National service will damage the economy May 30, 2024 Forcing every 18-year-old into unpaid national service will harm our already decimated hospitality, retail and leisure sectors
Labour warned promise to clear NHS backlog ‘highly stretching’ May 29, 2024 Labour have been warned their pledge to clear the NHS backlog within five years will prove “highly stretching” and “no easy feat” by economists and policy experts.
Election 2024: Sunak wants to ‘scrap rip off degrees in favour of 100K apprenticeships’ May 29, 2024 Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap “rip-off degrees” in favour of creating 100,000 more apprenticeships, in his latest election policy announcement.
What small business leaders want from the General Election 2024 May 29, 2024 Small business support leaders have named access to finance, taxes, and sustainability support as some of their core areas of hope for pro-business policies ahead of the general election on July 4. As both main political parties continue on their race to win the votes of Britain’s businesses, big and small, political uncertainty remains heightened [...]
Labour backs away from bank windfall tax in bid to win over City May 29, 2024 Reports suggest Labour is not planning to impose a windfall tax if it comes into power.
Election leaves litigation funding Bill in limbo. What’s next for the multi-billion pound industry? May 29, 2024 After a huge push from the funding industry to introduce a new law on litigation funding, the PM called on a snap election which now puts it into limbo
What impact will the general election have on the UK housing market? May 29, 2024 The UK’s housing market could be set for a strong summer following the upcoming general election, as the market appears to be undeterred by the race to crown the new prime minister.
General election 2024: Will the polls narrow? May 29, 2024 Polls often narrow as the date of an election draws near. If the gap shrinks this time round, will it mean Labour won't be able to secure the thumping majority it desires? Jessica Frank-Keyes takes a closer look
The unspoken truth about pensions May 29, 2024 Neither party is willing to face up to the fact that when it comes to state and public sector pensions, there really is no money left, says James Price General elections really ought to be a platform from which the seismic, structural challenges facing our country are debated. Governments need fresh mandates if they are [...]
I loved ‘national service’, but Sunak’s scheme doesn’t pass muster May 29, 2024 Volunteering for the RAF under a little-known scheme in the 80s was like a Boys’ Own adventure for Andy Blackmore, but an under-funded, under-resourced reboot won’t get the results Rishi Sunak wants Left, right, left, right, left, right, left. No, that’s not the commentary track to a game of political ping-pong between Labour and the [...]