Sarah Olney MP: The UK apprenticeship system is failing our young people
‘The UK is currently facing a chronic skills gap and investing in apprenticeships will help in addressing the issue’
economy
UK economy in ‘horrible bind’ with no room for tax cuts or spending rises, IFS warns
The think tank’s latest Green Budget reports warns that ‘high levels of indebtedness, failure to stimulate growth, and high borrowing costs’ are likely to lead to a protracted period of high taxes and tight spending.
Liz Truss wants to deliver another budget
Truss is once again advocating unfunded tax cuts and deregulation
5 big things we learnt from Labour Party conference
Key developments from conference this year
Keir Starmer answers ‘why Labour?’ during conference speech
“Together we will fix tomorrow’s challenges today,” Starmer told the conference
Rachel Reeves says Labour will appoint Covid corruption commissioner to help recoup billions lost to fraud
“The cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud is estimated at £7.2bn. Every cheque signed by Rishi Sunak…We’ll appoint a Covid corruption commissioner, a hit squad of investigators…to take the fraudsters to court…We want that money back.”
Margaret Hodge on fighting extremism, challenges facing the country and what the next Labour government must do
With nearly 30 years of Parliamentary experience, we asked Hodge about some of her proudest achievements as an MP, her views on populist extremism, addressing child poverty and inequality and what she thinks the biggest challenges facing the country are going forward.
The Conservative Party conference offered no policies to fix the country
The ruling Conservative Party might have reflected on its failures and offered fresher policies to rejuvenate the economy and heal social divisions
Liz Truss will host ‘growth rally’ at Tory party conference
Truss is urging Sunak to be bolder and tackle the UK’s low-growth ‘crisis’.
The collapse of Wilko also shows why we need to reform insolvency laws
Questions ought to be asked about Wilko directors paying £3m in dividends in the financial year to 31 January 2022 when Wilko made a pre-tax loss of £38.7m