5 takeaways from Ed Davey’s conference speech
Davey was clear about the seats he wanted his party to take, specifically mentioning seats in Cambridgeshire and the Cotswolds, Stockport and Surrey, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.
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Prof Prem Sikka: Why audits of major corporations need to be performed by a state body and not chummy auditors
‘Profit-seeking accounting firms cannot deliver honest and robust audits. But the government continues to indulge the auditing industry’.
Prof Prem Sikka: Private equity is sucking the life out of British businesses
‘Private equity is the architect of the next crash which will hit every household’.
The Left should recognise there’s no such thing as ‘The Economy’
The Labour Party has oscillated between trying to “out-Tory the Tories” on the economy and radical economic policies “for the many not the few”, says Steve Melia.
Prof Prem Sikka: A failure to tackle skills shortages is threatening the post-Covid economic recovery
The government is hoping to alleviate skills shortages by recruiting individuals from all over the world. A key part of this is the recognition of foreign qualifications.
Scientists urge government to delay June 21 reopening because of now ‘dominant Indian variant’
‘Right now, we do not have control over this variant and its growth in England and apparently not in Scotland either’
Why levelling-up is just another Tory hoax
‘Levelling-up’ has been used as a slogan by Boris Johnson’s government to implement its far-right policies.
Come on, Keir: Where is Labour’s economic plan when we need it?
Almost no one wants the economy to return to how it was pre-pandemic. What’s Keir Starmer’s vision?
‘All businesses should have a mission’: What are BCorps?
The new movement of businesses balancing purpose with profit. Can they help tilt the balance in favour of communities?
“F… business”: How the Tories are failing our manufacturing communities in the pandemic
The skills of our automotive workers will be key to a green recovery – but the government is letting the sector flounder.