated line “sent from my iPhone”. I am sure everyone reading this will have had the same, and never thought twice about it. But this week, as I was thinking [...]
Andrew Bailey under fire from Government and City analysts ahead of rate hike June 22, 2023 Andrew Bailey and the Bank of England have been criticised for moving too slowly to clamp down on inflation
Explainer-in-brief: Government u-turns on foreign lobbying rules January 12, 2023 Plans to prevent hostile states intervening in UK politics with a foreign lobbying register are under review, after global businesses complained investment into Britain could dry up if there are too many bureaucratic hurdles. The new rules would have required most foreign organisations to register all exchanges with British ministers, officials and MPs. The government’s [...]
Our Net Zero Homes Report and the Government’s 2023 Green Policy Commitments June 19, 2023 Where do the government’s recent plans for greening the housing stock announcements fit in to UK Finance’s Net Zero Homes report recommendations? In November 2022 we published our Net Zero Homes – Time For a Reset Report. The report was designed to act as a call for action to government and stakeholders from the various parts [...]
Government’s ‘immoral’ Rwanda plan should ‘shame us as a nation,’ Archbishop says June 14, 2022 A group of high-ranking Bishops, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have hit out at the government over its plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. In a letter to The Times, a group of 20 senior Church of England figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, said the government’s “immoral” plans [...]
Npower urges Government to help businesses cut energy use January 10, 2023 The Government needs to offer more support for businesses looking to boost their energy efficiency, argued Npower.