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    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      Climate change
      UK government ‘strikingly unprepared’ for global warming

      Climate advisers’ report critical of progress and identifies multiple failures

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK Treasury to provide extra funding for NHS pay deal

      Hope that any resolution may aid other public sector settlements, but schools dispute still acrimonious

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      Northern Ireland
      Northern Ireland stuck in political paralysis despite Brexit deal

      Democratic Unionists refuse to restore power sharing as region’s finances worsen

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Official UK report to call for green aviation fuel subsidies

      Plans to boost support for low-carbon flights expected as Treasury haggles over scale of financing

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Pollution
      ‘Full investigation’ promised into UK wildlife haven oil spill

      Local MP assured that pipeline leak into Poole Harbour ‘not as serious as first thought’

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      High Speed Two Ltd
      HS2 delay will increase costs, warns UK spending watchdog

      Rail line’s price tag has soared from £33bn a decade ago to as much as £100bn

    • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
      State pension
      Delay to UK state pension age rise risks costing £60bn, says think-tank

      Institute for Fiscal Studies points to ‘significant long-term challenges from ageing population’

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      UK to review security at Indian High Commission in London after breach

      Tensions remain high following Indian authorities’ removal of barricades around British diplomatic buildings in New Delhi

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      UK government lifts ban on official contracts for Bain

      Global management consultancy had been barred in August due to its role in a South Africa corruption scandal

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Gus O'Donnell
      Charities will repay more policy attention, not just better funding

      We badly need to overcome the barriers between government, philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
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      Tory MPs accuse Downing Street of ‘playing fast and loose’ over Brexit deal vote

      Eurosceptic backbenchers voice concern over government’s plan to shoehorn vote into cursory debate

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Marriage and divorce
      Half-century-old divorce law on asset splitting set for review

      Legal experts argue English and Welsh legislation on financial settlements is long due an overhaul

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Hunt’s fiscal rule looks brilliant — but is fraught with political pitfalls

      His mandate is not facilitating good policymaking

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Pay deal for NHS workers in England paves way to end strikes

      Trade unions representing nurses and other staff agree to recommend offer to members

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Paul Johnson
      The UK chancellor is caught in a dilemma, as his Budget shows

      Continuing to muddle through, massage the figures and implement bad policies will only make the problems worse

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK ministers’ attacks on civil servants risk ‘worse policy’, warns union chief

      FDA’s Dave Penman blames Conservative government ‘hammering’ for staff turnover and low morale

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A step in the right direction on UK growth

      Jeremy Hunt’s Budget will boost investment and the workforce, but the outlook remains subdued

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Martin Wolf
      Luck has given Jeremy Hunt some room for manoeuvre

      Severe structural weaknesses persist in the UK economy and his measures do too little to remove them

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      More foreign workers will be let in to fill labour market gaps

      Policy shift not mentioned in speech to tackle shortages primarily in construction sector

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Businesses to receive £27bn in investment tax breaks

      Jeremy Hunt announces £9bn a year of ‘full expensing’ until 2026

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      UK energy bill support scheme extended to June

      Average household will save £160 in total, Treasury says

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      MPs demand details of Treasury ban on Gove’s Whitehall department spending

      House of Commons levelling-up committee requests explanation for doubts over ministry’s ability to deliver

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      Chancellor to offer nearly £1bn for new UK low-tax zones

      Treasury wants plan to drive economic growth but measures mark a striking scaling down of former PM’s vision

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      UK to invest £2.5bn in quantum computing drive

      Decade-long scheme intended to boost government pledge to make Britain ‘next Silicon Valley’

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      HSBC buys SVB’s UK unit for £1 in rescue deal

      Prime minister and Bank of England involved in all-night calls over fate of lender

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