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A spending review establishes each ministry’s spending limits and priorities for the rest of the parliamentary term. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) received one of the largest jumps …
UK spending review 2025: Key climate and energy announcements Read More
LONDON — Philip Hunt, the unassuming Labour peer put in charge of rejuvenating U.K. nuclear energy, has a favorite joke about how slowly the industry moves. Hunt — who was …
Britain prepares to go all-in on nuclear power — after years of dither Read More
One of the world’s largest banks threatened to leave the UK if the government increased tax on banks at last year’s autumn budget, openDemocracy can reveal. The head of US …
Banking giant threatened to leave UK over mooted tax increase Read More
Nigel Farage’s party faces embarrassment today as new figures appear to discredit Reform UK’s claims about ‘wasteful’ public sector spending on diversity schemes. Farage’s party has repeatedly claimed that it could …
Nigel Farage’s ‘£7 Billion DEI Savings’ Don’t Actually Exist Read More
Keir Starmer’s Government is being urged to back a new bill aimed at limiting the size of political donations and closing loopholes that allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll …
Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties Read More
Responding to the news that chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering approving airport expansions including Heathrow, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found that expanding the UK’s airports won’t deliver serious economic …
Expanding UK airports won’t deliver economic growth Read More
Last year, electric car registrations in the UK topped those of Germany. The number of UK sales (382,000 vehicles) came from growth of 21.4% on 2023, making the UK the largest …
As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point Read More
“Misleading and untrue claims have been made by some protesters about the Science Museum and the sponsor of Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery,” the museum wrote in an …
Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation? Read More
Because I’m such great fun, I often share announcements from various Government bodies on Bluesky and Threads, provided they sound vaguely intriguing. One thing is always certain: the comments will …
All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About Read More
LONDON — Celebrities and other public figures could be offered fresh legal protections to stop artificial intelligence tools mimicking their likenesses, under plans being considered by the British government. Ministers …
UK could offer celebs protection from AI clones Read More